Journal profile · Decision Sciences-Information Systems and Management
International Journal of Business Information Systems
ISSN 1746-0972 · eISSN 1746-0980 · Inderscience Publishers
International Journal of Business Information Systems: subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; 130 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Business Information Systems is published by Inderscience Publishers. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Technology Adoption and User Behaviour, Information Technology Governance and Strategy and ERP Systems Implementation and Impact, together about 37.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Management Information Systems. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Economic models for information systems Data mining, data warehousing and information logistics Geo-BIS Language technology for BIS Mobile e-business, web services for e-business, e-commerce Legal information systems Business intelligence Knowledge management Decision support systems Strategic information systems Artificial intelligence, expert systems, multimedia Accounting information systems Balanced scorecard, performance measures/metrics IT/IS evaluation, internet standards/protocols/communications ERP and supply chains; CRM More on this journal... ObjectivesThe main objectives of IJBIS are to promote the research and practice of new strategies, tools, techniques and technologies for the design, development and implementation of BIS. This will help improving the organisational competitiveness in both service and manufacturing industries around the world. IJBIS aims to help professionals working in the field of BIS, academic educators, industry consultants, and practitioners to contribute, to disseminate and to learn from each other's work. The global dimension is emphasised to overcome cultural and national barriers and to meet the accelerating technological changes and changes in global economy. IJBIS aims to act as a forum for exchanging innovative ideas and sharing research and practical experiences in BIS. IJBIS will publish high quality articles in all areas of BIS.ReadershipIJBIS is a forum to help professionals, academics, researchers, practitioners and policy makers, working in the field of BIS, to discuss the important ideas, concepts and disseminate information and to learn from each other's work.ContentsIJBIS publishes original papers, review papers, technical reports, case studies, conference reports, management reports, book reviews, notes, commentaries, and news. Also, IJBIS will publish system development and applications papers. Special Issues devoted to important topics in BIS will occasionally be published.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Decision Sciences-Information Systems and Management
Editor-in-chief Angappa GunasekaranPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Technology Adoption and User BehaviourDecision Sciences20.4%
- Information Technology Governance and StrategyBusiness, Management and Accounting10%
- ERP Systems Implementation and ImpactBusiness, Management and Accounting7.2%
- Customer Service Quality and LoyaltyBusiness, Management and Accounting5.9%
- Digital Marketing and Social MediaSocial Sciences5.8%
- Health, Technology, Consumer BehaviorHealth Professions4%
- Consumer Behavior and Marketing InfluenceBusiness, Management and Accounting3.7%
- Big Data and Business IntelligenceBusiness, Management and Accounting3.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Information Systems and Management | Q2 | 102/222 | 54th |
| Management of Technology and Innovation | Q3 | 197/317 | 38th |
| Management Information Systems | Q3 | 96/143 | 33rd |
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
INSPECDBLPPublisher website
Other: ProQuest, Academic OneFile (Gale), ACM Digital Library, cnpLINKer (CNPIEC), Expanded Academic ASAP (Gale), OneFile Business (Gale), General OneFile (Gale), Google Scholar, Info Trac (Gale), J-Gate, io-port (FIZ Karlsruhe), ProQuest Advanced Technologies Database with Aerospace, 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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.23LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.34LetPub ·
- h-index
- 40OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 372OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.83OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,240 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 82 | 24 | 459 |
| 2025 | 130 | 16 | 909 |
| 2024 | 132 | 14 | 1,109 |
| 2023 | 178 | 49 | 1,144 |
| 2022 | 172 | 2 | 1,049 |
| 2021 | 230 | 5 | 1,148 |
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
- 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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | EUR 1,700 | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Other fees
- Charged; see the journal's website for the amount
- Submission fee
- Charged; see the journal's website for the amount
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)
Article types accepted4
- case studiesResearch articles, case studies, technical reports and expanded conference papers are invited for submission.Length not stated
- expanded conference papersResearch articles, case studies, technical reports and expanded conference papers are invited for submission.Length not stated
- research articlesResearch articles, case studies, technical reports and expanded conference papers are invited for submission.Length not stated
- technical reportsResearch articles, case studies, technical reports and expanded conference papers are invited for submission.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, Open access, Peer review
- Publication ethics
COPE endorsement and own ethical guidelines Model summary
Inderscience endorses the Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors published by COPE and has also produced its own Ethical Guidelines for Authors.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
Open Access option available Model summary
There are no fees for publishing with Inderscience, unless you require your article to be OA. OA articles accepted for publication are available online and freely accessible to all without any restriction except use for commercial purposes; a fee must be paid by the author(s) for an article to be made OA. Open Access papers may be published according to the Inderscience Open Access option.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
double-blind review process Model summary
All our articles go through a double-blind review process.
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
- Inderscience Publishers
- ISSN
- 1746-0972
- Electronic ISSN
- 1746-0980
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Business Information Systems
Which databases index International Journal of Business Information Systems?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Business Information Systems is indexed in Scopus. The journal's website also lists INSPEC and DBLP; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is International Journal of Business Information Systems open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Business Information Systems is a subscription journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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: .