Journal profile
The Journal of Altmetrics
ISSN 2577-5685 · Levy Library Press · United States
The Journal of Altmetrics: fully open access; no APC; review about 13 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
The Journal of Altmetrics is published by Levy Library Press. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are scientometrics and bibliometrics research, Web visibility and informetrics and Academic Publishing and Open Access, together about 72.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- scientometrics and bibliometrics researchDecision Sciences31.8%
- Web visibility and informetricsComputer Science22.7%
- Academic Publishing and Open AccessDecision Sciences18.2%
- Library Science and InformationComputer Science6.1%
- Psychology Research and BibliometricsPsychology4.6%
- Social Media in Health EducationSocial Sciences3%
- Topic ModelingComputer Science1.5%
- Higher Education Governance and DevelopmentSocial Sciences1.5%
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
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
- h-index
- 10OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 10OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 22 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| 2021 | 5 | 5 | 55 |
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 13 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous 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 accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Levy Library Press
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2577-5685
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about The Journal of Altmetrics
How long does peer review take at The Journal of Altmetrics?
Authors report an average review time of about 13 weeks. 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.
Is The Journal of Altmetrics open access, and what is the APC?
The Journal of Altmetrics is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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: .