Journal profile
International Journal of Information Science and Technology
ISSN 2550-5114 · innove · Morocco
International Journal of Information Science and Technology: fully open access; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 1 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Information Science and Technology is published by innove. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Digital Humanities and Scholarship, Educational Games and Gamification and Online Learning and Analytics, together about 29.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Artificial Intelligence. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The International Journal of Information Science and Technology, published by Innove, serves as a valuable resource for the global scientific community by publishing both basic and applied research, fostering collaboration among peers from a variety of backgrounds and exploring new horizons through an innovation lens. The journal is designed, in other words, to bring together researchers working within different, yet complementary disciplines, enabling them thus to benefit from each other’s knowledge and expertise. It will equally open up new research perspectives for them to make significant advancements in this area. In a nutshell, the journal aims to contribute to the raising of international scientific standards by ensuring the publication of quality research papers and promoting contributions from fields of study such as Learning Systems for Education, Digital Preservation of Written Heritage and Text Processing Technology, Machine Learning and Natural Language Processing, Optimization and Modelling of Complex Systems, and Smart Cities and Applications.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Mohammed El MohajirPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 6%); most named Morocco 6, Italy 3, France 2, Mainland China 1, Japan 1 (18 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Digital Humanities and ScholarshipArts and Humanities13.9%
- Educational Games and GamificationPsychology7.8%
- Online Learning and AnalyticsComputer Science7.8%
- Natural Language Processing TechniquesComputer Science6.1%
- Handwritten Text Recognition TechniquesComputer Science4.4%
- Intelligent Tutoring Systems and Adaptive LearningComputer Science4.4%
- Classical Studies and PhilologyArts and Humanities4.4%
- Metaheuristic Optimization Algorithms ResearchComputer Science3.5%
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.
Database indexing
Indexed in: no record yet.
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
- h-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.18OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 128 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | 13 | 9 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| 2024 | 20 | 20 | 14 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 21 |
| 2022 | 7 | 7 | 19 |
| 2021 | 29 | 29 | 32 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 12 weeksLetPub ·
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
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted1
- articlesArticlesLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Publication ethics, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Authorship Changes to authorship
This policy concerns the addition, deletion, or rearrangement of author names in the authorship of accepted manuscripts. Requests to add or remove an author, or to rearrange the author names, must be sent to the Editor-in-Chief from the corresponding author of the accepted manuscript and must include (a) the reason the name should be added or removed, or the author names rearranged and (b) written…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement
The publication of an article in a peer-reviewed journal is an essential building block in the development of a coherent and respected network of knowledge. It is a direct reflection of the quality of the work of the authors and the institutions that support them. Peer-reviewed articles support and embody the scientific method. It is therefore important to agree upon standards of expected ethical …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
This journal provides open access to all of its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. Such access is associated with increased readership and increased citation of an author's work. For more information on this approach, see the Public Knowledge Project, which has designed this system to improve the scholarly a…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
The submitted papers should be original, unpublished, and not in consideration for publication elsewhere at the time of submission to iJIST. Manuscripts submitted to the journal go first through an initial screening by the editorial team. If the content is judged to be appropriate for the journal, the paper is sent to at least two international experts in the relevant subject area for peer single-…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Screening for Plagiarism
Long-term archiving is assured by Portico. Model summary
All submissions are checked for plagiarism using iThenticate before they undergo the peer-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
- innove
- Country or region
- Morocco
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2550-5114
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 10, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Information Science and Technology
How long does peer review take at International Journal of Information Science and Technology?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 weeks. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of International Journal of Information Science and Technology based?
Of the 18 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 6%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Morocco (6), Italy (3) and France (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Is International Journal of Information Science and Technology open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Information Science and Technology 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, 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: .