Journal profile · COMPUTER SCIENCE, INTERDISCIPLINARY APPLICATIONS
Journal of Information Technology Research
ISSN 1938-7857 · eISSN 1938-7865
Journal of Information Technology Research: CAS Zone 4 · Computer Science (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; 4 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Information Technology Research is in Zone 4 of Computer Science in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Cloud Computing and Resource Management, Technology Adoption and User Behaviour and IoT and Edge/Fog Computing, together about 19.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Information Systems. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): COMPUTER SCIENCE, INTERDISCIPLINARY APPLICATIONS
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cloud Computing and Resource ManagementComputer Science7.1%
- Technology Adoption and User BehaviourDecision Sciences6.6%
- IoT and Edge/Fog ComputingComputer Science6%
- Software Engineering ResearchComputer Science5.7%
- Online Learning and AnalyticsComputer Science5.7%
- E-Learning and Knowledge ManagementComputer Science5.4%
- Semantic Web and OntologiesComputer Science5.1%
- Digital Marketing and Social MediaSocial Sciences5.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Computer Science Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Computer Science Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications | 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
ESCILetPub
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
- 20OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 69OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.45OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 2LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 511 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 4 | 26 |
| 2025 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 73 | 73 | 224 |
| 2021 | 53 | 11 | 228 |
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
- ISSN
- 1938-7857
- Electronic ISSN
- 1938-7865
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Information Technology Research
What CAS zone is Journal of Information Technology Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Information Technology Research is in Zone 4 of Computer Science, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Computer Science. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Journal of Information Technology Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Information Technology Research is indexed in ESCI.
Is Journal of Information Technology Research open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Information Technology Research 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; 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .