Journal profile · INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE
Digital Policy Regulation and Governance
ISSN 2398-5038 · eISSN 2398-5046 · Emerald
Digital Policy Regulation and Governance: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.7 (journal website); subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; review about 13 days (submission to first decision, publisher); acceptance rate 6% (journal website); 45 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Digital Policy Regulation and Governance is published by Emerald 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 ICT Impact and Policies, Technology Adoption and User Behaviour and Digital Platforms and Economics, together about 33.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Assessing the impact of information and communication technologies on the economy and society from a multidisciplinary perspective, Digital Policy, Regulation and Governance covers topics such as Cybersecurity, Big Data, The Internet of Things, and ICT for development.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE
Editor-in-chief Anna VisviziPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 5%); most named United States 5, United Kingdom 3, Italy 3, Switzerland 2, Mainland China 1 (21 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- ICT Impact and PoliciesEngineering12.7%
- Technology Adoption and User BehaviourDecision Sciences10.9%
- Digital Platforms and EconomicsBusiness, Management and Accounting9.5%
- E-Government and Public ServicesSocial Sciences9.2%
- FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital FinanceBusiness, Management and Accounting7.6%
- Blockchain Technology Applications and SecurityComputer Science5.2%
- Privacy, Security, and Data ProtectionSocial Sciences4.8%
- Digital Marketing and Social MediaSocial Sciences4.6%
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Information Science & Library Science | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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 (publisher) 2025
- 2.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.67LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.18LetPub ·
- h-index
- 40OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 145OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.46OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 2.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 4.41%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 41LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 108,664Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 393 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 31 | 3 | 25 |
| 2025 | 45 | 8 | 165 |
| 2024 | 51 | 7 | 504 |
| 2023 | 46 | 9 | 692 |
| 2022 | 33 | 11 | 545 |
| 2021 | 44 | 11 | 794 |
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
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 6%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 12.8 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 45 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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)
Article types accepted2, with length limits
- editorialResearch Paper — up to 8000 words Editorial — up to 3000 words Please see the article types and word counts section on the about this journal page for more info…main text ≤ 3,000 words
- research paperResearch Paper — up to 8000 words Editorial — up to 3000 words Please see the article types and word counts section on the about this journal page for more info…main text ≤ 8,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access options
Hybrid journal; open access publishing option available. Model summary
This is a hybrid journal. Hybrid journals are subscription journals but offer all authors the option to publish their work open access. If you choose to publish open access you will be required to pay an article processing charge (APC). Alternatively you can opt for the green open access route and self-archive your article (at no cost to the author). Read more about our open access options.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review type
Double anonymous peer review; at least 2 independent anonymous reviewers per submission. Model summary
Double anonymous peer review. All submissions are sent to at least 2 independent and anonymous reviewers.
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
- Emerald
- ISSN
- 2398-5038
- Electronic ISSN
- 2398-5046
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 28, Issue 5 (July 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Digital Policy Regulation and Governance
What CAS zone is Digital Policy Regulation and Governance in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Digital Policy Regulation and Governance 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 3 of Management. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Digital Policy Regulation and Governance?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 2.7 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 7.6, h-index 40.
How long does peer review take at Digital Policy Regulation and Governance?
The publisher reports about 13 days (submission to first decision); first decisions include desk rejections; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 6% (2025). 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 Digital Policy Regulation and Governance based?
Of the 21 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 5%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (5), United Kingdom (3) and Italy (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Digital Policy Regulation and Governance?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Digital Policy Regulation and Governance is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Digital Policy Regulation and Governance open access, and what is the APC?
Digital Policy Regulation and Governance is a subscription journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .