Journal rankings · indicator year 2003
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Subfield ranking · 2003
Information Systems journal rankings 2003
74 ranked journals · Subfield in Computer Science
Information Systems has 74 ranked journals in 2003. The median OJR fell 0.07 on 2002 to 0.63, below the world average of 1.00; Q1 starts at OJR 2.10. The top three are User Modeling and User-Adapted Interaction, ACM Transactions on Software Engineering and Methodology, and IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2003. Journal access status and listed APC: source snapshot September 23, 2026.
Journals whose main subfield sits in this category and that published at least 30 citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) in 2000–2002, the window the 2003 score is computed on.
The OpenJournalRank Indicator (OJR) is a free, publicly available metric of a journal’s field-normalized citation impact, computed from open OpenAlex citation data. It compares citations to a journal’s papers from the previous three years with the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so 1.00 is the world average and values can be compared across fields. It is computed with the NCI3 method.
The middle OJR among ranked journals in this category: half score higher, half lower. 1.00 is the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type.
The dot is this category, the solid tick is the median of all ranked journals and the dashed line is the world average.
Share of ranked journals in this category that are fully open access, so every paper is free to read. Hybrid journals, which sell subscriptions and open single papers for a fee, are not counted.
Median list price of the article processing charge, in US dollars, among ranked journals in this category that list a price above zero. Journals with a listed APC of $0 and journals with no known price are left out of this median. The At a glance table below gives a second median that includes the $0 prices.
Subfields of Computer Science (11)
- Artificial Intelligence172
- Information Systems74
- Computational Theory and Mathematics72
- Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition60
- Computer Networks and Communications59
- Computer Science Applications10
- Human-Computer Interaction10
- Hardware and Architecture9
- Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design8
- Signal Processing6
- Software2
74 ranked journals
Filters
Rank is the position by OJR within the list on screen; 1 is the highest. | OJR is field-normalized 3-year citation impact: 1.00 is the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so values compare across fields. The badge is the journal’s quartile in this list. | Citations per paper over a two-year window, counted from OpenAlex. It is not field-normalized, so compare it only between journals of the same field. ▲ or ▼ is the change from 2002. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 2000–2002, the window the 2003 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 2000–2002 papers that are free to read in any open-access form. The green OA tag next to a title marks a fully open-access journal. | List price of the article processing charge in US dollars. “$0 listed” means the listed price is zero; a dash means no price is listed. | The line is the journal’s OJR from 2000 to 2003. | Compare |
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1User Modeling and User-Adapted InteractionSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 9.46Q1 | 7.93 0.83 up from 2002 | 41 | 18% | $3,290 | ||
2ACM Transactions on Software Engineering and MethodologyAssociation for Computing Machinery · United States | 8.82Q1 | 6.08 2.21 up from 2002 | 38 | 36% | — | ||
3IEEE Transactions on Software EngineeringIEEE Computer Society · United States | 6.60Q1 | 4.48 0.06 up from 2002 | 221 | 12% | $2,645 | ||
4ComputerIEEE Computer Society · United States | 6.27Q1 | 4.12 0.35 up from 2002 | 638 | 3% | $2,995 | ||
5IEEE SoftwareIEEE Computer Society · United States | 4.32Q1 | 2.43 0.84 up from 2002 | 385 | 5% | $2,995 | ||
6Empirical Software EngineeringSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 4.03Q1 | 1.20 0.13 down from 2002 | 74 | 0% | $2,290 | ||
7Journal of DocumentationEmerald Publishing Limited · United Kingdom | 3.69Q1 | 1.43 0.50 down from 2002 | 149 | 4% | — | ||
8Science of Computer ProgrammingElsevier BV · Netherlands | 3.37Q1 | 1.95 0.40 down from 2002 | 123 | 100% | $2,600 | ||
9D-Lib MagazineOACorporation for National Research Initiatives · United States | 3.31Q1 | 1.37 0.55 down from 2002 | 198 | 100% | — | ||
10Journal of the American Society for Information ScienceWiley · United States | 3.20Q1 | —no 2002 value | 176 | — | — | ||
11Distributed and Parallel DatabasesSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 3.16Q1 | 1.98 0.11 down from 2002 | 55 | 12% | $3,290 | ||
12Journal of Software Maintenance and Evolution Research and PracticeWiley · United Kingdom | 3.06Q1 | 1.37 0.62 up from 2002 | 46 | 8% | — | ||
13Requirements EngineeringSpringer Science+Business Media · United Kingdom | 2.94Q1 | 0.58 0.11 up from 2002 | 185 | 8% | $2,990 | ||
14Information Technology and LibrariesOAAmerican Library Association · United States | 2.77Q1 | 0.60 1.50 down from 2002 | 63 | 100% | — | ||
15Journal of the American Society for Information Science and TechnologyWiley · United States | 2.69Q1 | 2.11 0.74 up from 2002 | 403 | 11% | — | ||
16The Journal of High Technology Management ResearchElsevier BV · United States | 2.69Q1 | 1.41 0.62 up from 2002 | 48 | 4% | $3,230 | ||
17Annals of Software EngineeringSpringer Nature · Netherlands | 2.50Q1 | 1.21 0.13 up from 2002 | 84 | — | — | ||
18Automated Software EngineeringSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 2.15Q1 | 1.53 0.76 up from 2002 | 53 | 8% | $3,190 | ||
19Information and Software TechnologyElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 2.10Q1 | 1.42 0.32 up from 2002 | 254 | 7% | $3,830 | ||
20Library Resources and Technical ServicesOAAmerican Library Association · United States | 2.09Q2 | 1.07 0.41 up from 2002 | 56 | 84% | — | ||
21Software Practice and ExperienceWiley · United Kingdom | 2.05Q2 | 1.74 0.14 up from 2002 | 242 | 16% | $4,650 | ||
21Library & Information Science ResearchElsevier BV · Netherlands | 2.05Q2 | 1.27 0.76 up from 2002 | 109 | 5% | $3,630 | ||
23ACM SIGSOFT Software Engineering NotesAssociation for Computing Machinery · United States | 1.85Q2 | 1.95 1.21 up from 2002 | 506 | 1% | — | ||
24New Review of Information Behaviour ResearchTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 1.79Q2 | 0.80 0.12 up from 2002 | 32 | 0% | — | ||
25International Journal of Software Engineering and Knowledge EngineeringWorld Scientific · Singapore | 1.76Q2 | 1.67 0.46 up from 2002 | 133 | 17% | — | ||
26Journal of Systems and SoftwareElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.72Q2 | 1.31 0.24 up from 2002 | 334 | 3% | $3,820 | ||
27Software Process Improvement and PracticeWiley · United Kingdom | 1.57Q2 | 0.93 0.12 down from 2002 | 56 | 0% | — | ||
28Information Management & Computer SecurityEmerald Publishing Limited · United Kingdom | 1.54Q2 | 0.96 0.42 up from 2002 | 82 | 13% | — | ||
29IT ProfessionalIEEE Computer Society · United States | 1.37Q2 | 1.01 0.40 up from 2002 | 162 | 0% | $2,645 | ||
30ACM SIGIR ForumAssociation for Computing Machinery · United States | 1.16Q2 | 0.72 0.36 up from 2002 | 45 | 5% | — | ||
31EDPACSTaylor & Francis · United States | 1.08Q2 | 0.09 0.44 down from 2002 | 145 | 0% | — | ||
32Journal of Internet CatalogingHaworth Press · United States | 1.02Q2 | 0.50 0.13 up from 2002 | 77 | 0% | — | ||
33Cataloging & Classification QuarterlyTaylor & Francis · United States | 1.01Q2 | 0.49 0.26 up from 2002 | 215 | 10% | — | ||
34Journal of Computer Information SystemsTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 0.94Q2 | 0.56 0.29 up from 2002 | 177 | 22% | — | ||
35OCLC Systems & ServicesEmerald Publishing Limited · United Kingdom | 0.89Q2 | 0.31 0.48 down from 2002 | 57 | 0% | — | ||
36Collection BuildingEmerald Publishing Limited · United Kingdom | 0.68Q2 | 0.26 0.14 down from 2002 | 92 | 0% | — | ||
37Serials ReviewTaylor & Francis · United States | 0.64Q2 | 0.19 0.13 down from 2002 | 394 | 0% | — | ||
38Collection ManagementTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 0.63Q3 | 0.21 0.01 up from 2002 | 86 | 14% | — | ||
39Information Services & UseOAIOS Press · Netherlands | 0.62Q3 | 0.24 0.07 up from 2002 | 93 | 46% | $0 listed | ||
40Issues in Science and Technology LibrarianshipOAAssociation of College and Research Libraries · United States | 0.59Q3 | 0.33 0.16 down from 2002 | 154 | 96% | — | ||
41Information & Security An International JournalProcon Ltd. · Bulgaria | 0.55Q3 | 0.29 0.25 up from 2002 | 81 | 81% | — | ||
42Proceedings of the American Society for Information Science and TechnologyPublisher not listed | 0.50Q3 | 0.28 0.05 down from 2002 | 162 | 60% | — | ||
43New Review of Information NetworkingTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 0.50Q3 | 0.21 0.10 up from 2002 | 53 | 0% | — | ||
44網際網路技術學刊Taiwan Academic Network · Taiwan | 0.49Q3 | 0.19 0.03 up from 2002 | 33 | 0% | — | ||
45The Reference LibrarianTaylor & Francis · United States | 0.49Q3 | 0.16 0.23 down from 2002 | 165 | 6% | — | ||
46The Serials LibrarianTaylor & Francis · United States | 0.48Q3 | 0.21 0.02 up from 2002 | 253 | 42% | — | ||
47The Acquisitions LibrarianTaylor & Francis · United States | 0.46Q3 | 0.64 0.64 up from 2002 | 41 | 4% | — | ||
48XRDS Crossroads The ACM Magazine for StudentsAssociation for Computing Machinery · United States | 0.46Q3 | 0.38 0.21 up from 2002 | 89 | 0% | — | ||
49Information Security Technical ReportElsevier BV · Netherlands | 0.40Q3 | 0.30 0.09 up from 2002 | 102 | 0% | — | ||
50Library Collections Acquisitions and Technical ServicesTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 0.39Q3 | 0.23 0.05 up from 2002 | 492 | 0% | — |
Subfields of Computer Science, with Information Systems highlighted.
- Artificial Intelligence172
- Information Systems74
- Computational Theory and Mathematics72
- Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition60
- Computer Networks and Communications59
- Computer Science Applications10
- Human-Computer Interaction10
- Hardware and Architecture9
- Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design8
- Signal Processing6
- Software2
Journals
Citations made in 2003. Corpus-wide, 70.2% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
43 additional Information Systems journals with metrics are unranked under this release’s eligibility rules: a journal needs at least 30 citable documents in 2000–2002, at least 80% of them with a subfield, and a positive world-average expectation. Ranks are within the whole category; filters hide rows without re-ranking. OJR excludes self-citations.
At a glance
Indicator year: 2003. Publication window: 2000–2002. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 74
- Window papers (baseline)
- 39,933 +104.7% from indicator year 2000
- Median OJR
- 0.63 +16.6% from indicator year 2000
- Rising journals (2025)
- 13
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 2000–2002 in all journals of the world-average baseline, including non-core journals, counted by each paper’s own subfield. They are not the papers of the ranked journals alone.
| Measure | Year series | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranked journals | 68 | 67 | 72 | 74 | 81 | 87 | 88 | 99 | 115 | 129 | 137 | 146 | 163 | 183 | 195 | 203 | 210 | 211 | 208 | 210 | 210 | 218 | 213 | 213 | 205 | 195 | |
| Window papers (baseline) | 19,509 | 24,019 | 30,841 | 39,933 | 49,348 | 59,387 | 69,783 | 82,414 | 97,475 | 111,430 | 123,655 | 134,006 | 146,270 | 152,576 | 157,421 | 158,033 | 160,819 | 157,744 | 160,277 | 171,046 | 195,495 | 226,892 | 260,327 | 285,572 | 307,676 | 320,578 | |
| Median OJR | 0.542 | 0.654 | 0.71 | 0.63 | 0.70 | 0.69 | 0.86 | 0.94 | 1.082 | 1.081 | 1.12 | 1.07 | 1.02 | 0.96 | 0.80 | 0.82 | 0.75 | 0.648 | 0.637 | 0.544 | 0.57 | 0.551 | 0.548 | 0.51 | 0.66 | 0.641 |
How to read these rankings
- OJR, the OpenJournalRank Indicator
- A field-normalized 3-year citation impact, computed from OpenAlex with the NCI3 method. It divides the citations a journal’s papers received by the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so 1.00 is the world average and 2.00 means twice as many citations as expected. Because it is normalized, it can be compared across fields. Read the methodology
- Quartiles
- Q1 to Q4 split the ranked journals of the list you are viewing into four equal groups by OJR. A journal’s quartile depends on the list: the same journal can be Q1 in its subfield and Q2 among all journals.
- Impact factor (2-year)
- Citations per paper over a two-year window, counted from OpenAlex. It is easy to compare with familiar impact factors but is not field-normalized, so compare it only within a field. It is not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. Why it differs from the Journal Impact Factor
- Rank ranges
- Each rank in the latest year carries a likely range from 1,000 resamples of the journal’s papers. Where two journals’ ranges overlap, the data cannot tell them apart, so treat neighbouring ranks as ties.