Journal profile
The Journal of Civic Information
ISSN 2641-970X · Brechner Center for Freedom of Information, University of Florida · United States
The Journal of Civic Information: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 11 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
The Journal of Civic Information is published by Brechner Center for Freedom of Information, University of Florida. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Administrative Law and Governance, Law, Rights, and Freedoms and E-Government and Public Services, together about 65.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Civic Information is an open-access, interdisciplinary journal that publishes double-blind peer-reviewed research related to the field of accessibility of public information. We welcome submissions from both scholars and practitioners from all disciplines that involve managing information for public use.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Administrative Law and GovernanceSocial Sciences28%
- Law, Rights, and FreedomsSocial Sciences22.9%
- E-Government and Public ServicesSocial Sciences14.8%
- Information Science and LibrariesComputer Science7.6%
- Journalism and Media StudiesSocial Sciences4.7%
- Media Studies and CommunicationSocial Sciences2.5%
- Privacy, Security, and Data ProtectionSocial Sciences1.7%
- Digital and Traditional Archives ManagementArts and Humanities1.7%
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
DOAJLetPub
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
- 5OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.15OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 104 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
| 2025 | 11 | 11 | 19 |
| 2024 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
| 2023 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| 2022 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
| 2021 | 17 | 17 | 3 |
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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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 prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 100 words
- Keywords
- 5–6
- Reference style
- APA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Highlights
- Required
- Cover letter
- Required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints, Self-archiving
- License & copyright Copyright to Your Publication
As described in the author agreement, authors retain copyright to their publications. As an open access journal, we disseminate all content under a CC BY-NC 4.0 (Attribution-Non-Commercial) license. More information about this specific type of license agreement can be found here: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
No minimum or maximum length prescribed Model summary
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. There are no publication charges, and all content is freely available without charge to the user or their institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the a…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Publishes four times annually; submissions accepted on a rolling year-round basis. Model summary
All scholarly submissions to the Journal of Civic Information undergo an initial screening by the journal editor as to fitness for publication. Submissions that pass this initial screening are then subject to double-blind peer review by two or three reviewers. The editor of the Journal of Civic Information then takes into consideration recommendations by the reviewers in deciding whether to publis…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism Statement
The Journal of Civic Information does not accept articles containing material plagiarized from other publications or authors.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Original work only; not under consideration elsewhere Model summary
The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving Self-Archiving Policy
The Journal of Civic Information permits and encourages authors to post items submitted to the journal on personal websites or institutional repositories both prior to and after publication, while providing bibliographic details that credit, if applicable, its publication in this journal.
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
- Brechner Center for Freedom of Information, University of Florida
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2641-970X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 8, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about The Journal of Civic Information
How long does peer review take at The Journal of Civic Information?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of The Journal of Civic Information?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 100 words; Keywords: 5–6; Reference style: APA; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Highlights: 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 The Journal of Civic Information?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, The Journal of Civic Information is indexed in DOAJ.
Is The Journal of Civic Information open access, and what is the APC?
The Journal of Civic Information is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .