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Journal of Information Technology & Politics
ISSN 1933-1681 · eISSN 1933-169X · Taylor & Francis
Journal of Information Technology & Politics: CAS Zone 2 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.22; JCR Q2 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 77 days (first decision after review, publisher); acceptance rate 14% (journal website); 80 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Information Technology & Politics is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 2 of Literature in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Social Media and Politics, Media Studies and Communication and E-Government and Public Services, together about 50.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Information Technology & Politics publishes theory-driven research on the relationship between information technology and politics. The journal examines how digital media, platforms, data, algorithms, networks, and computational systems shape political behavior, public opinion, political communication, institutions, governance, power, and conflict—and how political actors and institutions shape the development, regulation, and use of technology. JITP ’s primary disciplinary home is political science, but it welcomes theoretically engaged work across political science, mass communication, sociology, economics, geography, international relations, and related fields. The journal is especially interested in scholarship that uses information technology to move broader theoretical debates forward. It is less focused on narrowly applied research, descriptive case studies, e-government implementation, bureaucratic uses of IT, or practitioner-oriented evaluations unless they make a clear theoretical contribution to the study of politics and technology. The journal publishes original research articles, research notes, workbench notes on tools for research and teaching, pedagogical articles with broader theoretical or methodological relevance, and reviews of major books on information technology and politics. Peer Review Policy: Journal of Information Technology & Politics manuscripts undergo a double anonymized review process by at least two independent referees.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Jason GainousPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 6 (6 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Social Media and PoliticsSocial Sciences32.4%
- Media Studies and CommunicationSocial Sciences11.6%
- E-Government and Public ServicesSocial Sciences6.3%
- Electoral Systems and Political ParticipationSocial Sciences6.1%
- Misinformation and Its ImpactsSocial Sciences5.9%
- Hate Speech and Cyberbullying DetectionComputer Science5.9%
- Media Influence and PoliticsSocial Sciences4.6%
- Opinion Dynamics and Social InfluencePhysics and Astronomy3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Literature Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Communication | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Communication | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Communication | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ESCIPublisher website
Other: Earthquake Engineering Abstracts® (NISEE), EBSCOhost Online Research Databases, Informed Librarian, The, International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS), International Political Science Abstracts (IPSA), JournalSeek, SwetsWise All Titles
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
- Impact factor
- 2.22LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.3Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 7.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.17LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 1.17Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.69LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.69Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 71OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 352OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.05OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 24.07%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 76LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 193,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 734 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 61 | 25 | 10 |
| 2025 | 80 | 35 | 129 |
| 2024 | 43 | 14 | 239 |
| 2023 | 49 | 21 | 423 |
| 2022 | 34 | 12 | 682 |
| 2021 | 42 | 8 | 802 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
Too few articlesOnly 1 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Figures by source
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 14%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 9 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 77 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 13 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted5
- noteNote | Published online: 17 Sep 2026Length not stated
- original research articlesThe journal publishes original research articles, research notes, workbench notes on tools for research and teaching, pedagogical articles with broader theoreti…Length not stated
- research articleResearch Article | Published online: 17 Sep 2026Length not stated
- research notesThe journal publishes original research articles, research notes, workbench notes on tools for research and teaching, pedagogical articles with broader theoreti…Length not stated
- workbench notes on tools for research and teachingThe journal publishes original research articles, research notes, workbench notes on tools for research and teaching, pedagogical articles with broader theoreti…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Journal of Information Technology & Politics is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double anonymized review process by at least two independent referees. Model summary
Journal of Information Technology & Politics manuscripts undergo a double anonymized review process by at least two independent referees.
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 1933-1681
- Electronic ISSN
- 1933-169X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 23, Issue 4 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Information Technology & Politics
What CAS zone is Journal of Information Technology & Politics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Information Technology & Politics is in Zone 2 of Literature, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Communication / Political Science. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Literature. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Information Technology & Politics?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.22; CiteScore 7.1, h-index 71.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Information Technology & Politics?
The publisher reports about 77 days (first decision after review); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 14%. 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.
What JCR quartile is Journal of Information Technology & Politics in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 2 of Literature.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Information Technology & Politics based?
Of the 6 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (6). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Information Technology & Politics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Information Technology & Politics is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists ESCI; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Information Technology & Politics open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Information Technology & Politics is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .