Journal profile · OPERATIONS RESEARCH & MANAGEMENT SCIENCE
International Journal of Knowledge and Systems Science
ISSN 1947-8208 · eISSN 1947-8216 · IGI Global Publishing
International Journal of Knowledge and Systems Science: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; 8 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Knowledge and Systems Science 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 Knowledge Management and Sharing, Innovation and Knowledge Management and Service-Oriented Architecture and Web Services, together about 23.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Artificial Intelligence. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): OPERATIONS RESEARCH & MANAGEMENT SCIENCE
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Knowledge Management and SharingSocial Sciences9.8%
- Innovation and Knowledge ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting7.1%
- Service-Oriented Architecture and Web ServicesComputer Science6.4%
- Advanced Text Analysis TechniquesComputer Science6.4%
- Complex Network Analysis TechniquesPhysics and Astronomy6%
- Complex Systems and Decision MakingDecision Sciences4.9%
- Multi-Criteria Decision MakingDecision Sciences4.5%
- Semantic Web and OntologiesComputer Science4.5%
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 | Operations Research & Management 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 | Operations Research & Management 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
- 1.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.19LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.21LetPub ·
- h-index
- 17OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 43OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.41OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 33.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 8LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 344 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 9 | 24 |
| 2025 | 8 | 8 | 10 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | 19 |
| 2023 | 16 | 16 | 28 |
| 2022 | 30 | 30 | 61 |
| 2021 | 21 | 0 | 104 |
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
- IGI Global Publishing
- ISSN
- 1947-8208
- Electronic ISSN
- 1947-8216
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Knowledge and Systems Science
What CAS zone is International Journal of Knowledge and Systems Science in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of Knowledge and Systems Science is in Zone 4 of Management, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Operations Research & Management 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 Knowledge and Systems Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Knowledge and Systems Science is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is International Journal of Knowledge and Systems Science open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Knowledge and Systems 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .