Journal profile · Business, Management and Accounting-Business, Management and Accounting (all)
International Journal of Information Systems and Change Management
ISSN 1479-3121 · eISSN 1479-313X · Inderscience Publishers
International Journal of Information Systems and Change Management: subscription journal; 34 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Information Systems and Change Management 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 32.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Management Information Systems. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Information systems and organisational change management Leadership, education/training and individual development Information system project management, software version control/management Global dimension, methodologies/strategies/innovation Information systems integration process and management Tools for, and managing risk in, change management Measuring change management, cost analysis and economics TQM, six sigma for performance improvement Business process reengineering, information systems consulting/outsourcing Security, quality, social, cultural, legal, ethical issues Human resource/information technology/supply chain management Enterprise resource planning (ERP), enterprise application integration (EAI) E-business/m-commerce, internet/organisational change, best practices, standards Knowledge management, business intelligence/process management Software version control and management More on this journal... ObjectivesThe objectives of IJISCM are to promote the research and practice of information systems and change management. IJISCM aims to establish an effective channel of communication between academic educators, information systems workers, managers, industry consultants, and practitioners to contribute, disseminate and learn from each other’s work. The global dimension is emphasised to overcome cultural and national barriers and to meet the technological changes in the global economy. IJISCM aims to act as a forum for the exchange of innovative ideas and for sharing practical experiences in the information systems and change management.ReadershipIJISCM is a forum to help professionals, academics, researchers and practitioners working in the field of information systems and change management to discuss important ideas, concepts, methodologies, and to disseminate information and learn from each other's work.ContentsIJISCM publishes original papers, review papers, technical reports, case studies, conference reports, management reports, book reviews, notes, commentaries, and news. Special issues devoted to important topics in information systems and change management will occasionally be published.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Business, Management and Accounting-Business, Management and Accounting (all)
Editor-in-chief David C. ChouPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Technology Adoption and User BehaviourDecision Sciences14.4%
- Information Technology Governance and StrategyBusiness, Management and Accounting11.1%
- ERP Systems Implementation and ImpactBusiness, Management and Accounting7%
- Software Engineering Techniques and PracticesComputer Science6.3%
- Information Systems Theories and ImplementationSocial Sciences6.1%
- Job Satisfaction and Organizational BehaviorBusiness, Management and Accounting4.4%
- Digital Marketing and Social MediaSocial Sciences4.4%
- Innovation and Knowledge ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting4.2%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Business, Management and Accounting | Q3 | 136/235 | — |
| General Decision Sciences | Q4 | 33/43 | — |
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
EI CompendexDBLPPublisher website
Other: ProQuest
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
- 2.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.22LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.33LetPub ·
- h-index
- 18OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 45OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.59OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 391 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 0 | 78 |
| 2025 | 34 | 0 | 128 |
| 2024 | 41 | 4 | 165 |
| 2023 | 19 | 0 | 138 |
| 2022 | 17 | 0 | 118 |
| 2021 | 13 | 4 | 141 |
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- Open Access
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open Access
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 ·
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
- 1479-3121
- Electronic ISSN
- 1479-313X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Information Systems and Change Management
Which databases index International Journal of Information Systems and Change Management?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Information Systems and Change Management is indexed in Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex and DBLP; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is International Journal of Information Systems and Change Management open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Information Systems and Change Management 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, 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: .