Journal profile
Information for Social Change
ISSN 1364-694X · eISSN 1756-901X · ISC Collective · United Kingdom
Information for Social Change: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 6 weeks (community reports).
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Information for Social Change (acronym ISC) is an international, volunteer-based association, whose primary mission is to debate and comment on issues of social justice, censorship, freedom and ethics in the information and library context.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 12, Canada 2, Australia 1, Norway 1, Finland 1 (19 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
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 6 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 6 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Editorial review, Open 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-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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 prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Harvard
Article types accepted6
- book reviewsISC encourages contributions such as commentary, book reviews, interviews, update reports, resource directories, cultural items (such as poetry) or other short …Length not stated
- commentaryISC encourages contributions such as commentary, book reviews, interviews, update reports, resource directories, cultural items (such as poetry) or other short …Length not stated
- cultural items (such as poetry)ISC encourages contributions such as commentary, book reviews, interviews, update reports, resource directories, cultural items (such as poetry) or other short …Length not stated
- interviewsISC encourages contributions such as commentary, book reviews, interviews, update reports, resource directories, cultural items (such as poetry) or other short …Length not stated
- resource directoriesISC encourages contributions such as commentary, book reviews, interviews, update reports, resource directories, cultural items (such as poetry) or other short …Length not stated
- update reportsISC encourages contributions such as commentary, book reviews, interviews, update reports, resource directories, cultural items (such as poetry) or other short …Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, License & copyright, Open access, Plagiarism
- Authorship
Contributors retain copyright Model summary
All contributors retain personal copyright over their individual contributions
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright 8.3. Contributor’s Copyright
CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 Model summary
All contributors retain personal copyright over their individual contributions; articles and other documents published via ISC may be distributed and shared freely by email and hardcopy, but should not be modified or edited (also see Open Access policies above). No part of ISC (Web site or contributor content) should be charged for, unless specific arrangements are made with the ISC Board and rele…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access 3.2. Distribution and Open Access Policy
No APCs Model summary
This journal provides Open Access content on the principle that making commentary and research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. ISC does not impose submission or APCs (Author Processing Charges) in any context. Registration is not required to read or download an article.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism 8.2. Statement on Plagiarism and how to avoid it.
Information for Social Change recommends use of a standard referencing method for consistent citation of sources to reduce the possibility of referencing without adequately crediting the author. For further details on use of referencing and avoiding plagiarism, please refer to a standard Harvard (author/date) style or see the APA style guide for educational and psychological sciences.
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
- ISC Collective
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1364-694X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1756-901X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Information for Social Change
How long does peer review take at Information for Social Change?
Authors report an average review time of about 6 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Information for Social Change based?
Of the 19 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (12), Canada (2) and Australia (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Information for Social Change?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Information for Social Change is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Information for Social Change open access, and what is the APC?
Information for Social Change 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: .