Journal profile · Computer Science-Information Systems
Journal of Information Technology
ISSN 0268-3962 · eISSN 1466-4437 · Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. · United Kingdom
Journal of Information Technology: CAS Zone 3 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 8.22; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,900; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: moderate; 15 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Information Technology is published by Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. and is in Zone 3 of Management in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Information Technology Governance and Strategy, Information Systems Theories and Implementation and Big Data and Business Intelligence, together about 32.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Management Information Systems. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Computer Science-Information Systems
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Information Technology Governance and StrategyBusiness, Management and Accounting12.1%
- Information Systems Theories and ImplementationSocial Sciences12%
- Big Data and Business IntelligenceBusiness, Management and Accounting8.7%
- Innovation and Knowledge ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting5.7%
- ERP Systems Implementation and ImpactBusiness, Management and Accounting5.3%
- Business Process Modeling and AnalysisBusiness, Management and Accounting4.9%
- Outsourcing and Supply Chain ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting4.7%
- Software Engineering Techniques and PracticesComputer Science4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Management Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Information Systems | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Information Science & Library Science | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Management Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Information Systems | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Information Science & Library Science | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 3 |
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 | Computer Science, Information Systems | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Information Science & Library Science | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Management | 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
- 8.22LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 16.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 2.43LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.51LetPub ·
- h-index
- 66LetPub ·
- h-index
- 125OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 858OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.53OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 53.85%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 14LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,861 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 12 | 12 |
| 2025 | 15 | 11 | 49 |
| 2024 | 17 | 13 | 210 |
| 2023 | 46 | 35 | 1,221 |
| 2022 | 21 | 11 | 694 |
| 2021 | 25 | 13 | 1,042 |
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)
- ModerateLetPub ·
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,900 / GBP 2,859 | — | — |
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
- Palgrave Macmillan Ltd.
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0268-3962
- Electronic ISSN
- 1466-4437
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Information Technology
What CAS zone is Journal of Information Technology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Information Technology is in Zone 3 of Management, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Computer Science, Information Systems / Information Science & Library Science / Management. 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 Information Technology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 8.22; CiteScore 16.3, h-index 125.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Information Technology?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Moderate”. 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 Technology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Information Technology is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Information Technology open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Information Technology is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,900.
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: .