Journal profile · INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE
Journal of Global Information Management
ISSN 1062-7375 · eISSN 1533-7995 · IGI Global Publishing
Journal of Global Information Management: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.25; fully open access; 91 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Global Information Management 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 Technology Adoption and User Behaviour, Digital Marketing and Social Media and Knowledge Management and Sharing, together about 35.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Management Information Systems. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Headquartered in Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA, IGI Global Scientific Publishing is a leading international academic publisher committed to facilitating the discovery of pioneering research that enhances and expands the body of knowledge available to the research community.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Technology Adoption and User BehaviourDecision Sciences16.8%
- Digital Marketing and Social MediaSocial Sciences11.7%
- Knowledge Management and SharingSocial Sciences6.6%
- Customer Service Quality and LoyaltyBusiness, Management and Accounting5.8%
- Innovation and Knowledge ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting5.6%
- Big Data and Business IntelligenceBusiness, Management and Accounting5.4%
- Information Technology Governance and StrategyBusiness, Management and Accounting4.5%
- ICT Impact and PoliciesEngineering4.3%
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 | Information Science & Library Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Management Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Information Science & Library Science | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Management Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Information Science & Library Science | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
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
- 4.25LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.74LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.87LetPub ·
- h-index
- 66OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 610OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.48OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 34.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 97.94%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 84LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,474 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 75 | 75 | 234 |
| 2025 | 91 | 91 | 350 |
| 2024 | 77 | 77 | 747 |
| 2023 | 133 | 133 | 1,616 |
| 2022 | 140 | 140 | 1,617 |
| 2021 | 255 | 255 | 3,406 |
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
- 1062-7375
- Electronic ISSN
- 1533-7995
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Global Information Management
What CAS zone is Journal of Global Information Management in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Global Information Management is in Zone 4 of Management, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Information Science & Library Science. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Management. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Global Information Management?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.25; CiteScore 7.5, h-index 66.
Which databases index Journal of Global Information Management?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Global Information Management is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Global Information Management open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Global Information Management 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 2026-08-28). Last updated: .