Journal profile · Social Sciences-Library and Information Sciences
Digital Transformation and Society
ISSN 2755-0761 · eISSN 2755-077X · Emerald Publishing · United Kingdom
Digital Transformation and Society: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 10 weeks (community reports); acceptance rate 9.1% (journal website); 35 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Digital Transformation and Society is published by Emerald Publishing. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Digital Innovation in Industries, Digital Economy and Transformation and Technology Adoption and User Behaviour, together about 28.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Digital Transformation and Society publishes peer-reviewed research in the interdisciplinary field of digital transformation and society. It’s an international journal fostering discussions how digital technologies disrupt and transform society, nationally and internationally. It promotes critical analysis and inquiries into the theory and development of digitalization in business and society.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Library and Information Sciences
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Digital Innovation in IndustriesBusiness, Management and Accounting12.1%
- Digital Economy and TransformationBusiness, Management and Accounting9.1%
- Technology Adoption and User BehaviourDecision Sciences7.4%
- Digital Transformation in IndustryEngineering6.9%
- Ethics and Social Impacts of AISocial Sciences5.6%
- E-Government and Public ServicesSocial Sciences4.8%
- FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital FinanceBusiness, Management and Accounting4.3%
- Smart Cities and TechnologiesEngineering3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Library and Information Sciences | Q1 | 41/296 | 86th |
| Computer Science Applications | Q1 | 246/1022 | 75th |
| Management of Technology and Innovation | Q2 | 88/317 | 72nd |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.68LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.26LetPub ·
- h-index
- 21OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 36OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.91OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 207,208Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 144 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 30 | 30 | 615 |
| 2025 | 35 | 35 | 527 |
| 2024 | 23 | 23 | 215 |
| 2023 | 38 | 38 | 61 |
| 2022 | 18 | 18 | 0 |
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 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 9.1%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 31.3 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 34 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 10 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 | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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 accepted6, with length limits
- book reviewResearch Paper — up to 7500 words Practitioner Paper — up to 7500 words Review Paper — up to 7500 words Editorial Book Review — up to 600 words Please see the a…main text ≤ 600 words
- editorialResearch Paper — up to 7500 words Practitioner Paper — up to 7500 words Review Paper — up to 7500 words Editorial Book Review — up to 600 words Please see the a…Length not stated
- practitioner paperPractitioner Paper — up to 7500 wordsmain text ≤ 7,500 words
- research paperResearch Paper — up to 7500 words Practitioner Paper — up to 7500 words Review Paper — up to 7500 words Editorial Book Review — up to 600 words Please see the a…main text ≤ 7,500 words
- reviewResearch Paper — up to 7500 words Practitioner Paper — up to 7500 words Review Paper — up to 7500 words Editorial Book Review — up to 600 words Please see the a…main text ≤ 7,500 words
- review paperReview Paper — up to 7500 wordsmain text ≤ 7,500 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, Open access, Peer review
- Conflicts of interest Unveiling influencer-driven PII disclosures in social media discourse
Fintech's impact on financial inclusion in South Asian countries (SAARC): a cross-country analysis
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access options
Diamond open access journal; no APCs required. Model summary
This is a diamond open access journal. No article processing charges (APCs) are required. Read more about our open access options.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review type
Double anonymous peer review; at least 2 independent and 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 Publishing
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2755-0761
- Electronic ISSN
- 2755-077X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 5, Issue 3 (July 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Digital Transformation and Society
How long does peer review take at Digital Transformation and Society?
Authors report an average review time of about 10 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 9.1%. 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.
Which databases index Digital Transformation and Society?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Digital Transformation and Society is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Digital Transformation and Society open access, and what is the APC?
Digital Transformation and Society 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, Publisher website, OpenAlex, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .