Journal of Information Science
SAGE Publications Ltd
United Kingdom
journal
SJR by Edition
Subject Categories
- Library and Information SciencesQ1
- Information SystemsQ2
Areas: Computer Science · Social Sciences
Most published research topics
Source: OpenAlex
Publication Statistics
Documents per Year
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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