Journal profile · Multiple
INFORMATION SOCIETY
ISSN 0197-2243 · eISSN 1087-6537 · Taylor & Francis
INFORMATION SOCIETY: CAS Zone 2 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.74; hybrid open access; median 479 days to acceptance (35 articles, last 24 months); 20 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
INFORMATION SOCIETY is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 2 of Literature in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Social Media and Politics, ICT Impact and Policies and E-Government and Public Services, together about 34.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Social Media and PoliticsSocial Sciences15.9%
- ICT Impact and PoliciesEngineering11.8%
- E-Government and Public ServicesSocial Sciences6.5%
- Information Systems Theories and ImplementationSocial Sciences6.1%
- Digital Games and MediaSocial Sciences5.5%
- Privacy, Security, and Data ProtectionSocial Sciences5.4%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.5%
- Digital Platforms and EconomicsBusiness, Management and Accounting4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Literature Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Communication | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Information Science & Library Science | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Communication | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Information Science & Library Science | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Management Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Communication | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Information Science & Library Science | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
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
- 3.74LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.98LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.42LetPub ·
- h-index
- 115OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 710OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.24OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 37.5%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 21LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,517 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 21 | 14 | 11 |
| 2025 | 20 | 12 | 59 |
| 2024 | 27 | 11 | 218 |
| 2023 | 21 | 15 | 229 |
| 2022 | 31 | 8 | 619 |
| 2021 | 25 | 12 | 784 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
479 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 328 days – 615 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 22 days (35 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 500 days
- Sample
- 35 articles with submission and acceptance dates (46 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 0197-2243
- Electronic ISSN
- 1087-6537
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about INFORMATION SOCIETY
What CAS zone is INFORMATION SOCIETY in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, INFORMATION SOCIETY is in Zone 2 of Literature, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Communication / Information Science & Library Science. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Literature. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of INFORMATION SOCIETY?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.74; CiteScore 5.8, h-index 115.
How long does peer review take at INFORMATION SOCIETY?
Based on the dates recorded on 35 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 479 days (interquartile range 328–615 days). 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 SOCIETY?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, INFORMATION SOCIETY is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is INFORMATION SOCIETY open access, and what is the APC?
INFORMATION SOCIETY is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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: .