Journal profile · Social Sciences-Library and Information Sciences
Journal of Information Technology Teaching Cases
ISSN 2043-8869 · Springer Nature
Journal of Information Technology Teaching Cases: subscription journal; APC about USD 3,400; review about 36 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); acceptance rate 26.7% (journal website); 99 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Information Technology Teaching Cases is published by Springer Nature. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Information Technology Governance and Strategy, Digital Innovation in Industries and Business Strategies and Innovation, together about 34.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Management Information Systems. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Information Technology Teaching Cases (JITTC) is designed to assist academics, scholars, and teachers in universities and other institutions of further education, providing contemporary case materials for teaching topics in the organisation and management of information systems and on the social consequences of information technology. View full journal description This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Library and Information Sciences
Editor-in-chief Wendy CurriePublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 26, United Kingdom 21, Australia 12, Canada 7, Denmark 7 (101 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Information Technology Governance and StrategyBusiness, Management and Accounting16.1%
- Digital Innovation in IndustriesBusiness, Management and Accounting9.7%
- Business Strategies and InnovationBusiness, Management and Accounting8.4%
- Information Systems Education and Curriculum DevelopmentComputer Science7.5%
- Outsourcing and Supply Chain ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting5.2%
- Digital Platforms and EconomicsBusiness, Management and Accounting4.7%
- Big Data and Business IntelligenceBusiness, Management and Accounting4.2%
- Digital Marketing and Social MediaSocial Sciences4.1%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Library and Information Sciences | Q2 | 87/296 | 70th |
| Education | Q2 | 616/1698 | 63rd |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.31LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.79LetPub ·
- h-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 52OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.17OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 473 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 58 | 19 | 432 |
| 2025 | 99 | 17 | 510 |
| 2024 | 52 | 19 | 413 |
| 2023 | 56 | 27 | 347 |
| 2022 | 36 | 6 | 236 |
| 2021 | 35 | 5 | 201 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
36 dayssubmission to acceptance
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 26.7%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 10 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 36 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 14 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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,400 / GBP 2,493 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
What to prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Harvard
- Templates
- Word
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
- Not considered
- teaching note
Article types accepted3
- case studyThe Journal of Information Technology Teaching Cases accepts two types of submissions: Field-Based Research. This type of case involves empirical research carri…Length not stated
- original researchThe Journal of Information Technology Teaching Cases accepts two types of submissions: Field-Based Research. This type of case involves empirical research carri…Length not stated
- research articleOpen Access Research article First published Sep 18, 2026Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Data availability, Publication ethics, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints
- Authorship Authorship
Please view our authorship policies, which includes information on criteria for authorship, who should be the corresponding author and more. Please note that AI chatbots, for example ChatGPT, should not be listed as authors. For more information see the policy on Use of ChatGPT and generative AI tools.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability
Research data sharing policy Model summary
The Journal is committed to facilitating openness, transparency and reproducibility of research, and has the following research data sharing policy. For more information, including FAQs please visit the Sage Research Data policy pages. Subject to appropriate ethical and legal considerations, authors are encouraged to: Share your research data in a relevant public data repository Include a data ava…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Ethical considerations
COPE member Model summary
Please include your ethics approval statements under this heading, even if you have already included ethics approval information in your methods section. If ethical approval was not required, you need to explicitly state this. All papers reporting studies involving human participants, human data or human tissue must state that the relevant Ethics Committee or Institutional Review Board approved th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Publishing fees and open access
No submission or publication fees Model summary
There are no fees payable to submit or publish in this journal. Optional open access publishing is available for a fee via the Sage Choice program, and Open Access agreements, where authors can publish open access either discounted or free of charge depending on the agreement with Sage. Find out if your institution is participating by visiting Open Access Agreements at Sage. Open Access agreement …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review policy
Double anonymized peer review Model summary
The following summary describes the peer review process for this journal: Identity transparency: Double-anonymized Reviewer interacts with: Editor Review information published: None Submissions are initially screened by one of the Editors-in-Chief or a Deputy Editor-in-Chief. At this stage a decision is made either to reject or to invite a Senior Editor to oversee the review process. Senior Editor…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism
The journal and Sage take issues of copyright infringement, plagiarism or other breaches of best practice in publication very seriously. Please read Sage's complete policy on plagiarism and the actions we may take.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
The journal does not accept submissions of manuscripts that have been posted on preprint servers.
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
- Springer Nature
- ISSN
- 2043-8869
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Information Technology Teaching Cases
How long does peer review take at Journal of Information Technology Teaching Cases?
The publisher reports about 36 days (submission to acceptance); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 26.7%. 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 are the manuscript requirements of Journal of Information Technology Teaching Cases?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: Harvard; Templates: Word; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Information Technology Teaching Cases based?
Of the 101 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (26), United Kingdom (21) and Australia (12). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Information Technology Teaching Cases?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Information Technology Teaching Cases is indexed in Scopus.
Is Journal of Information Technology Teaching Cases open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Information Technology Teaching Cases is a subscription journal. APC about USD 3,400.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .