Journal profile · INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE
Information Systems Journal
ISSN 1350-1917 · eISSN 1365-2575 · Wiley-Blackwell
Information Systems Journal: CAS Zone 2 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 7.95; hybrid open access; APC about USD 5,110; median 471 days to acceptance (69 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 4% (journal website); 61 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Information Systems Journal is published by Wiley-Blackwell and is in Zone 2 of Management in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Information Systems Theories and Implementation, Knowledge Management and Sharing and Information Technology Governance and Strategy, together about 29% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Information Systems Journal (ISJ) is an international journal promoting the study of, and interest in, information systems. Articles are welcome on research, practice, experience, current issues and debates. The ISJ encourages submissions that reflect the wide and interdisciplinary nature of the subject and articles that integrate technological disciplines with social, contextual and management issues, based on research using appropriate research methods. The ISJ has particularly built its reputation by publishing qualitative research and it continues to welcome such papers. Quantitative research papers are also welcome but they need to emphasise the context of the research and the theoretical and practical implications of their findings. The ISJ does not publish purely technical papers. At the ISJ, we encourage the submission of research articles that problematise and investigate urgent organizational, management and societal phenomena. We are interested in research that goes beyond the economic perspective and considers the interests and concerns of multiple stakeholders. It is not enough to do the research well (i.e., methodological rigour); the research should also be worth doing (i.e., research problems that have the potential to address the grand challenges we face). We will be proactive in publishing research that we believe has the potential to make the world a better place with positive practical and policy contributions and societal impact long into the future. In order to be successful with this initiative, we will ensure that the editors and reviewers who work on such papers are professionally socialized so that they are sensitive to the perspectives taken by authors in these types of manuscripts. Keywords information systems journal, information systems, IS, information technology, IT, information systems research, ISJ Abstracting and Indexing Information ABI/INFORM Collection (ProQuest) Advanced Technologies & Aerospace Database (ProQuest) Business Premium Collection (ProQuest) Computer Abstracts (Emerald) Computer Science Index (EBSCO Publishing) Current Contents: Social & Behavioral Sciences (Clarivate Analytics) Emerald Management Reviews (Emerald) ERA: Educational Research Abstracts Online (T&F) Ergonomics Abstracts (EBSCO Publishing) InfoTrac (GALE Cengage) INSPEC (IET) Journal Citation Reports/Social Science Edition (Clarivate Analytics) Materials Science & Engineering Database (ProQuest) Proquest Business Collection (ProQuest) ProQ
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE
Editor-in-chief Robert M. DavisonPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 10 in mainland China (about 8%); most named United Kingdom 25, Australia 16, United States 15, Germany 12, Mainland China 10 (122 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Information Systems Theories and ImplementationSocial Sciences13.9%
- Knowledge Management and SharingSocial Sciences8.2%
- Information Technology Governance and StrategyBusiness, Management and Accounting7%
- Technology Adoption and User BehaviourDecision Sciences6.9%
- Open Source Software InnovationsComputer Science6%
- E-Government and Public ServicesSocial Sciences5.2%
- Software Engineering Techniques and PracticesComputer Science4.8%
- Innovation and Knowledge ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting4.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Management Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Information Science & Library Science | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Management Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Information Science & Library Science | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Management Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Information Science & Library Science | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
INSPECPsycINFODBLPCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest
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
- 7.95LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 8.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 16.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 16.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 3.35LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.85LetPub ·
- h-index
- 141OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 828OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 8.66OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 62.42%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 43LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 49Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 568,854Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,398 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 40 | 25 | 20 |
| 2025 | 61 | 42 | 295 |
| 2024 | 92 | 71 | 1,356 |
| 2023 | 77 | 58 | 1,456 |
| 2022 | 54 | 28 | 1,343 |
| 2021 | 62 | 30 | 2,720 |
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
471 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 348 days – 619 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 21 days (86 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 508 days
- Sample
- 69 articles with submission and acceptance dates (110 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
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 4%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 2 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 448 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 32 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 5,110 / EUR 4,310 / GBP 3,400 | — | — |
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)
What to prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted2, with length limits
- commentarydirections for investigation. Research Commentaries A Research Commentary is a short article (max 3000 words) in which authors analyse or critique one or more p…main text ≤ 3,000 words
- research articleand is worth investigating. Normally a Research Article should not exceed 10,000 words of main text (excluding references and appendices). The vasmain text ≤ 10,000 words
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
- Wiley-Blackwell
- ISSN
- 1350-1917
- Electronic ISSN
- 1365-2575
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Information Systems Journal
What CAS zone is Information Systems Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Information Systems Journal is in Zone 2 of Management, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Information Science & Library Science. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Management. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Information Systems Journal?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 7.95; CiteScore 16.7, h-index 141.
How long does peer review take at Information Systems Journal?
Based on the dates recorded on 69 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 471 days (interquartile range 348–619 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 4% (2025). 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 Journal?
According to the journal's author guidelines: First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; 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 Systems Journal based?
Of the 122 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 10 (about 8%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (25), Australia (16) and United States (15). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Information Systems Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Information Systems Journal is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists INSPEC, PsycINFO, DBLP and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Information Systems Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Information Systems Journal is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 5,110.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; 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: .