IT - Information Technology

Aims & Scope

it - Information Technology is a strictly peer-reviewed scientific journal.

It is the oldest German journal in the field of information technology.

Today, the major aim of it - Information Technology is highlighting issues on ongoing newsworthy areas in information technology and informatics and their application.

It aims at presenting the topics with a holistic view.

It addresses scientists, graduate students, and experts in industrial research and development. it - Information Technology is the organ of the faculties Technical Informatics and Computer Science in the Life Sciences of the German Informatics Society (GI - Gesellschaft für Informatik e.V.) and faculty Technical Informatics of the Information Technology Society (ITG) within the VDE (Verband der Elektrotechnik, Elektronik und Informationstechnik e.V.).

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.3
2024	1.00

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.272

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	27

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	17663

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	190

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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, 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.

• A design and evaluation framework for digital health interventions

  Citation: 96

  Authors: Tobias, Lena, Samira, Amanda, Hannes

• Tweets vs. Mendeley readers: How do these two social media metrics differ?

  Citation: 94

  Authors: Stefanie, Vincent, Mike, Didier, Isabella

• Communicating the intention of an automated vehicle to pedestrians: The contributions of eHMI and vehicle behavior

  Citation: 89

  Authors: Debargha, Andrii, Melanie, Bastian, Marieke, Jacques

• Mapping the sea of opportunities: Blockchain in supply chain and logistics

  Citation: 55

  Authors: Moritz, Niels, Birgit

• Invasive Algorithms and Architectures Invasive Algorithmen und Architekturen

  Citation: 47

  Authors: Jürgen

• Interaction Principles for Cooperative Human-Machine Systems

  Citation: 46

  Authors: Klaus, Markus, Dino, Martin, Daniel

• The robot software framework ArmarX

  Citation: 43

  Authors: Nikolaus, Mirko, Manfred, Kai, Tamim

• Digital twin technology – An approach for Industrie 4.0 vertical and horizontal lifecycle integration

  Citation: 43

  Authors: Reiner, Sebastian, Klaus, Eduardo

• On-chain vs. off-chain storage for supply- and blockchain integration

  Citation: 40

  Authors: Thomas, Matthew, Philip, Alexander, Bela

• From FAIR research data toward FAIR and open research software

  Citation: 39

  Authors: Wilhelm, Leslie, Simon, Heather, Thanassis

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