Journal profile · INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE
INFORMATION RESEARCH-AN INTERNATIONAL ELECTRONIC JOURNAL
ISSN 1368-1613 · University of Borås · Sweden
INFORMATION RESEARCH-AN INTERNATIONAL ELECTRONIC JOURNAL: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.33; diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 45 weeks (community reports); 212 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
INFORMATION RESEARCH-AN INTERNATIONAL ELECTRONIC JOURNAL is published by University of Borås and is in Zone 4 of Management in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Library Science and Information Literacy, Library Science and Administration and Web and Library Services, together about 24.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Information Systems. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Library Science and Information LiteracySocial Sciences9.4%
- Library Science and AdministrationSocial Sciences7.7%
- Web and Library ServicesComputer Science7.1%
- Information Retrieval and Search BehaviorComputer Science6.2%
- Knowledge Management and SharingSocial Sciences6.1%
- Misinformation and Its ImpactsSocial Sciences4.8%
- Social Media and PoliticsSocial Sciences4.4%
- Digital and Traditional Archives ManagementArts and Humanities3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Management Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Information Science & Library Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Management Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Information Science & Library Science | Zone 4 |
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 | Information Science & Library Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 1.33LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.31LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.65LetPub ·
- h-index
- 43OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 238OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.95OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 12.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.28%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 193LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,824 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 236 | 236 | 33 |
| 2025 | 212 | 212 | 295 |
| 2024 | 77 | 77 | 172 |
| 2023 | 49 | 49 | 73 |
| 2022 | 131 | 131 | 488 |
| 2021 | 36 | 36 | 177 |
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 45 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 45 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-NC | |
| 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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- University of Borås
- Country or region
- Sweden
- Language
- English, Spanish
- ISSN
- 1368-1613
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about INFORMATION RESEARCH-AN INTERNATIONAL ELECTRONIC JOURNAL
What CAS zone is INFORMATION RESEARCH-AN INTERNATIONAL ELECTRONIC JOURNAL in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, INFORMATION RESEARCH-AN INTERNATIONAL ELECTRONIC JOURNAL is in Zone 4 of Management, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Information Science & Library Science. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Management. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of INFORMATION RESEARCH-AN INTERNATIONAL ELECTRONIC JOURNAL?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.33; CiteScore 1.4, h-index 43.
How long does peer review take at INFORMATION RESEARCH-AN INTERNATIONAL ELECTRONIC JOURNAL?
Authors report an average review time of about 45 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.
Which databases index INFORMATION RESEARCH-AN INTERNATIONAL ELECTRONIC JOURNAL?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, INFORMATION RESEARCH-AN INTERNATIONAL ELECTRONIC JOURNAL is indexed in SSCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is INFORMATION RESEARCH-AN INTERNATIONAL ELECTRONIC JOURNAL open access, and what is the APC?
INFORMATION RESEARCH-AN INTERNATIONAL ELECTRONIC JOURNAL 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; 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: .