Journal profile · Social Sciences-Communication
International Journal of Web Based Communities
ISSN 1477-8394 · eISSN 1741-8216 · Inderscience Publishers
International Journal of Web Based Communities: subscription journal; 24 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Web Based Communities is published by Inderscience Publishers. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Digital Marketing and Social Media, Knowledge Management and Sharing and Online and Blended Learning, together about 31.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Information Systems. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Social networking: social bookmarking/sociometrics Social media Social awareness, identity, sense of community Group dynamics, self-organisation Face-to-face versus mediated communication Impact on learning, working, gaming, marketing, service industry E-governance/democracy/citizenship/communities Multi-channelling, accessibility, usability Gender/culture fairness Ubiquitous-, mobile-, virtual- , vicarious presence User-generated content, sharing, viral marketing More on this journal... ObjectivesIJWBC aims at bringing together new vital understanding of WWW communities and what new initiatives mean. Each new perspective is potentially a catalyst for finding new architectures. National and regionally-oriented communities may soon be relegated to a subordinate position compared to interest-oriented communities. Multiculturalism, critical thinking, expressing aesthetic aspects of our identity, and finding sparring partners for sharpening our ideologies, are all processes that need the new communication infrastructures. ReadershipThe targeted audience are scientists and members and moderators of WWW communities who feel responsible for optimising their quality and effect.ContentsIJWBC publishes original papers, review papers, technical reports, case studies, conference reports, management reports, book reviews, notes, commentaries, and news on forthcoming scientific events.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Communication
Editor-in-chief M.A. DorghamPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Digital Marketing and Social MediaSocial Sciences11.7%
- Knowledge Management and SharingSocial Sciences11.4%
- Online and Blended LearningSocial Sciences8.2%
- Media and Digital CommunicationComputer Science8.1%
- Educational Technology in LearningComputer Science7%
- Technology Adoption and User BehaviourDecision Sciences5.2%
- Complex Network Analysis TechniquesPhysics and Astronomy4.6%
- Information Retrieval and Data MiningComputer Science4.5%
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
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Communication | Q3 | 275/541 | 49th |
| Education | Q3 | 1047/1698 | 38th |
| Computer Networks and Communications | Q3 | 376/568 | 33rd |
| Software | Q4 | 391/503 | 22nd |
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 CompendexINSPECDBLPPublisher 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
- 1.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 1.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.27LetPub ·
- h-index
- 35OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 144OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.23OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 751 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 3 | 138 |
| 2025 | 24 | 0 | 298 |
| 2024 | 52 | 16 | 343 |
| 2023 | 37 | 0 | 387 |
| 2022 | 65 | 2 | 412 |
| 2021 | 29 | 2 | 485 |
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)
- 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 websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open Access
No APC except Open Access 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
Online submission required Model summary
All journals require the submission of articles via our online submissions system.
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
- 1477-8394
- Electronic ISSN
- 1741-8216
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Web Based Communities
Which databases index International Journal of Web Based Communities?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Web Based Communities is indexed in Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, INSPEC and DBLP; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is International Journal of Web Based Communities open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Web Based Communities 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .