Journal of Information Science

SJR Rank #7,133H-index: 86SJR: 0.782Best quartile: Q1APC: US$3,650
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Publisher

SAGE Publications Ltd

Country

United Kingdom

Type

journal

SJR by Edition

2022202500.20.40.60.8

Subject Categories

  • Library and Information SciencesQ1
  • Information SystemsQ2

Areas: Computer Science · Social Sciences

Most published research topics

scientometrics and bibliometrics researchSemantic Web and OntologiesAdvanced Text Analysis TechniquesInformation Retrieval and Search BehaviorTopic ModelingWeb Data Mining and AnalysisComplex Network Analysis TechniquesKnowledge Management and SharingLibrary Science and Information LiteracyWeb visibility and informetrics

Source: OpenAlex

Publication Statistics

2025 Docs3-Year DocsCitable Docs090180270360

Documents per Year

20222025050100150200

Detailed Information

ISSN

0165-5515, 1741-6485

SJR Best Quartile

Q1

Region

Western Europe

Citations per Document (2 years)

3.97

References per Document

56.54

Coverage

1979-2026

Scope

The Journal of Information Science is a peer-reviewed international journal of high repute covering topics of interest to all those researching and working in the sciences of information and knowledge management. The Editors welcome material on any aspect of information science theory, policy, application or practice that will advance thinking in the field. Material on all aspects of information science will be considered for publication including: • information processing and management • information flow and communication • knowledge structuring and organization • information literacy and information education • information seeking behaviours • economic impact of information and knowledge • information and knowledge policy formulation • legal and political issues relating to information • meta data and structured vocabularies • search, navigation and retrieval techniques • information architecture • information and knowledge audit • content management

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