Journal profile · COMPUTER SCIENCE, INFORMATION SYSTEMS
New Review of Hypermedia and Multimedia
ISSN 1361-4568 · eISSN 1740-7842 · Taylor and Francis Ltd. · ENGLAND · Founded 1995
New Review of Hypermedia and Multimedia: CAS Zone 3 · Computer Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.91; hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 377 days to acceptance (29 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 18 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
New Review of Hypermedia and Multimedia is published by Taylor and Francis Ltd. and is in Zone 3 of Computer Science in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Usability and User Interface Design, Multimedia Communication and Technology and Semantic Web and Ontologies, together about 29.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Information Systems. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The New Review of Hypermedia and Multimedia (NRHM) is a world-leading interdisciplinary journal providing a focus for research covering practical and theoretical developments in hypermedia, hypertext, the Web and interactive multimedia. The NRHM welcomes high-quality, original work that advances our knowledge and understanding of the field. Review articles and surveys which present new insights into the field, will also be considered. Topics relevant to the NRHM include, but are not limited to, the following key themes: the conceptual basis of hypertext systems; link metrics; link dynamics; time and synchronisation; the semantic web; the internet of things (IoT); linked data; Web of things; Web of Data; cognitive aspects; hypertext reading practices, navigation and browsing; studies of information seeking behaviour; authoring and design strategies; digital storytelling; authoring hypertext, multimedia authoring tools; automatic authoring; archiving; intelligent and adaptive hypermedia; social recommender systems; personalisation; user modelling; social media algorithms; knowledge organization systems and services; search systems; visualisation; user interfaces; multi-modal interaction; user experience design; affective design; gamification; usability; accessibility; testing and evaluation; individual, social and societal implications; social media; socio-technical systems; diversity and inclusivity; privacy; network effects. physical hypermedia; mobile and wearable applications; geolocation-based applications; immersive, augmented and virtual environments; hypermedia applications in specific contexts, e.g. education, commerce, health, government, culture; literary and creative hypermedia; artificial intelligence in hypertext and hypermedia; Artificial Intelligence, deep learning, machine learning and large language models only as applied to hypertext and hypermedia. All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editors-in-Chief, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to rigorous peer-review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is single anonymized and submissions can be made via the NRHM submission site . Queries regarding submissions can be made by contacting the Editors-in-Chief, whose decision is final.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): COMPUTER SCIENCE, INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Usability and User Interface DesignComputer Science12.1%
- Multimedia Communication and TechnologySocial Sciences10.7%
- Semantic Web and OntologiesComputer Science6.6%
- Digital Games and MediaSocial Sciences5.6%
- Web Data Mining and AnalysisComputer Science5.1%
- Innovative Teaching and Learning MethodsPsychology4.6%
- Recommender Systems and TechniquesComputer Science4.2%
- Web Applications and Data ManagementComputer Science4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Computer Science Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Information Systems | 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, Information Systems | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Computer Science Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Information Systems | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q2 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexWeb of ScienceINSPECDBLPPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ACM Digital Library, Astrophysics Data System, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, Crossref, British Education Index, British Library CLOCKSS, EBSCO - Applied Science & Technology Source, EBSCO - Academic Search Complete, EBSCO - STM Source, E-LIB (University of Bremen), Microsoft Academic, Naver Corporation, SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System Abstract Service, Ulrich's Periodicals Directory, WorldCat Local (OCLC), Zetoc
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
- 0.91LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.9Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 1.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.15LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.15Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.76LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.76Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 28LetPub ·
- h-index
- 46OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 205OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.12OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 11.54%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 17LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 43,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 522 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 4 | 2 |
| 2025 | 18 | 2 | 22 |
| 2024 | 22 | 16 | 31 |
| 2023 | 10 | 2 | 42 |
| 2022 | 10 | 7 | 79 |
| 2021 | 15 | 7 | 100 |
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
377 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 295 days – 536 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 15 days (29 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 387 days
- Sample
- 29 articles with submission and acceptance dates (36 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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 5%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 184 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 184 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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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)
Article types accepted2
- introductionIntroduction | Published online: 8 Jul 2026Length not stated
- research articleResearch Article | Published online: 25 Aug 2026Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
New Review of Hypermedia and Multimedia is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the dis…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Initial editor appraisal followed by rigorous peer review Model summary
All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editors-in-Chief, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to rigorous peer-review by independent, anonymous expert referees.
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
- Taylor and Francis Ltd.
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Founded
- 1995
- ISSN
- 1361-4568
- Electronic ISSN
- 1740-7842
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 32, Issue 2-3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about New Review of Hypermedia and Multimedia
What CAS zone is New Review of Hypermedia and Multimedia in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, New Review of Hypermedia and Multimedia is in Zone 3 of Computer Science, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Computer Science, Information Systems. 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.
What is the impact factor of New Review of Hypermedia and Multimedia?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.91; CiteScore 1.8, h-index 46.
How long does peer review take at New Review of Hypermedia and Multimedia?
Based on the dates recorded on 29 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 377 days (interquartile range 295–536 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 5%. 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.
Which databases index New Review of Hypermedia and Multimedia?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, New Review of Hypermedia and Multimedia is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, Web of Science, INSPEC and DBLP; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is New Review of Hypermedia and Multimedia open access, and what is the APC?
New Review of Hypermedia and Multimedia is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .