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Open Information Science

Walter de Gruyter GmbH · Germany · Est. 2016

ISSN2451-1781
SJR Q1Scopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
Journal Impact Factor
Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗
📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q1
SJR · Scopus
Top 25% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.57
H-Indexi
17
SNIPi
0.69
Total Worksi
152
Total Citationsi
1,315
2yr Mean Citednessi
3.32
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Aims & Scope

Open Information Science is an international, open access, cross-disciplinary, single-blind peer-reviewed journal that presents original research on all areas of library and information sciences. It aims to publish the research papers on the most recent issues and developments in the field. Open Information Science is particularly interested in the dissemination of the intellectual efforts of the global academic community in this field. This journal is going to be helpful for researchers, specialists, teachers and practitioners of librarianship.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2016
Annual Volume~ 19 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications152
Publisher OrgDe Gruyter
OA Since2016
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind
OA LicenseCC BY
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes
📦 Long-term Preservation
Portico

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

10/11 · 91%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2451-1781
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Single-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
Portico
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
Primary language documented?
English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Citations received
19
360
2019
16
189
2020
17
97
2021
11
101
2022
25
256
2023
15
163
2024
18
36
2025
27
5
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

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Library and Information Sciences

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Misinformation and Its ImpactsSocial Media and PoliticsLibrary Science and Administrationscientometrics and bibliometrics researchHate Speech and Cyberbullying DetectionLibrary Science and Information LiteracyResearch Data Management PracticesArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare and EducationAcademic Publishing and Open AccessEthics and Social Impacts of AI

Frequently asked questions about Open Information Science

Is Open Information Science a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Open Information Science: it is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Open Information Science?

Open Information Science is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.57.

Is Open Information Science indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Open Information Science is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Open Information Science?

Open Information Science is an international, open access, cross-disciplinary, single-blind peer-reviewed journal that presents original research on all areas of library and information sciences. It aims to publish the research papers on the most recent issues and developments in the field. Open Information Science is particularly interested in the dissemination of the intellectual efforts of the global academic community in this field. This journal is going to be helpful for researchers, specialists, teachers and practitioners of librarianship.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref