Journal profile · Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Journal of the Society for Information Display
ISSN 1071-0922 · eISSN 1938-3657 · Wiley-Blackwell · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 1993
Journal of the Society for Information Display: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,400; median 73 days to acceptance (71 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 128 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of the Society for Information Display is published by Wiley-Blackwell and is in Zone 4 of Engineering in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Advanced Optical Imaging Technologies, Thin-Film Transistor Technologies and Surface Roughness and Optical Measurements, together about 27.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Electrical and Electronic Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of the Society for Information Display publishes original works dealing with the theory and practice of information display. Coverage includes materials, devices and systems; the underlying chemistry, physics, physiology and psychology; measurement techniques, manufacturing technologies; and all aspects of the interaction between equipment and its users. Review articles are also published in all of these areas. Occasional special issues or sections consist of collections of papers on specific topical areas or collections of full length papers based in part on oral or poster presentations given at SID sponsored conferences. Abstracting and Indexing Information Advanced Technologies & Aerospace Database (ProQuest) ArticleFirst (OCLC) CAS: Chemical Abstracts Service (ACS) COMPENDEX (Elsevier) Ergonomics Abstracts (EBSCO Publishing) INSPEC (IET) Science Citation Index Expanded (Clarivate Analytics) SciTech Premium Collection (ProQuest) SCOPUS (Elsevier) Technology Collection (ProQuest) TEMA: Technik und Management (WTI-Frankfurt eG) Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics)
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 25%); most named Hong Kong, China 4, Mainland China 2, Taiwan, China 2 (8 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Advanced Optical Imaging TechnologiesEngineering10.3%
- Thin-Film Transistor TechnologiesEngineering9.1%
- Surface Roughness and Optical MeasurementsEngineering8.1%
- Liquid Crystal Research AdvancementsMaterials Science8%
- Semiconductor Lasers and Optical DevicesEngineering6.3%
- Photonic Crystals and ApplicationsPhysics and Astronomy5.4%
- Organic Light-Emitting Diodes ResearchEngineering5.3%
- Color Science and ApplicationsPhysics and Astronomy5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Optics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Physics, Applied | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Optics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Physics, Applied | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Optics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Physics, Applied | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexWeb of ScienceINSPECCASPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest, OCLC
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
- 2LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.57LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.26LetPub ·
- h-index
- 45LetPub ·
- h-index
- 65OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 914OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.85OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 15%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 23.74%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 89LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 86Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 151,119Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,761 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 110 | 39 | 12 |
| 2025 | 128 | 70 | 199 |
| 2024 | 114 | 44 | 440 |
| 2023 | 92 | 42 | 438 |
| 2022 | 107 | 22 | 573 |
| 2021 | 124 | 18 | 986 |
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
73 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 25 days – 169 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 25 days (71 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 130 days
- Sample
- 71 articles with submission and acceptance dates (241 in the window); the latest was accepted on
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".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 49%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 34 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 63 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 32 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single-anonymous peer review, at least 2 reviewersPublisher website · model-extracted
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 3,400 / EUR 2,850 / GBP 2,270 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 120 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- USD 120
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 prepare8 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 200 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 6
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 2,500 words
- Reference style
- APA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Required
- Graphical abstract
- Required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted8, with length limits
- commentsFour types of manuscript are accepted for publication: (1) regular papers, (2) reviews, (3) letters and (4) comments.Length not stated
- editorialAll manuscripts submitted are reviewed by at least two reviewers expert in the subject matter of the manuscript, to assure novelty, accuracy and the appropriate…Length not stated
- letterFour types of manuscript are accepted for publication: (1) regular papers, (2) reviews, (3) letters and (4) comments.main text ≤ 2,500 words
- lettersFour types of manuscript are accepted for publication: (1) regular papers, (2) reviews, (3) letters and (4) comments.Length not stated
- regular paperFour types of manuscript are accepted for publication: (1) regular papers, (2) reviews, (3) letters and (4) comments.Length not stated
- regular papersFour types of manuscript are accepted for publication: (1) regular papers, (2) reviews, (3) letters and (4) comments.Length not stated
- reviewFour types of manuscript are accepted for publication: (1) regular papers, (2) reviews, (3) letters and (4) comments.Length not stated
- reviewsFour types of manuscript are accepted for publication: (1) regular papers, (2) reviews, (3) letters and (4) comments.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright COPYRIGHT AND PERMISSIONS
Copyright Transfer Agreements (CTA) are located in Wiley Author Services. Once your article has been received by Wiley for production, the corresponding author will receive an email from Wiley’s Author Services system which will ask them to log in and will present them with the appropriate license for completion.
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
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1993
- ISSN
- 1071-0922
- Electronic ISSN
- 1938-3657
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 42, Issue 5 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of the Society for Information Display
What CAS zone is Journal of the Society for Information Display in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of the Society for Information Display is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Engineering, Electrical & Electronic / Materials Science, Multidisciplinary / Optics / Physics, Applied. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of the Society for Information Display?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2; CiteScore 4, h-index 65.
How long does peer review take at Journal of the Society for Information Display?
Based on the dates recorded on 71 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 73 days (interquartile range 25–169 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 49% (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 Society for Information Display?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Keywords: ≤ 6; Manuscript length: ≤ 2,500 words; Reference style: APA; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of the Society for Information Display based?
Of the 8 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 25%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Hong Kong, China (4), Mainland China (2) and Taiwan, China (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of the Society for Information Display?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of the Society for Information Display is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, Web of Science, INSPEC and CAS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of the Society for Information Display open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of the Society for Information Display is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: 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: .