Journal profile · INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE
International Journal of Electronic Government Research
ISSN 1548-3886 · eISSN 1548-3894 · IGI Global Publishing
International Journal of Electronic Government Research: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 18 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Electronic Government Research is published by IGI Global Publishing and is in Zone 4 of Management in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are E-Government and Public Services, Technology Adoption and User Behaviour and Social Media and Politics, together about 54.2% of its articles. (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
- E-Government and Public ServicesSocial Sciences31.6%
- Technology Adoption and User BehaviourDecision Sciences15.2%
- Social Media and PoliticsSocial Sciences7.4%
- ICT Impact and PoliciesEngineering7.1%
- Smart Cities and TechnologiesEngineering4.7%
- Public Policy and Administration ResearchSocial Sciences3.7%
- Internet Traffic Analysis and Secure E-votingComputer Science3.6%
- Digital Marketing and Social MediaSocial Sciences3.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Management Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Information Science & Library Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Management Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Information Science & Library Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.41LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.83LetPub ·
- h-index
- 39OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 191OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.71OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 36.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 13LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 520 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 13 | 74 |
| 2025 | 18 | 14 | 25 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 | 42 |
| 2023 | 19 | 15 | 103 |
| 2022 | 42 | 7 | 277 |
| 2021 | 37 | 0 | 218 |
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
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
- IGI Global Publishing
- ISSN
- 1548-3886
- Electronic ISSN
- 1548-3894
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Electronic Government Research
What CAS zone is International Journal of Electronic Government Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of Electronic Government Research is in Zone 4 of Management, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Information Science & Library Science. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Management. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index International Journal of Electronic Government Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Electronic Government Research is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is International Journal of Electronic Government Research open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Electronic Government Research is a subscription 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .