Electronic Commerce Research

Aims & Scope

The Internet and the World Wide Web have brought a fundamental change in the way that individuals access data, information and services.

Individuals have access to vast amounts of data, to experts and services that are not limited in time or space.

This has forced business to change the way in which they conduct their commercial transactions with their end customers and with other businesses, resulting in the development of a global market through the Internet.

The emergence of the Internet and electronic commerce raises many new research issues.

The Electronic Commerce Research journal will serve as a forum for stimulating and disseminating research into all facets of electronic commerce - from research into core enabling technologies to work on assessing and understanding the implications of these technologies on societies, economies, businesses and individuals.

The journal concentrates on theoretical as well as empirical research that leads to better understanding of electronic commerce and its implications.

Topics covered by the journal include, but are not restricted to the following subjects as they relate to the Internet and electronic commerce: Dissemination of services through the Internet; Intelligent agents technologies and their impact; The global impact of electronic commerce; The economics of electronic commerce; Fraud reduction on the Internet; Mobile electronic commerce; Virtual electronic commerce systems; Application of computer and communication technologies to electronic commerce; Electronic market mechanisms and their impact; Auctioning over the Internet; Business models of Internet based companies; Service creation and provisioning; Etc...

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	4.7

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.810

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	58

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	6663

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1525

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Computer Science and Economics, Econometrics and Finance, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Knowledge mapping of platform research: a visual analysis using VOSviewer and CiteSpace

  Citation: 407

  Authors: Xue, Zhong

• A model of acceptance of augmented-reality interactive technology: the moderating role of cognitive innovativeness

  Citation: 343

  Authors: Tseng-Lung, Shuling

• Electronic word-of-mouth and online reviews in tourism services: the use of twitter by tourists

  Citation: 312

  Authors: Marios D., Cinà

• Community based innovation: How to integrate members of virtual communities into new product development

  Citation: 300

  Authors: Johann, Michael, Holger, Hans

• Virtual item sales as a revenue model: identifying attributes that drive purchase decisions

  Citation: 232

  Authors: Vili

• Non-public and public online community participation: Needs, attitudes and behavior

  Citation: 232

  Authors: Blair, Dorine, Jenny

• An empirical study on consumer first purchase intention in online shopping: integrating initial trust and TAM

  Citation: 206

  Authors: Jin Baek

• Retail spatial evolution: paving the way from traditional to metaverse retailing

  Citation: 206

  Authors: Michael, Savvas, Feng

• Modeling users’ acceptance of mobile services

  Citation: 201

  Authors: Theodora, Vaggelis, Angelos, Maro

• Gender differences in consumers’ perception of online consumer reviews

  Citation: 200

  Authors: Soonyong, Taesik

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