Journal profile · Social Sciences-Communication
i-com
ISSN 1618-162X · eISSN 2196-6826 · Walter de Gruyter · Germany
i-com: impact factor 1.7 (journal website); fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 10 weeks (community reports); 41 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
i-com is published by Walter de Gruyter. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Digital Innovation in Industries, Usability and User Interface Design and Innovative Human-Technology Interaction, together about 31.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Human-Computer Interaction. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
About this journal ObjectiveThis journal is devoted to human-computer interaction, media design, usability, engineering and systems evaluation, software ergonomics, cooperative systems, e-learning, mobile and ubiquitous systems, user-adaptive systems, agent development tools and methods for media in different application fields (including e-business, knowledge management, leisure and entertainment, transport, engineering, and medicine), barrier-free systems design, and the social aspects of information and communication technologies. The journal seeks to build bridges between research and practice as well as between teaching and business, emphasizing interdisciplinary teamwork and application-oriented solutions. The journal is the official organ of the special interest group on "Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)" in the German Association for Informatics (GI). i-com is an open access journal since 2023. It publishes English-language articles only. The publication frequency is three times per year. Topics Computer science Psychology Media design Marketing/branding Sociology Business management Labor and organizational studies Article formatsExpert research, review articles, and brief reports Your Benefits Useful source of information on human-computer interactions today High quality of published papers guaranteed by German Association for Informatics Broad scope of ICOM – from research to business and practice
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Communication
Editor-in-chief Michael KochPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Digital Innovation in IndustriesBusiness, Management and Accounting14.5%
- Usability and User Interface DesignComputer Science8.8%
- Innovative Human-Technology InteractionComputer Science7.9%
- Interactive and Immersive DisplaysComputer Science5.6%
- Virtual Reality Applications and ImpactsComputer Science4.9%
- Persona Design and ApplicationsComputer Science4.5%
- Innovation, Technology, and SocietySocial Sciences4.5%
- Corporate Governance and ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting4.4%
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.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EBSCO, ProQuest, Baidu, OCLCPublisher website
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)
- 1.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 3.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.29LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.68LetPub ·
- h-index
- 23OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 82OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.18OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 34LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 915 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 25 | 25 | 4 |
| 2025 | 41 | 41 | 73 |
| 2024 | 31 | 31 | 134 |
| 2023 | 23 | 23 | 119 |
| 2022 | 31 | 17 | 228 |
| 2021 | 27 | 9 | 266 |
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 ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 10 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 750 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | EUR 750 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | EUR 750 | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Walter de Gruyter
- Country or region
- Germany
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1618-162X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2196-6826
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about i-com
What is the impact factor of i-com?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.7; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 3.4, h-index 23.
How long does peer review take at i-com?
Authors report an average review time of about 10 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 i-com?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, i-com is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is i-com open access, and what is the APC?
i-com is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .