Journal profile
Information Impact
ISSN 2141-4297 · eISSN 2360-994X · Information Practioners Network · Nigeria
Information Impact: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 10 weeks (community reports); 15 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Information Impact is published by Information Practioners Network. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Library Science and Information, Library Science and Information Literacy and Web and Library Services, together about 60.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Information Systems. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Information Impact: Journal of Information and Knowledge Management (IIJIKM) is published by Information Practitioners Network, Nigeria, P.M.B 05, Ozoro, Nigeria. The journal does not accept article submission fee, but it charges the sum of Twenty Thousand Naira as article publishing fee for every article accepted before publication. The journal is not under any form of sponsorship
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Emmanuel M.K.Publisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Nigeria 8 (8 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Library Science and InformationComputer Science26%
- Library Science and Information LiteracySocial Sciences21.7%
- Web and Library ServicesComputer Science13.1%
- Library Collection Development and Digital ResourcesComputer Science6.6%
- Information Science and LibrariesComputer Science6.3%
- Library Science and AdministrationSocial Sciences5.9%
- Employee Performance and ManagementSocial Sciences2.5%
- Job Satisfaction and Organizational BehaviorBusiness, Management and Accounting2.3%
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
- 12OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 19OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.6OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 321 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 8 | 67 |
| 2025 | 15 | 15 | 125 |
| 2024 | 19 | 19 | 171 |
| 2023 | 19 | 19 | 160 |
| 2022 | 17 | 17 | 150 |
| 2021 | 21 | 21 | 108 |
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
- 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | NGN 20,000 | No | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | NGN 20,000 | — | — | |
| LetPub | NGN 20,000 | 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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 200 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 4,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted2, with length limits
- brief communicationes New Roman, 12font size) on A4 paper. Brief communication of 1500 words on topical issues is also welcomed. Manuscripts must be wrimain text ≤ 1,500 words
- editorialout About the Journal Author Guidelines Editorial Team Contact Author Guidelines Manuscript should be between 3000-4000 words (10-15pages) typed double space (T…main text ≤ 4,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Authorship
Authors hold copyright and retain full publishing right Model summary
The journal not only allows the authors to hold the copyright without restrictions, the authors also retain the full publishing right without restrictions.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Creative Commons Attribution CC BY International licence Model summary
The journal not only allows the authors to hold the copyright without restrictions, the authors also retain the full publishing right without restrictions.| ©; 2017 ISSN: 2141 - 4297 (print) ISSN: 2360 - 994X (e-version)
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
Open Access Policy Model summary
The journal allow readers to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search or link to the full texts of its article and allow readers to use them for any lawful purpose The journal is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution CC BY International licence. It allows re-use and remixing of content in accordance with the Creative Commons license. The journal not only allows the authors to hold t…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review
Double blind review process Model summary
The journal review process begins when articles are received. Every article is subjected to double blind review process. The reviewers are not members of the editorial board. They are usually professionals/experts in specific areas of received articles. This review process takes four weeks, upon which the reviewer is expected to send his or her comments along with the general guidelines (form) for…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
All manuscripts are checked for plagiarism using Turnitin software, guided by COPE flowcharts. Model summary
In order to ensure the integrity of the journal and quality of papers, all manuscripts shall be subjected to plagiarism text using plagiarism software called Turnitin.
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
- Information Practioners Network
- Country or region
- Nigeria
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2141-4297
- Electronic ISSN
- 2360-994X
- 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 Impact
How long does peer review take at Information Impact?
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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Information Impact?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 4,000 words; Reference style: APA; Cover letter: Required. 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 Impact based?
Of the 8 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Nigeria (8). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Information Impact?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Information Impact is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Information Impact open access, and what is the APC?
Information Impact is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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: .