Journal profile · ENGINEERING, INDUSTRIAL
Enterprise Modelling and Information Systems Architectures-An International Journal
ISSN 1866-3621 · German Informatics Society · Germany
Enterprise Modelling and Information Systems Architectures-An International Journal: CAS Zone 3 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 30 weeks (community reports); 1 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Enterprise Modelling and Information Systems Architectures-An International Journal is published by German Informatics Society and is in Zone 3 of Engineering in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Business Process Modeling and Analysis, Service-Oriented Architecture and Web Services and Information Technology Governance and Strategy, together about 41.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Management Information Systems. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
EMISAJ publishes thoughtful, well-developed articles on all facets of analyzing, designing, investigating, evaluating and applying conceptual models, enterprise models, enterprise and information systems architectures, corresponding modeling languages and modeling methods, and is open to submissions from all scientific disciplines and research fields. The editorial board imposes no restrictions regarding the research paradigm or research method, encourages multidisciplinary research contributions, and welcomes submissions from for-profit, nonprofit and government organizations (see Journal Sections). The journal will address (but will not limit itself to) the following specific areas: General Purpose and Domain-Specific Modeling Languages Modeling Methods, Metamodeling, Method Engineering Enterprise Architectures, Information Systems Architectures Ontologies and Reference Models Analysis Patterns, Design Patterns, Architectural Patterns Analysis of Conceptual Models and Modeling Languages Evaluation and Quality of Conceptual Models, Architectures, and Languages Model-Driven Development, Models@run-time, Executable Models Business Process Management Enterprise Architecture Management Information Systems Design and Design Methods Information Systems Development Methods and Tools Software Tools for Conceptual and Enterprise Modeling, Business Process Management and Enterprise Architecture Management Learning and Teaching Conceptual Modeling Applications of Conceptual Modeling in Organizations Innovative Approaches to Conceptual Modeling EMISAJ is a publisher-independent journal, and is published by the German Informatics Society (GI) and is a publication of its SIG on Modeling Business Information Systems (SIG MoBIS) and its SIG on Design Methods for Information Systems (SIG EMISA). Advantages of publishing in EMISAJ Fast review cycles with constructive reviews (targeted at 8 weeks per review cycle) Immediate publishing online after acceptance and copyediting No limitation of length of submission (contact the editorial office if >50 pages) True Open Access (no author fees, no exclusive rights to publish) International board of renowned editors Ranked as WKWI JourQual C and by NSD in Norway Indexed by DBLP and EBSCO (further indexing in preparation) Articles reachable via Digital Object Identifier (DOI) Long-time archiving with Private LOCKSS Network (PLN) by decentralized and distributed preservation Submitting to EMISAJ The editorial board invites submission
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ENGINEERING, INDUSTRIAL
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Business Process Modeling and AnalysisBusiness, Management and Accounting19.2%
- Service-Oriented Architecture and Web ServicesComputer Science12.3%
- Information Technology Governance and StrategyBusiness, Management and Accounting9.6%
- Model-Driven Software Engineering TechniquesComputer Science6.9%
- Cuban History and SocietySocial Sciences5.5%
- Race, Genetics, and SocietyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.5%
- Diverse Historical and Scientific StudiesArts and Humanities5.5%
- Advanced Software Engineering MethodologiesComputer Science4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Engineering Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Industrial | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Industrial | 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
DBLPPublisher website
Other: EBSCO
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.29LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.16LetPub ·
- h-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 2LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 29 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 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 30 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 30 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Editorial 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-SA | |
| 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 accepted5
- experience reportExperience Report The editorial board invites submissions from for-profit, nonprofit and government organisations to the 'Experience Report' section.Length not stated
- reply to published articleReply to Published Article The editorial board welcomes reply articles to previously published papers to foster scientific discourse.Length not stated
- report on tool and tool applicationReport on Tool and Tool Application Reports on Tools and Tool Applications describe and evaluate software tools and tool applications in the journal's areas of …Length not stated
- research articleResearch Article Original research contributions are double-blind peer-reviewed by at least three reviewers, and must adhere to scholarly standards in terms of …Length not stated
- research noteResearch Note Research notes intend to advance new perspectives and research directions, new theoretical lenses and methodological approaches.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Published work licensed under Creative Commons BY-SA 4.0. Model summary
Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms: Authors retain copyright and grant the journal 'Enterprise Modelling and Information Systems Architectures - International Journal of Conceptual Modeling' and the Gesellschaft für Informatik e.V. (GI) the permission of first publication, and the non-exclusive, irrevocable and non-time limited publication permission for the submitt…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
True Open Access; no author fees; accepted papers openly available free of charge. Model summary
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind review; author references removed from submitted PDF. Model summary
Anonymized for double-blind review: All references to the authors of the submission have been removed from the submitted PDF of the manuscript, and anonymous placeholders (e.g. removed for review) have been used instead where appropriate.
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
- German Informatics Society
- Country or region
- Germany
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1866-3621
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- 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 Enterprise Modelling and Information Systems Architectures-An International Journal
What CAS zone is Enterprise Modelling and Information Systems Architectures-An International Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Enterprise Modelling and Information Systems Architectures-An International Journal is in Zone 3 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Engineering, Industrial. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Enterprise Modelling and Information Systems Architectures-An International Journal?
Authors report an average review time of about 30 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.
Which databases index Enterprise Modelling and Information Systems Architectures-An International Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Enterprise Modelling and Information Systems Architectures-An International Journal is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists DBLP; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Enterprise Modelling and Information Systems Architectures-An International Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Enterprise Modelling and Information Systems Architectures-An International Journal 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, DOAJ, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .