Journal of Information Science

Aims & 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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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.7
2024	1.80

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	9186

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1210

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.629

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	81

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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 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.

• Towards an integrated crowdsourcing definition

  Citation: 1229

  Authors: Enrique, Fernando

• Usage patterns of collaborative tagging systems

  Citation: 1210

  Authors: Scott A., Bernardo A.

• Social network analysis: a powerful strategy, also for the information sciences

  Citation: 1139

  Authors: Evelien, Ronald

• The wisdom hierarchy: representations of the DIKW hierarchy

  Citation: 1115

  Authors: Jennifer

• Effects of extrinsic and intrinsic motivation on employee knowledge sharing intentions

  Citation: 830

  Authors: Hsiu-Fen

• The dark side of information: overload, anxiety and other paradoxes and pathologies

  Citation: 815

  Authors: David, Lyn

• Knowledge sharing, absorptive capacity, and innovation capability: an empirical study of Taiwan's knowledge-intensive industries

  Citation: 449

  Authors: Shu-hsien, Wu-Chen, Chih-Chiang

• Bibliometric studies of research collaboration: A review

  Citation: 432

  Authors: K.

• What are communities of practice? A comparative review of four seminal works

  Citation: 385

  Authors: Andrew

• Bibliometrics to webometrics

  Citation: 348

  Authors: Mike

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