Journal profile · Social Sciences-Library and Information Sciences
Informing Science
ISSN 1521-4672 · eISSN 1547-9684 · Informing Science Institute
Informing Science: fully open access; 35 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Informing Science is published by Informing Science Institute. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Information Systems Theories and Implementation, Information Systems Education and Curriculum Development and Interdisciplinary Research and Collaboration, together about 28.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Information Systems. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Library and Information Sciences
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Information Systems Theories and ImplementationSocial Sciences14.1%
- Information Systems Education and Curriculum DevelopmentComputer Science7.5%
- Interdisciplinary Research and CollaborationDecision Sciences6.8%
- Information Science and LibrariesComputer Science6.6%
- Library Science and InformationComputer Science6.6%
- Technology Adoption and User BehaviourDecision Sciences5.5%
- Scientific Research and Philosophical InquiryComputer Science5.5%
- Usability and User Interface DesignComputer Science4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Library and Information Sciences | Q1 | 64/296 | 78th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.62LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.07LetPub ·
- h-index
- 39OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 157OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.01OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 457 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 17 | 404 |
| 2025 | 35 | 35 | 562 |
| 2024 | 16 | 16 | 554 |
| 2023 | 15 | 15 | 640 |
| 2022 | 12 | 12 | 544 |
| 2021 | 8 | 8 | 629 |
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Informing Science Institute
- ISSN
- 1521-4672
- Electronic ISSN
- 1547-9684
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Informing Science
Which databases index Informing Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Informing Science is indexed in Scopus.
Is Informing Science open access, and what is the APC?
Informing Science is a fully open-access 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: .