Journal profile · Social Sciences-Library and Information Sciences
Information Design Journal
ISSN 0142-5471 · eISSN 1569-979X · John Benjamins Publishing Company
Information Design Journal: subscription journal; 21 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Information Design Journal is published by John Benjamins Publishing Company. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Graphic Design and Typography, Data Visualization and Analytics and Usability and User Interface Design, together about 42.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Library and Information Sciences
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Graphic Design and TypographyArts and Humanities14.5%
- Data Visualization and AnalyticsComputer Science13.9%
- Usability and User Interface DesignComputer Science13.7%
- Visual and Cognitive Learning ProcessesPsychology5.5%
- Safety Warnings and SignagePsychology5.4%
- Innovative Human-Technology InteractionComputer Science4.9%
- Information Science and LibrariesComputer Science4.9%
- Digital Media and Visual ArtComputer Science4.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Library and Information Sciences | Q3 | 189/296 | 36th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.12LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.23LetPub ·
- h-index
- 31OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 120OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.93OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,062 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 1 | 215 |
| 2025 | 21 | 5 | 351 |
| 2024 | 18 | 6 | 330 |
| 2023 | 17 | 4 | 373 |
| 2022 | 23 | 13 | 376 |
| 2021 | 19 | 2 | 448 |
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
- John Benjamins Publishing Company
- ISSN
- 0142-5471
- Electronic ISSN
- 1569-979X
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Information Design Journal
Which databases index Information Design Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Information Design Journal is indexed in Scopus.
Is Information Design Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Information Design Journal 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: .