Journal profile
Information and Communication Sciences Research
ISSN 2668-2753 · University of Bucharest Publishing House · Romania
Information and Communication Sciences Research: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 20 weeks (community reports).
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Information and Communication Sciences Research is a journal published by the University of Bucharest for the specialists in information and communication sciences, librarians, managers in the libraries and information services, teaching staff, researchers and students interested in the unexplored aspects concerning information and communication. The journal welcomes original papers concerning theoretical and practical aspects in the field of information and communication sciences, book reviews, reports from conferences, workshops, presentations of research projects etc. Information and Communication Sciences Research publishes only contributions accepted after a peer review process. The responsibility for the information in the articles published belongs entirely to the authors. For publishing an article in Information and Communication Sciences Research authors do not have to pay any charges. This journal does not charge article processing charges, submission charges or any other charges.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Octavia-Luciana MadgePublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Romania 4, Sweden 3, United States 2, Canada 1, Belgium 1 (13 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
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
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ProQuestPublisher 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
- h-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
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 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 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)
What to prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Reference style
- APA
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Plagiarism
- License & copyright Copyright
Copyright for all articles is held by the authors without restrictions. Model summary
Copyright for all articles is held by the authors without restrictions. The entire responsibility for the content of the articles lies with the authors. An article is accepted for publication provided it is an original piece of work which was not published in another journal. All future use of the work should be in line with the CC license requirements for republishing.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
The full-text of every published article is freely available to all interested readers (no embargo period). Information and Communication Sciences Research is an open access journal which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles in thi…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Policy of screening for plagiarism
This journal discourages any attempt of plagiarism. For checking the articles submitted, Information and Communication Sciences Research uses a specialized software to detect plagiarism (DetectarePlagiat.ro). When checking the text, we exclude the references, the title and the author names.
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
- University of Bucharest Publishing House
- Country or region
- Romania
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2668-2753
- 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
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Information and Communication Sciences Research
How long does peer review take at Information and Communication Sciences Research?
Authors report an average review time of about 20 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Information and Communication Sciences Research?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: ≥ 4; Reference style: APA. 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 Information and Communication Sciences Research based?
Of the 13 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Romania (4), Sweden (3) and United States (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Information and Communication Sciences Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Information and Communication Sciences Research is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Information and Communication Sciences Research open access, and what is the APC?
Information and Communication Sciences Research 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .