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Information Discovery and Delivery

Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 2017

ISSN2398-6247eISSN2398-6255

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q178

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

Total84

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

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SJR Scorei

0.618

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.263

Total Worksi

345

Total Citationsi

3,915

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.68

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Information Science & Library Science; Library and Information Sciences; Computer Science (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2017

Annual Volume~ 50 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications345

Publisher OrgEmerald Publishing Limited

Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2398-6247 / 2398-6255

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

476

2019

657

2020

944

2021

328

2022

564

2023

230

2024

193

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Library and Information SciencesQ1

Computer Science (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Information Science & Library Science

Scopus Categories

Computer Science (miscellaneous)Library and Information Sciences

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Technology Adoption and User BehaviourDigital Marketing and Social MediaKnowledge Management and SharingOnline Learning and AnalyticsImpact of Technology on AdolescentsSocial Media and Politicsscientometrics and bibliometrics researchLibrary Science and Information LiteracyBig Data and Business IntelligenceFinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance

Frequently asked questions about Information Discovery and Delivery

Is Information Discovery and Delivery a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Information Discovery and Delivery: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 84/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Information Discovery and Delivery?

Information Discovery and Delivery is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 2.68.

Is Information Discovery and Delivery indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Information Discovery and Delivery is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Information Discovery and Delivery?