Journal profile
Journal of Information Sciences
ISSN 1113-4844 · eISSN 2820-6894 · Ecole des Sciences de l'Information · Morocco
Journal of Information Sciences: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 10 weeks (community reports); 15 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Information Sciences is published by Ecole des Sciences de l'Information. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Library Science and Information, Digital and Traditional Archives Management and Information Science and Libraries, together about 37.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Information Systems. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Information Sciences (JIS) was created by the School of Information Sciences (ESI) in order to provide a framework for researchers and information professionals to publicize their scientific work. It is a scientific, multilingual journal which aims to disseminate throughout Morocco and the world the results of the scientific research of teachers, professionals and students in the field of information sciences. This name reflects a desire to make it a means of communication commensurate with the diversity and interdisciplinarity that characterize the field of information sciences, an instrument for the dissemination of scientific knowledge, data, results of research, professional experiences and reflections from other horizons. The journal publishes high-quality, peer-reviewed original papers, review papers and short communications on information sciences and related disciplines. Our objective is to promote academic research without exclusion, through a series of scientific contributions, and to participate in the development of this discipline by the diffusion of related knowledge.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Noureddine ELMQADDEMPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 1%); most named Morocco 65, France 10, Canada 3, United States 2, Switzerland 2 (84 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Library Science and InformationComputer Science13.4%
- Digital and Traditional Archives ManagementArts and Humanities12.2%
- Information Science and LibrariesComputer Science11.6%
- Digital Humanities and ScholarshipArts and Humanities5.8%
- Library Science and Information LiteracySocial Sciences5.2%
- E-Government and Public ServicesSocial Sciences4.7%
- Ethics and Social Impacts of AISocial Sciences4.1%
- Web and Library ServicesComputer Science4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.1OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 114 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 11 | 4 |
| 2025 | 15 | 15 | 8 |
| 2024 | 15 | 15 | 6 |
| 2023 | 24 | 24 | 2 |
| 2022 | 49 | 49 | 0 |
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 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 10 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
In submitting an article to JIS, authors certify that the article is original, has not been formally published in any other peer-reviewed journal, and is not under consideration by any other journal, and does not infringe any existing copyright or any other third-party rights.Authors of articles retain the copyright of their articles without restrictions. They are free to reproduce and disseminate…
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
- Ecole des Sciences de l'Information
- Country or region
- Morocco
- Language
- English, French
- ISSN
- 1113-4844
- Electronic ISSN
- 2820-6894
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 25, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Information Sciences
How long does peer review take at Journal of Information Sciences?
Authors report an average review time of about 10 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Information Sciences based?
Of the 84 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 1%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Morocco (65), France (10) and Canada (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Information Sciences?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Information Sciences is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Journal of Information Sciences open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Information Sciences is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .