Journal profile · INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE
DATA BASE FOR ADVANCES IN INFORMATION SYSTEMS
ISSN 0095-0033 · eISSN 1532-0936 · ASSOC COMPUTING MACHINERY
DATA BASE FOR ADVANCES IN INFORMATION SYSTEMS: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.23; subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; 23 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
DATA BASE FOR ADVANCES IN INFORMATION SYSTEMS is published by ASSOC COMPUTING MACHINERY and is in Zone 4 of Management in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Technology Adoption and User Behaviour, Big Data and Business Intelligence and Information Systems Theories and Implementation, together about 27% of its articles. Its main subfields are Management Information Systems. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Data Base for Advances in Information Systems welcomes your submissions in the domain of information systems, particularly research related to use and management of information systems. We encourage the submission of the following six types of articles:
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE
Editor-in-chief K.D. JoshiPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Technology Adoption and User BehaviourDecision Sciences10.3%
- Big Data and Business IntelligenceBusiness, Management and Accounting9.2%
- Information Systems Theories and ImplementationSocial Sciences7.5%
- Information Technology Governance and StrategyBusiness, Management and Accounting7%
- Knowledge Management and SharingSocial Sciences6.9%
- Advanced Database Systems and QueriesComputer Science5.7%
- Digital Marketing and Social MediaSocial Sciences4.9%
- ERP Systems Implementation and ImpactBusiness, Management and Accounting4.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Management Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Information Science & Library Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Management Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Information Science & Library Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Management Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Information Science & Library Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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
- 1.23LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.43LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.78LetPub ·
- h-index
- 90OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 504OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.82OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 17.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 23LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,305 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025 | 23 | 12 | 41 |
| 2024 | 24 | 19 | 140 |
| 2023 | 24 | 23 | 132 |
| 2022 | 24 | 3 | 176 |
| 2021 | 31 | 3 | 588 |
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
- Peer review
- Single-anonymous peer review, at least 2 reviewersPublisher website · model-extracted
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
What to prepare7 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 200 words
- Reference style
- APA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Required
- Highlights
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted7
- issues and opinionsIssues and Opinions – articles that serve as commentary to important issues within the fieldLength not stated
- research articleResearch Article – full length research articlesLength not stated
- research methodologyResearch Methodology – essays describing research techniques and applications of research methodsLength not stated
- research notesResearch Notes – shorter research articles that tend to be more focusedLength not stated
- reviewManuscripts are initially screened by the Editors for their suitability for publication in The Data Base for Advances in Information Systems. Submissions that a…Length not stated
- scale developmentScale Development – articles in which the primary contribution is the creation of measures or a scaleLength not stated
- theory developmentTheory Development – literature review and theory development articlesLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Important Update: ACM Open Access Publishing Model
ACM has introduced a new open access publishing model that will go into effect for all papers published by ACM in the ACM Digital Library on and after January 1, 2026.This change will result in a significant increase in the accessibility and impact ACM published papers can and will have on the global computing community and society at large. At the same time, these changes will require all ACM aut…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Review Process
Manuscripts are initially screened by the Editors for their suitability for publication in The Data Base for Advances in Information Systems. Submissions that are deemed an appropriate fit for the publication are assigned to a Senior Editor. Senior Editors develop a review panel of two to five reviewers for the manuscript. The Senior Editor uses the reviewers’ comments and recommendations to make …
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
- ASSOC COMPUTING MACHINERY
- ISSN
- 0095-0033
- Electronic ISSN
- 1532-0936
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 57, Issue 3 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about DATA BASE FOR ADVANCES IN INFORMATION SYSTEMS
What CAS zone is DATA BASE FOR ADVANCES IN INFORMATION SYSTEMS in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, DATA BASE FOR ADVANCES IN INFORMATION SYSTEMS is in Zone 4 of Management, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Information Science & Library Science. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Management. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of DATA BASE FOR ADVANCES IN INFORMATION SYSTEMS?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.23; CiteScore 3.5, h-index 90.
What are the manuscript requirements of DATA BASE FOR ADVANCES IN INFORMATION SYSTEMS?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Reference style: APA; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Required; Highlights: Optional; Graphical abstract: Optional; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Which databases index DATA BASE FOR ADVANCES IN INFORMATION SYSTEMS?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, DATA BASE FOR ADVANCES IN INFORMATION SYSTEMS is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is DATA BASE FOR ADVANCES IN INFORMATION SYSTEMS open access, and what is the APC?
DATA BASE FOR ADVANCES IN INFORMATION SYSTEMS is a subscription journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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: .