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Information & Culture
ISSN 2164-8034 · eISSN 2166-3033 · University of Texas Press
Information & Culture: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.83; subscription journal; 30 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI, AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Information & Culture is published by University of Texas Press and is in Zone 4 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Library Science and Administration, Digital and Traditional Archives Management and History of Computing Technologies, together about 37.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Library Science and AdministrationSocial Sciences15.7%
- Digital and Traditional Archives ManagementArts and Humanities11.9%
- History of Computing TechnologiesComputer Science10.3%
- Digital Humanities and ScholarshipArts and Humanities5.4%
- American History and CultureBusiness, Management and Accounting5.4%
- Cybernetics and Technology in SocietyArts and Humanities4.7%
- Digital Games and MediaSocial Sciences4.4%
- Information Systems Theories and ImplementationSocial Sciences3.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | History | Zone 4 |
| Minor | History of Social Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Information Science & Library Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | History | Zone 3 |
| Minor | History of Social Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Information Science & Library Science | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Management Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | History | Zone 3 |
| Minor | History of Social Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Information Science & Library Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIAHCIScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 0.83LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.56LetPub ·
- h-index
- 21OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 40OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.19OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 12LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 461 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 24 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 30 | 2 | 5 |
| 2024 | 15 | 1 | 8 |
| 2023 | 16 | 2 | 29 |
| 2022 | 18 | 3 | 66 |
| 2021 | 20 | 1 | 46 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- University of Texas Press
- ISSN
- 2164-8034
- Electronic ISSN
- 2166-3033
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Information & Culture
What CAS zone is Information & Culture in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Information & Culture is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category History / History of Social Sciences / Information Science & Library Science. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Information & Culture?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.83; CiteScore 1.5, h-index 21.
Which databases index Information & Culture?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Information & Culture is indexed in SSCI, AHCI and Scopus.
Is Information & Culture open access, and what is the APC?
Information & Culture is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .