Journal profile · COMMUNICATION
Journal of Information Policy
ISSN 2381-5892 · eISSN 2158-3897 · Pennsylvania State University · United States
Journal of Information Policy: CAS Zone 4 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; no APC; review about 8 weeks (community reports); 15 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Information Policy is published by Pennsylvania State University and is in Zone 4 of Literature in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are ICT Impact and Policies, Social Media and Politics and Privacy, Security, and Data Protection, together about 40.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Information Policy brings contemporary scholarly research and analysis of significant information policy issues to the attention of policymakers in a timely fashion via an online format. It is a refereed scholarly journal that is multidisciplinary and international in scope and publishes articles, comments, book reviews, literature reviews, and invited commentary. The journal interprets the term information policy broadly, with the understanding that its meaning and parameters may evolve in a rapidly changing society. It also embraces the full range of information and communications users, institutions, technologies, applications, businesses, and cultures.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): COMMUNICATION
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- ICT Impact and PoliciesEngineering18.6%
- Social Media and PoliticsSocial Sciences13.3%
- Privacy, Security, and Data ProtectionSocial Sciences8.6%
- Digital Platforms and EconomicsBusiness, Management and Accounting7.9%
- Media Studies and CommunicationSocial Sciences6.8%
- Political Influence and Corporate StrategiesBusiness, Management and Accounting4.9%
- E-Government and Public ServicesSocial Sciences4.7%
- Media Influence and PoliticsSocial Sciences3.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Literature Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Communication | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Communication | 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
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
IBZ, Scimago Journal & Country RankPublisher website
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
- 1.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.26LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.48LetPub ·
- h-index
- 39OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 134OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.2OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 91.89%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 20LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 515 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| 2025 | 15 | 15 | 9 |
| 2024 | 24 | 24 | 99 |
| 2023 | 14 | 14 | 23 |
| 2022 | 13 | 13 | 35 |
| 2021 | 19 | 19 | 241 |
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)
- about 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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 accepted5
- articlespublishes articles, comments, book reviews, literature reviews, and invited commentaryLength not stated
- book reviewspublishes articles, comments, book reviews, literature reviews, and invited commentaryLength not stated
- commentspublishes articles, comments, book reviews, literature reviews, and invited commentaryLength not stated
- invited commentarypublishes articles, comments, book reviews, literature reviews, and invited commentaryLength not stated
- literature reviewspublishes articles, comments, book reviews, literature reviews, and invited commentaryLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright
Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-NC-ND Model summary
This work is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-NC-ND.
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
- Pennsylvania State University
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2381-5892
- Electronic ISSN
- 2158-3897
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Information Policy
What CAS zone is Journal of Information Policy in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Information Policy is in Zone 4 of Literature, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Communication. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Literature. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Information Policy?
Authors report an average review time of about 8 weeks. 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 Journal of Information Policy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Information Policy is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Journal of Information Policy open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Information Policy is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
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: .