Journal rankings · indicator year 2005
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Subfield ranking · 2005
Information Systems journal rankings 2005
87 ranked journals · Subfield in Computer Science
Information Systems has 87 ranked journals in 2005. The median journal has an OJR of 0.69, below the world average of 1.00, unchanged on 2004; Q1 starts at OJR 2.27. The top three are ACM Transactions on Software Engineering and Methodology, ACM Transactions on Internet Technology, and IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2005. 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 2002–2004, the window the 2005 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 Intelligence196
- Information Systems87
- Computational Theory and Mathematics71
- Computer Networks and Communications64
- Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition62
- Hardware and Architecture11
- Computer Science Applications10
- Human-Computer Interaction10
- Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design9
- Signal Processing6
- Software3
87 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 2004. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 2002–2004, the window the 2005 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 2002–2004 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 2005. | Compare |
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1ACM Transactions on Software Engineering and MethodologyAssociation for Computing Machinery · United States | 12.58Q1 | 8.13 0.95 down from 2004 | 38 | 27% | — | ||
2ACM Transactions on Internet TechnologyAssociation for Computing Machinery · United States | 10.27Q1 | 9.25 1.44 up from 2004 | 40 | 10% | — | ||
3IEEE Transactions on Software EngineeringIEEE Computer Society · United States | 8.96Q1 | 5.01 0.35 down from 2004 | 284 | 6% | $2,645 | ||
4Annual Review of Information Science and TechnologyWiley · United States | 7.53Q1 | 4.70 0.70 down from 2004 | 37 | 5% | — | ||
5User Modeling and User-Adapted InteractionSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 6.11Q1 | 3.69 3.00 down from 2004 | 39 | 26% | $3,290 | ||
6ComputerIEEE Computer Society · United States | 5.27Q1 | 2.85 2.21 down from 2004 | 885 | 1% | $2,995 | ||
7Empirical Software EngineeringSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 4.73Q1 | 2.20 0.79 up from 2004 | 62 | 6% | $2,290 | ||
8Requirements EngineeringSpringer Science+Business Media · United Kingdom | 4.72Q1 | 1.86 0.21 up from 2004 | 128 | 2% | $2,990 | ||
9IEEE SoftwareIEEE Computer Society · United States | 4.15Q1 | 2.00 0.61 down from 2004 | 428 | 5% | $2,995 | ||
10Distributed and Parallel DatabasesSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 4.13Q1 | 4.59 0.03 down from 2004 | 62 | 11% | $3,290 | ||
11Journal of Software Maintenance and Evolution Research and PracticeWiley · United Kingdom | 4.01Q1 | 1.95 0.47 up from 2004 | 65 | 14% | — | ||
12IEEE Security & PrivacyInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers · United States | 3.93Q1 | 2.15 0.01 up from 2004 | 242 | 3% | $2,995 | ||
13D-Lib MagazineOACorporation for National Research Initiatives · United States | 3.69Q1 | 1.69 0.08 up from 2004 | 180 | 100% | — | ||
14Journal of the American Society for Information Science and TechnologyWiley · United States | 3.21Q1 | 2.24 0.08 up from 2004 | 458 | 12% | — | ||
15The Journal of High Technology Management ResearchElsevier BV · United States | 2.97Q1 | 1.46 0.53 up from 2004 | 50 | 13% | $3,230 | ||
16Science of Computer ProgrammingElsevier BV · Netherlands | 2.81Q1 | 1.79 0.58 down from 2004 | 171 | 99% | $2,600 | ||
17ACM SIGIR ForumAssociation for Computing Machinery · United States | 2.79Q1 | 1.66 0.32 down from 2004 | 70 | 15% | — | ||
18International Journal of Information SecuritySpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 2.72Q1 | 1.73 0.20 up from 2004 | 47 | 4% | $3,690 | ||
19Automated Software EngineeringSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 2.68Q1 | 2.09 0.50 down from 2004 | 85 | 0% | $3,190 | ||
20Software Process Improvement and PracticeWiley · United Kingdom | 2.52Q1 | 0.79 0.04 up from 2004 | 55 | 14% | — | ||
21Annals of Software EngineeringSpringer Nature · Netherlands | 2.30Q1 | —no 2004 value | 31 | — | — | ||
22Library & Information Science ResearchElsevier BV · Netherlands | 2.27Q1 | 1.14 0.05 up from 2004 | 124 | 1% | $3,630 | ||
23Library Resources and Technical ServicesOAAmerican Library Association · United States | 2.14Q2 | 0.74 0.01 up from 2004 | 46 | 76% | — | ||
24Software Practice and ExperienceWiley · United Kingdom | 2.12Q2 | 1.53 0.28 down from 2004 | 200 | 8% | $4,650 | ||
25ACM SIGSOFT Software Engineering NotesAssociation for Computing Machinery · United States | 2.06Q2 | 1.10 0.21 down from 2004 | 463 | 3% | — | ||
26Journal of DocumentationEmerald Publishing Limited · United Kingdom | 1.96Q2 | 1.06 0.01 up from 2004 | 210 | 7% | — | ||
27Software Quality JournalSpringer Science+Business Media · United States | 1.85Q2 | 1.07 0.15 up from 2004 | 62 | 4% | $3,290 | ||
28Information and Software TechnologyElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.84Q2 | 1.36 0.04 up from 2004 | 312 | 6% | $3,830 | ||
29Information Management & Computer SecurityEmerald Publishing Limited · United Kingdom | 1.69Q2 | 0.69 0.36 down from 2004 | 88 | 13% | — | ||
30Journal of Systems and SoftwareElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.66Q2 | 1.32 0.15 up from 2004 | 444 | 11% | $3,820 | ||
31International Journal of Software Engineering and Knowledge EngineeringWorld Scientific · Singapore | 1.58Q2 | 1.32 0.34 up from 2004 | 89 | 3% | — | ||
32Information Technology and LibrariesOAAmerican Library Association · United States | 1.50Q2 | 0.81 0.14 up from 2004 | 59 | 100% | — | ||
33Journal of Computer Information SystemsTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 1.46Q2 | 1.09 0.10 down from 2004 | 166 | 23% | — | ||
34OCLC Systems & ServicesEmerald Publishing Limited · United Kingdom | 1.21Q2 | 0.61 0.20 up from 2004 | 79 | 0% | — | ||
35QueueAssociation for Computing Machinery · United States | 1.10Q2 | 0.75 0.05 down from 2004 | 218 | 85% | — | ||
36IT ProfessionalIEEE Computer Society · United States | 1.09Q2 | 0.49 0.07 up from 2004 | 205 | 2% | $2,645 | ||
37Data Science JournalOAUbiquity Press · United Kingdom | 0.83Q2 | 0.74 0.05 down from 2004 | 58 | 100% | $429 | ||
38Web IntelligenceIOS Press · Netherlands | 0.81Q2 | 0.45no 2004 value | 100 | — | $4,150 | — | |
39Information Security Technical ReportElsevier BV · Netherlands | 0.78Q2 | 0.49 0.32 up from 2004 | 114 | 7% | — | ||
40The Serials LibrarianTaylor & Francis · United States | 0.75Q2 | 0.21 0.17 down from 2004 | 270 | 51% | — | ||
41Library Collections Acquisitions and Technical ServicesTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 0.74Q2 | 0.30 0.09 down from 2004 | 427 | 1% | — | ||
42New Review of Information NetworkingTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 0.70Q2 | 0.42 0.35 up from 2004 | 48 | 21% | — | ||
43WERPublisher not listed | 0.70Q2 | 0.69 0.33 up from 2004 | 40 | 0% | — | ||
44The Reference LibrarianTaylor & Francis · United States | 0.69Q2 | 0.18 0.04 down from 2004 | 161 | 3% | — | ||
45Interlending & Document SupplyEmerald Publishing Limited · United Kingdom | 0.69Q3 | 0.32 0.17 down from 2004 | 233 | 4% | — | ||
46The Journal of Information and Systems in EducationOAPublisher not listed | 0.68Q3 | 0.43 0.27 up from 2004 | 34 | 0% | — | ||
47LIBER Quarterly The Journal of the Association of European Research LibrariesOAUtrecht University Library Open Access Journals (Publishing Services) · Netherlands | 0.68Q3 | 0.29 0.12 up from 2004 | 125 | 100% | — | ||
48Digital InvestigationElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 0.64Q3 | 0.47 0.47 up from 2004 | 63 | 0% | $2,750 | ||
| 0.59Q3 | 0.38 0.24 up from 2004 | 34 | 100% | — | |||
50Journal of Web EngineeringOARiver Publishers · Denmark | 0.58Q3 | 0.12 0.21 down from 2004 | 106 | 100% | — |
Subfields of Computer Science, with Information Systems highlighted.
- Artificial Intelligence196
- Information Systems87
- Computational Theory and Mathematics71
- Computer Networks and Communications64
- Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition62
- Hardware and Architecture11
- Computer Science Applications10
- Human-Computer Interaction10
- Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design9
- Signal Processing6
- Software3
Journals
Citations made in 2005. Corpus-wide, 70.9% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
41 additional Information Systems journals with metrics are unranked under this release’s eligibility rules: a journal needs at least 30 citable documents in 2002–2004, 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: 2005. Publication window: 2002–2004. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 87
- Window papers (baseline)
- 59,387 +92.6% from indicator year 2002
- Median OJR
- 0.69 -1.7% from indicator year 2002
- Rising journals (2025)
- 13
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 2002–2004 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.