Journal profile · Telecommunications
Internet Research
ISSN 1066-2243 · eISSN 2054-5657 · Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly · Founded 1993
Internet Research: CAS Zone 2 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 7.13; hybrid open access; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 114 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Internet Research is published by Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. and is in Zone 2 of Management in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Digital Marketing and Social Media, Technology Adoption and User Behaviour and Customer Service Quality and Loyalty, together about 47.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
This wide-ranging interdisciplinary journal looks at the social, ethical, economic and political implications of the internet. Recent issues have focused on online and mobile gaming, the sharing economy, and the dark side of social media.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Telecommunications
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Digital Marketing and Social MediaSocial Sciences22.6%
- Technology Adoption and User BehaviourDecision Sciences16.7%
- Customer Service Quality and LoyaltyBusiness, Management and Accounting8.1%
- Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and IdentificationBusiness, Management and Accounting6%
- Impact of Technology on AdolescentsSocial Sciences6%
- Knowledge Management and SharingSocial Sciences5.4%
- Social Media and PoliticsSocial Sciences4.5%
- Consumer Retail Behavior StudiesBusiness, Management and Accounting3.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Management Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Information Systems | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Telecommunications | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Business | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Management Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Business | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Information Systems | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Telecommunications | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Management Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Information Systems | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Telecommunications | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Business | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIESSCIScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 7.13LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 14.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 2.21LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.15LetPub ·
- h-index
- 71LetPub ·
- h-index
- 150OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,223OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 6.54OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 7.72%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 107LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,927 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 84 | 16 | 76 |
| 2025 | 114 | 22 | 402 |
| 2024 | 118 | 31 | 1,588 |
| 2023 | 116 | 33 | 3,395 |
| 2022 | 94 | 21 | 3,134 |
| 2021 | 108 | 33 | 4,764 |
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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1993
- ISSN
- 1066-2243
- Electronic ISSN
- 2054-5657
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Internet Research
What CAS zone is Internet Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Internet Research is in Zone 2 of Management, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Computer Science, Information Systems / Telecommunications / Business. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Management. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Internet Research?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 7.13; CiteScore 14.8, h-index 150.
How long does peer review take at Internet Research?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy”. 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.
Which databases index Internet Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Internet Research is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Is Internet Research open access, and what is the APC?
Internet Research is a hybrid 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .