Journal profile · Computer Science, Theory & Methods
Information Systems Frontiers
ISSN 1387-3326 · eISSN 1572-9419 · Springer US · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly · Founded 1999
Information Systems Frontiers: CAS Zone 3 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 5.84; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,290; median 326 days to acceptance (65 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 108 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Information Systems Frontiers is published by Springer US and is in Zone 3 of Management in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Technology Adoption and User Behaviour, Digital Marketing and Social Media and Big Data and Business Intelligence, together about 28.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Management Information Systems. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The interdisciplinary interfaces of Information Systems (IS) are fast emerging as defining areas of research and development in IS. These developments are largely due to the transformation of Information Technology (IT) towards networked worlds and its effects on global communications and economies. While these developments are shaping the way information is used in all forms of human enterprise, they are also setting the tone and pace of information systems of the future. The major advances in IT such as client/server systems, the Internet and the desktop/multimedia computing revolution, for example, have led to numerous important vistas of research and development with considerable practical impact and academic significance. While the industry seeks to develop high performance IS/IT solutions to a variety of contemporary information support needs, academia looks to extend the reach of IS technology into new application domains. Information Systems Frontiers (ISF) aims to provide a common forum of dissemination of frontline industrial developments of substantial academic value and pioneering academic research of significant practical impact. Information Systems Frontiers will focus on research and development at the IS/IT interfaces in the academia and industry. The interfaces include the base disciplines of computer science, telecommunications, operations research, economics and cognitive sciences, for instance. Emerging areas that ISF will concentrate on in the next few years include, but are not limited to: enterprise modeling and integration emerging object/web technologies information economics IT integrated manufacturing medical informatics digital libraries mobile computing and electronic commerce. The publication highlights of ISF are: Focus Provide a forum for both academicians and industry specialists to explore the multiple frontiers of the IS/IT field Bring innovative research on all aspects of IS/IT interfaces from analytical, behavioral and technological perspectives Format Published bimonthly, with dedicated issues on a regular basis as well as a general issue per year Internet support with abstracts, fast track reviews, discussion groups and a variety of other services Content Theories and models of IS/IT systems and solutions Pragmatic solutions to practical IS/IT problems Computational, empirical and system developmental studies Perspectives synthesizing recent developments in interface areas State-of-the-art, state-of-the-market, state-
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Computer Science, Theory & Methods
Editor-in-chief Ram RameshPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 4 in mainland China (about 2%); most named United States 97, India 21, United Kingdom 13, France 6, Hong Kong, China 5 (177 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Technology Adoption and User BehaviourDecision Sciences11.5%
- Digital Marketing and Social MediaSocial Sciences9.9%
- Big Data and Business IntelligenceBusiness, Management and Accounting6.9%
- Service-Oriented Architecture and Web ServicesComputer Science6.5%
- Business Process Modeling and AnalysisBusiness, Management and Accounting6.3%
- Knowledge Management and SharingSocial Sciences4.3%
- Information Technology Governance and StrategyBusiness, Management and Accounting4%
- Information and Cyber SecurityComputer Science3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Management Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Information Systems | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Theory & Methods | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Management Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Information Systems | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Theory & Methods | Zone 1 |
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 | Computer Science, Theory & Methods | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Information Systems | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexINSPECDBLPCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, ACM Digital Library, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, RePEc
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 5.84LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 6.2Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 8.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 26.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 2.55LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 3.32LetPub ·
- h-index
- 55LetPub ·
- h-index
- 132OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,309OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 6.32OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 9.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 43.05%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 108LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 1,700,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,084 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 137 | 63 | 59 |
| 2025 | 108 | 50 | 719 |
| 2024 | 109 | 59 | 1,459 |
| 2023 | 93 | 57 | 2,215 |
| 2022 | 140 | 98 | 8,871 |
| 2021 | 132 | 69 | 8,444 |
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
326 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 200 days – 443 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 27 days (93 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 342 days
- Sample
- 65 articles with submission and acceptance dates (271 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".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 9 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 34 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,290 / EUR 2,690 / GBP 2,390 | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Open calls for papers3, by deadline
- Special Issue: From Adoption to Impact: Post-Adoption, Value Realization, and Societal Transformation of ICT and AIDeadline
- Special Issue: Digital Technologies for Combating Unethical Labour Practices and Promoting Human RightsDeadline
- Special Issue: Advancing towards a Responsible and Resilient Digital FutureDeadline
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 100–150 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Reference style
- APA
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access
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Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship principles
These guidelines describe authorship principles and good authorship practices to which prospective authors should adhere to. Authorship clarified The Journal and Publisher assume all authors agreed with the content and that all gave explicit consent to submit and that they obtained consent from the responsible authorities at the institute/organization where the work has been carried out, before th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosures and declarations
All authors are requested to include information regarding sources of funding, financial or non-financial interests, study-specific approval by the appropriate ethics committee for research involving humans and/or animals, informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved animals (as appropriate). The decision whether such …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability statements
All original research must include a data availability statement. This statement should explain how to access data supporting the results and analysis in the article, including links/citations to publicly archived datasets analysed or generated during the study. Please see our full policy here. If it is not possible to share research data publicly, for instance when individual privacy could be com…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Open Choice articles do not require transfer of copyright as the copyright remains with the author. In opting for open access, the author(s) agree to publish the article under a Creative Commons license. Details of the OA licences offered to authors can be found on the individual journal website, in the journal's How to publish with us guide. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Information Systems Frontiers, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
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
- Springer US
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1999
- ISSN
- 1387-3326
- Electronic ISSN
- 1572-9419
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 28, Issue 4 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Information Systems Frontiers
What CAS zone is Information Systems Frontiers in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Information Systems Frontiers is in Zone 3 of Management, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Computer Science, Information Systems / Computer Science, Theory & Methods. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Management. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Information Systems Frontiers?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 5.84; CiteScore 26.4, h-index 132.
How long does peer review take at Information Systems Frontiers?
Based on the dates recorded on 65 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 326 days (interquartile range 200–443 days); authors report an average review time of about 9 months; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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 Systems Frontiers?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 100–150 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Reference style: APA; Suggested reviewers: Optional. 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 Systems Frontiers based?
Of the 177 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 4 (about 2%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (97), India (21) and United Kingdom (13). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Information Systems Frontiers?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Information Systems Frontiers is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, INSPEC, DBLP and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Information Systems Frontiers open access, and what is the APC?
Information Systems Frontiers is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,290.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .