Journal profile · Computer Science, Information Systems
Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology
ISSN 1532-2882 · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 2001
Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology: impact factor 5.1 (journal website); subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; review about 239 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); community-reported acceptance: easy; 87 articles a year.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology's largest topics are scientometrics and bibliometrics research, Information Retrieval and Search Behavior and Advanced Text Analysis Techniques, together about 27.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Information Systems and Artificial Intelligence. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology (JASIST) The Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology (JASIST) is a leading international forum for peer-reviewed research in information science. For more than half a century, JASIST has provided intellectual leadership by publishing original research that focuses on the production, discovery, recording, storage, representation, retrieval, presentation, manipulation, dissemination, use, and evaluation of information and on the tools and techniques associated with these processes. The Journal welcomes rigorous work of an empirical, experimental, ethnographic, conceptual, historical, socio-technical, policy-analytic, or critical-theoretical nature. JASIST also commissions in-depth review articles (“Advances in Information Science”) and reviews of print and other media.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Computer Science, Information Systems
Editor-in-chief Lisa M. GivenPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- scientometrics and bibliometrics researchDecision Sciences10.6%
- Information Retrieval and Search BehaviorComputer Science10.4%
- Advanced Text Analysis TechniquesComputer Science6.6%
- Web visibility and informetricsComputer Science6%
- Topic ModelingComputer Science4.8%
- Complex Network Analysis TechniquesPhysics and Astronomy4.8%
- Knowledge Management and SharingSocial Sciences4.8%
- Semantic Web and OntologiesComputer Science4.7%
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
Indexed in: no record yet.
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexSSCISCIEWeb of ScienceScopusINSPECCASDBLPCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest
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 (publisher)
- 5.1Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 5.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 10.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 10.6Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 182OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,920OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 87Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 716,462Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,618 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
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
239 dayssubmission to acceptance · community reports 3–8 weeks
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- 3–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 6%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 6%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 7 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 7 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 239 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 17 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 prepare7 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 200 words
- Reference style
- APA
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional, 3
- Highlights
- Required
- Graphical abstract
- Required
- Cover letter
- Required
- Not considered
- Generative AI systems cannot be co-authors.; Generative AI systems cannot serve as reviewers.
Article types accepted5, with length limits
- brief communicationpublished at the discretion of the EIC. Brief communications are short (1000-2000 words, excluding references, abstract, key words and supplementalmain text ≤ 2,000 words
- brief communicationsAn informative abstract containing a maximum of 200 words is required for all articles, including Brief Communications.Length not stated
- editorialThe Journal of the Association of Information Science and Technology (JASIST) welcomes submissions whose focus lies at the intersection of information, systems,…Length not stated
- research articleSIST is to publish Research Articles. A Research Article can be up to 7,000 words (excluding references, abstract, key words and supplementalmain text ≤ 7,000 words
- reviewJASIST uses a single-blind, multi-step review process to ensure the integrity and quality of its published work. Each submission undergoes initial screening for…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use Uses and Roles of Generative AI
The Journal is encouraged by the possibilities of machine learning and uses of generative artificial-intelligence (AI) systems. This noted, authors must declare all uses of generative AI in both the JASIST cover letter or ARIST expression of interest and in the manuscript itself. The declaration should be at a level of detail so that reviewers and readers can assess the effort. Generative AI canno…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of Interest Declaration
To ensure the highest level of integrity and consistency in the review process, authors must declare any potential conflicts of interest during submission. Such conflicts include existing professional or academic relationships between the author(s) and possible reviewers. Authors must identify the names of such individuals to ensure they are not selected as reviewers. The Journal values funded wor…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Data sharing expected; all submissions must include a Data Availability Statement (DAS). Model summary
The Journal expects data sharing. Review Wiley’s Data Sharing policy where you will be able to see and select the data availability statement that is right for your submission. All submissions to the Journal must include one of the Data Availability Statements (DAS) which describes the data’s availability for others.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
This is a subscription journal that offers an Open Access option. You will have the option to make your article open access after acceptance, which will be subject to an APC unless a waiver applies. Read more about APCs here.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Review Process
JASIST uses a single-blind, multi-step review process to ensure the integrity and quality of its published work. Each submission undergoes initial screening for adherence to the Author Guidelines before being sent to the EIC for assessment for fit to the journal and level of quality. Submissions that are seen as of sufficient fit and quality are then assigned to a Review Editor (RE) with relevant …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
No duplicate submission; conference proceedings papers allowed if modified and expanded. Model summary
Authors should not submit manuscripts previously published by or currently under review at other venues. This noted, submission of papers previously published in conference proceedings is supported to the extent that these submissions reflect modifications and expansions, as described below.
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
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 2001
- ISSN
- 1532-2882
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 77, Issue 10 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology
What is the impact factor of Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 5.1 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; h-index 182.
How long does peer review take at Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology?
The publisher reports about 239 days (submission to acceptance); authors report an average review time of 3–8 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 6% (2025). 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 the American Society for Information Science and Technology?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Reference style: APA; Suggested reviewers: Optional, 3; Highlights: Required; Graphical abstract: Required; 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.
Which databases index Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology?
The journal's website lists EI Compendex, SSCI, SCIE, Web of Science, Scopus, INSPEC, CAS, DBLP and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology is a subscription journal. 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .