Internet Research

Aims & Scope

This wide-ranging interdisciplinary journal looks at the social, ethical, economic and political implications of the internet.

Recent issues have focused on online and mobile gaming, the sharing economy, and the dark side of social media.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	6.8

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	1304

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	2829

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	2.110

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	118

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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 Economics, Econometrics and Finance and Social Sciences, 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.

• Heuristics versus statistics in discriminant validity testing: a comparison of four procedures

  Citation: 1125

  Authors: George, Marko

• The value of online surveys

  Citation: 995

  Authors: Joel R., Anil

• The impact of electronic word‐of‐mouth

  Citation: 967

  Authors: Christy M.K., Matthew K.O., Neil

• Social research 2.0: virtual snowball sampling method using Facebook

  Citation: 860

  Authors: Fabiola, Ignasi

• Consumer acceptance of online banking: an extension of the technology acceptance model

  Citation: 817

  Authors: Tero, Kari, Heikki, Seppo

• Understanding the appeal of user‐generated media: a uses and gratification perspective

  Citation: 711

  Authors: Guosong

• What is eSports and why do people watch it?

  Citation: 627

  Authors: Juho, Max

• Technology acceptance model for wireless Internet

  Citation: 534

  Authors: June, Chun‐Sheng, Chang, James E.

• The use of a decomposed theory of planned behavior to study Internet banking in Taiwan

  Citation: 453

  Authors: Ya‐Yueh, Kwoting

• Adoption readiness, personal innovativeness, perceived risk and usage intention across customer groups for mobile payment services in India

  Citation: 432

  Authors: Rakhi, Mala

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