Journal profile · Telecommunications
Mobile Information Systems
ISSN 1574-017X · eISSN 1875-905X · Hindawi Limited · NETHERLANDS · Quarterly
Mobile Information Systems: impact factor 0.6; fully open access; APC about USD 2,550; review about 48 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 19 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus; flagged on an early-warning list or for an indexing change: check before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Mobile Information Systems is published by Hindawi Limited. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Advanced Technologies in Various Fields, Educational Technology and Pedagogy and AI and Big Data Applications, together about 25.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Artificial Intelligence and Computer Networks and Communications. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Recent advances in wireless technologies and battery performance have enabled increasingly more powerful mobile computing devices, that are themselves more widely available than ever before. The emergence of these devices has led to a proliferation of users engaging in data communication and processing on a massive scale. To report advances in this area, this journal publishes studies that present the theory and/or application of new ideas and concepts in the field of mobile information systems, and welcomes submissions from researchers, practitioners, and professionals across academia, government, and industry. As well as original research, Mobile Information Systems also publishes focused review articles that examine the state of the art, identify emerging trends, and suggest future directions for developing fields.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Telecommunications
Editor-in-chief Alessandro BazziPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 5 in mainland China (about 10%); most named Italy 17, India 7, Spain 7, Mainland China 5, Taiwan, China 2 (49 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Advanced Technologies in Various FieldsComputer Science8.6%
- Educational Technology and PedagogyComputer Science8.5%
- AI and Big Data ApplicationsComputer Science8.1%
- E-commerce and Technology InnovationsBusiness, Management and Accounting7.8%
- IoT and Edge/Fog ComputingComputer Science6.6%
- Digital Media and Visual ArtComputer Science4.7%
- Advanced MIMO Systems OptimizationEngineering4.2%
- AI and Multimedia in EducationComputer Science3.8%
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
ScopusLetPub
Early warning / risk: Removed from SCIE on 20 March 2023. CAS Early Warning Journal List: listed in the 2023 edition (low risk); not listed in the other 5 editions.LetPub
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
- 0.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.36LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.85LetPub ·
- h-index
- 25LetPub ·
- h-index
- 61OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,005OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.17OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 506LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,089 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 6 | 0 |
| 2025 | 19 | 18 | 1 |
| 2024 | 34 | 33 | 9 |
| 2023 | 446 | 446 | 541 |
| 2022 | 1,828 | 1,827 | 10,610 |
| 2021 | 594 | 593 | 7,225 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 48 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Blind peer reviewLetPub
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
Fully open accessLetPub
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,550 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 2,100 | Yes | — | |
| 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 prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 300 words
- Reference style
- Chicago
Article types accepted7
- original researchThe journal will consider the following article types: Research articles Research articles should present the results of an original research study. These manus…Length not stated
- research articleThe journal will consider the following article types: Research articles Research articles should present the results of an original research study. These manus…Length not stated
- research articlesResearch articles should present the results of an original research study.Length not stated
- reviewThe journal will consider the following article types: Research articles Research articles should present the results of an original research study. These manus…Length not stated
- review articleThe journal will consider the following article types: Research articles Research articles should present the results of an original research study. These manus…Length not stated
- reviewsA review article provides an overview of the published literature in a particular subject area.Length not stated
- systematic reviewThe journal will consider the following article types: Research articles Research articles should present the results of an original research study. These manus…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, License & copyright, Peer review, Preprints, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- Authorship Title and authorship information
The following information should be included: Manuscript title Full author names Full institutional mailing addresses Email addresses Affiliations. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in institutional affiliations. Responsibility for affiliations ultimately rests with the author, although the publisher may request changes be made to countries listed in affiliations t…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflicts of interest
Concurrent submission limit: three manuscripts Model summary
Authors must declare all relevant interests that could be perceived as conflicting. Authors should explain why each interest may represent a conflict. If no conflicts exist, the authors should state this. Submitting authors are responsible for co-authors declaring their interests. Conflicts of interest (COIs, also known as 'competing interests') occur when issues outside research could be reasonab…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability
Data availability statement required Model summary
Authors must include a data availability statement with their submission. When submitting a manuscript, submitting authors will be asked to select from several pre-written statements or use the text editor to tell us about data availability with regard to their submission. Review our Data Sharing Policy to understand which data availability statement is right for your submission.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright and permissions
Copyright: authors retain copyright, CC BY Model summary
Authors retain the copyright of their manuscripts, and all open access articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided that the original work is properly cited. The use of general descriptive names, trade names, trademarks, and so forth in this publication, even if not speci…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
Peer review model: single-anonymized Model summary
The journal follows a single-anonymized peer review model, for applicable article types. Information on the Peer Review model can be found here. Wiley's policy on the confidentiality of the review process is available here. All submitted articles are subject to assessment and peer review to ensure editorial appropriateness and technical correctness. Research published in the journal must be: Scien…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Preprint policy: preprints accepted Model summary
The journal accepts articles previously published on preprint servers, and does not consider this to compromise the novelty of the results. Articles based on content previously made public only on a preprint server, institutional repository, or in a thesis will be considered. The preprint should be cited.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Reporting guidelines
Authors are strongly encouraged to use appropriate reporting guidelines when preparing and submitting manuscripts, to maximize transparency and reproducibility. Our editors and reviewers are also encouraged to use them in the review process. Completed checklists should be provided in the supplementary files on submission. We particularly encourage the use of: CONSORT for randomized controlled tria…
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
- Hindawi Limited
- Country or region
- NETHERLANDS
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 1574-017X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1875-905X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Mobile Information Systems
What is the impact factor of Mobile Information Systems?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.6; CiteScore 1.4, h-index 61.
How long does peer review take at Mobile Information Systems?
Authors report an average review time of about 48 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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 Mobile Information Systems?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 300 words; Reference style: Chicago. 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 Mobile Information Systems based?
Of the 49 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 5 (about 10%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Italy (17), India (7) and Spain (7). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Mobile Information Systems?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Mobile Information Systems is indexed in Scopus.
Is Mobile Information Systems open access, and what is the APC?
Mobile Information Systems is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,550.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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: .