Journal profile · SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY
Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries
ISSN 1681-4835 · Wiley-Blackwell
Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.6 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,590; median 236 days to acceptance (67 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 12% (journal website); 62 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries is published by Wiley-Blackwell 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 E-Government and Public Services, ICT Impact and Policies and ICT in Developing Communities, together about 37.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries (EJISDC) was established in 2000 and is now widely recognised as a leading international journal in which practitioners, academics, researchers and policymakers share their knowledge and experience in the design, development, implementation, management and evaluation of information systems in the Global South.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY
Editor-in-chief Hameed ChughtaiPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 12, United States 4, India 4, Norway 4, South Africa 4 (52 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- E-Government and Public ServicesSocial Sciences13.8%
- ICT Impact and PoliciesEngineering13.7%
- ICT in Developing CommunitiesComputer Science9.9%
- Technology Adoption and User BehaviourDecision Sciences9.8%
- Information Systems Theories and ImplementationSocial Sciences5.4%
- Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social DevelopmentBusiness, Management and Accounting4.3%
- Innovation and Socioeconomic DevelopmentBusiness, Management and Accounting4%
- Digital Platforms and EconomicsBusiness, Management and Accounting3.3%
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 | Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Management Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary | 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
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceINSPECPublisher website
Other: ProQuest
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)
- 1.6Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 3.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 3.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.41LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.69LetPub ·
- h-index
- 73OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 525OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.8OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 12.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 28.93%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 43LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 5Publisher website ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 46Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 161,788Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,225 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 30 | 9 | 22 |
| 2025 | 62 | 30 | 57 |
| 2024 | 49 | 31 | 175 |
| 2023 | 58 | 38 | 277 |
| 2022 | 58 | 15 | 452 |
| 2021 | 49 | 17 | 337 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
236 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 182 days – 336 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 14 days (72 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 254 days
- Sample
- 67 articles with submission and acceptance dates (89 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 12%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 12%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 3 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 3 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 262 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 14 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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,590 / EUR 3,010 / GBP 2,420 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- 4–6
- Reference style
- APA
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted3, with length limits
- book reviewrs of fact, or flaws in interpretation. Book reviews should be approximately 3000 words in length. In order to submit to the EJISDC, you need to crmain text ≤ 3,000 words
- commentaryosing new directions for investigation. Commentary A Commentary is a short article (max 3000 words) in which authors analyse or critique one or more publishedmain text ≤ 3,000 words
- research articleic and identifiable context. Normally a Research Article should not exceed 10,000 words of the main text (excluding references and appendices). Opimain text ≤ 10,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, Peer review
- Authorship Authorship
Please refer to the journal’s authorship policy the Editorial Policies and Ethical Considerations section for details on eligibility for author listing.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of Interest Statement
Authors will be asked to provide a conflict of interest statement during the submission process. For details on what to include in this section, see the section ‘Conflict of Interest’ in the Editorial Policies and Ethical Considerations section below. Submitting authors should ensure they liaise with all co-authors to confirm agreement with the final statement.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing and Data Accessibility
EJISDC expects that data supporting the results in the paper will be archived in an appropriate public repository. Authors are required to provide a data availability statement to describe the availability or the absence of shared data. When data have been shared, authors are required to include in their data availability statement a link to the repository they have used, and to cite the data they…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics
This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Note this journal uses iThenticate’s CrossCheck software to detect instances of overlapping and similar text in submitted manuscripts. Read Wiley’s Top 10 Publishing Ethics Tips for Authors here. Wiley’s Publication Ethics Guidelines can be found here.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review and Acceptance
The acceptance criteria for all papers are the quality and originality of the research and its significance to journal readership. Except where otherwise stated, manuscripts are double-blind peer-reviewed. Papers will only be sent to review if the Editor-in-Chief determines that the paper meets the appropriate quality and relevance requirements.Wiley's policy on the confidentiality of the review p…
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
- Wiley-Blackwell
- ISSN
- 1681-4835
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 92, Issue 5 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries
What CAS zone is Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries is in Zone 4 of Management, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary. 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 Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.6 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 3.8, h-index 73.
How long does peer review take at Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries?
Based on the dates recorded on 67 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 236 days (interquartile range 182–336 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 12% (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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: 4–6; Reference style: APA; 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries based?
Of the 52 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (12), United States (4) and India (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and INSPEC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries open access, and what is the APC?
Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,590.
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: .