Journal profile · INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE
Information Technology & People
ISSN 0959-3845 · eISSN 1758-5813 · Emerald
Information Technology & People: CAS Zone 3 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 6.24; hybrid open access; 76 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Information Technology & People is published by Emerald 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 Knowledge Management and Sharing, together about 36.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (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
- Technology Adoption and User BehaviourDecision Sciences14.1%
- Digital Marketing and Social MediaSocial Sciences12.9%
- Knowledge Management and SharingSocial Sciences9.7%
- Information Systems Theories and ImplementationSocial Sciences7.7%
- Impact of Technology on AdolescentsSocial Sciences5.8%
- Customer Service Quality and LoyaltyBusiness, Management and Accounting3.9%
- E-Government and Public ServicesSocial Sciences3.9%
- Innovation and Knowledge ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting3.9%
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 | Information Science & Library Science | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Management Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | 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 | 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
- 6.24LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 15.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.96LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.15LetPub ·
- h-index
- 116OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,094OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.79OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 5.69%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 74LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,545 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 68 | 16 | 25 |
| 2025 | 76 | 15 | 354 |
| 2024 | 98 | 32 | 1,022 |
| 2023 | 129 | 36 | 3,098 |
| 2022 | 142 | 43 | 4,372 |
| 2021 | 127 | 31 | 4,549 |
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.
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
- Emerald
- ISSN
- 0959-3845
- Electronic ISSN
- 1758-5813
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Information Technology & People
What CAS zone is Information Technology & People in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Information Technology & People is in Zone 3 of Management, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Information Science & Library Science. 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 Technology & People?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 6.24; CiteScore 15.5, h-index 116.
Which databases index Information Technology & People?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Information Technology & People is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Information Technology & People open access, and what is the APC?
Information Technology & People 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; 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: .