Journal profile · Social Sciences-Library and Information Sciences
Acta Informatica Pragensia
ISSN 1805-4951 · University of Economics - Prague · Czechia
Acta Informatica Pragensia: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.5 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 38 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Acta Informatica Pragensia is published by University of Economics - Prague and is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Blockchain Technology Applications and Security, Education, Psychology, and Social Research and Technology Adoption and User Behaviour, together about 25.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Acta Informatica Pragensia (eISSN 1805-4951; Abbrev.: Acta Inform. Prag.) is an international peer-reviewed journal on applied informatics that uses the Diamond Open Access model of sharing scientific knowledge, which means fully open access, no fees for authors or readers, free English proofreading.�The journal has regional roots with a core community of scholars from Central Europe. The journal aims to actively support research and professional activities by offering a publication platform that is available worldwide and is free of charge. The journal covers a broad range of topics,�especially dealing with the social and business aspects of informatics (incl. applied computer science, information science, and information systems). It covers mainly the theory, design, application and management of information and computer-based systems, as well as interactions between information and communications technologies (ICTs) and humans in various application areas. The journal is open to submissions focused on empirical research (analysis) and design type�of research (synthesis) with social and/or organizational impact and thematically relevant review and opinion articles. The journal covers the interdisciplinary nature of business and social aspects related to informatics and includes, but is not limited to, the following subject areas: Artificial Intelligence Computer-Mediated Communication Cybersecurity Data Science Digital Government Domain-Specific Information System Aspects and User Studies Environmental Informatics Health Informatics Human Aspects of Information System Development and Operations Human-Computer Interaction Internet Research Internet Studies Information Science Information Security Information Society Information System/Information Technology Management and Governance Information System Security and Privacy Knowledge Engineering Knowledge Technologies Knowledge Technologies and the World Wide Web Methodologies for Information System Development and Operations Municipality Information Systems Policy Informatics Semantic Web Social Informatics Socioinformatics Systems Engineering and Informatics �
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Library and Information Sciences
Editor-in-chief Zdenek SmutnyPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Czechia 31, Poland 4, Malaysia 4, Slovenia 4, United States 2 (60 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Blockchain Technology Applications and SecurityComputer Science9.9%
- Education, Psychology, and Social ResearchSocial Sciences8.3%
- Technology Adoption and User BehaviourDecision Sciences7.1%
- Big Data and Business IntelligenceBusiness, Management and Accounting6.8%
- Network Security and Intrusion DetectionComputer Science5.2%
- Data Quality and ManagementDecision Sciences4.8%
- Business Process Modeling and AnalysisBusiness, Management and Accounting4.4%
- Information and Cyber SecurityComputer Science4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceDBLPERIH PLUSPublisher website
Other: J-Gate
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 4.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.45LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher)
- 0.45Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.79LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher)
- 0.79Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 17OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 35OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.49OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 28LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 339 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 30 | 30 | 0 |
| 2025 | 38 | 38 | 76 |
| 2024 | 29 | 29 | 263 |
| 2023 | 21 | 21 | 106 |
| 2022 | 34 | 34 | 254 |
| 2021 | 24 | 24 | 145 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 8 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted10
- editorialEditorial: Editorial materials include news, information about reviewers, introductions to special issues, commentaries and opinion pieces.Length not stated
- hypothesisActa Informatica Pragensia has four types of contributions: Article:�This includes three subtypes. Empirical and design research: These submissions contain a st…Length not stated
- literature reviewActa Informatica Pragensia has four types of contributions: Article:�This includes three subtypes. Empirical and design research: These submissions contain a st…Length not stated
- miscellaneaMiscellanea: This type of article presents trends, conference reports, short communications or brief research reports, brief professional reports, information a…Length not stated
- perspectiveActa Informatica Pragensia has four types of contributions: Article:�This includes three subtypes. Empirical and design research: These submissions contain a st…Length not stated
- research paperActa Informatica Pragensia has four types of contributions: Article:�This includes three subtypes. Empirical and design research: These submissions contain a st…Length not stated
- reviewActa Informatica Pragensia has four types of contributions: Article:�This includes three subtypes. Empirical and design research: These submissions contain a st…Length not stated
- review articleActa Informatica Pragensia has four types of contributions: Article:�This includes three subtypes. Empirical and design research: These submissions contain a st…Length not stated
- surveyActa Informatica Pragensia has four types of contributions: Article:�This includes three subtypes. Empirical and design research: These submissions contain a st…Length not stated
- viewpointActa Informatica Pragensia has four types of contributions: Article:�This includes three subtypes. Empirical and design research: These submissions contain a st…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Diamond Open Access journal published by a university
freely accessible articles without article processing charge
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- University of Economics - Prague
- Country or region
- Czechia
- Language
- Czech, Slovak, English
- ISSN
- 1805-4951
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Acta Informatica Pragensia
What CAS zone is Acta Informatica Pragensia in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Acta Informatica Pragensia is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications / Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Acta Informatica Pragensia?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.5; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 4.1, h-index 17.
How long does peer review take at Acta Informatica Pragensia?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Where are the editorial board members of Acta Informatica Pragensia based?
Of the 60 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Czechia (31), Poland (4) and Malaysia (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Acta Informatica Pragensia?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Acta Informatica Pragensia is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, DBLP and ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Acta Informatica Pragensia open access, and what is the APC?
Acta Informatica Pragensia is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, DOAJ; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .