Journal rankings · indicator year 2015
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Subfield ranking · 2015
Information Systems journal rankings 2015
203 ranked journals · Subfield in Computer Science
Information Systems has 203 ranked journals in 2015. The median journal has an OJR of 0.82, below the world average of 1.00, up 0.02 on 2014; Q1 starts at OJR 1.81. The top three are User Modeling and User-Adapted Interaction, IEEE Transactions on Cloud Computing, and ACM Transactions on the Web.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2015. 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 2012–2014, the window the 2015 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 Intelligence404
- Information Systems203
- Computer Networks and Communications129
- Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition116
- Computational Theory and Mathematics103
- Computer Science Applications19
- Human-Computer Interaction17
- Hardware and Architecture16
- Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design11
- Signal Processing10
- Software2
203 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 2014. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 2012–2014, the window the 2015 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 2012–2014 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 2006 to 2015. | Compare |
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1User Modeling and User-Adapted InteractionSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 12.56Q1 | 5.50 2.78 down from 2014 | 35 | 40% | $3,290 | ||
2IEEE Transactions on Cloud ComputingInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers · United States | 11.88Q1 | 7.70 1.42 up from 2014 | 105 | 19% | $2,645 | ||
3ACM Transactions on the WebAssociation for Computing Machinery · United States | 7.70Q1 | 3.24 1.58 down from 2014 | 66 | 36% | — | ||
4IEEE Transactions on Software EngineeringIEEE Computer Society · United States | 7.04Q1 | 5.19 0.30 up from 2014 | 227 | 30% | $2,645 | ||
5ACM Transactions on Software Engineering and MethodologyAssociation for Computing Machinery · United States | 7.00Q1 | 5.09 0.26 up from 2014 | 96 | 26% | — | ||
6Empirical Software EngineeringSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 6.30Q1 | 3.03 0.65 down from 2014 | 146 | 32% | $2,290 | ||
7Digital InvestigationElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 5.77Q1 | 3.56 0.72 down from 2014 | 156 | 49% | $2,750 | ||
8Human-centric Computing and Information SciencesSpringer Nature · South Korea | 5.18Q1 | 7.13 1.82 down from 2014 | 57 | 100% | $1,870 | ||
9Information and Software TechnologyElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 5.16Q1 | 3.91 0.18 down from 2014 | 355 | 33% | $3,830 | ||
10Automated Software EngineeringSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 4.12Q1 | 2.50 1.33 down from 2014 | 66 | 25% | $3,190 | ||
11IEEE Cloud ComputingInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers · United States | 4.03Q1 | 2.02no 2014 value | 60 | 13% | — | — | |
12Journal of the American Society for Information Science and TechnologyWiley · United States | 4.00Q1 | 3.25 0.12 up from 2014 | 358 | 0% | — | ||
13Journal of Systems and SoftwareElsevier BV · Netherlands | 3.99Q1 | 3.35 0.28 down from 2014 | 594 | 32% | $3,820 | ||
14Enterprise Information SystemsTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 3.80Q1 | 2.19 4.35 down from 2014 | 118 | 14% | — | ||
15Requirements EngineeringSpringer Science+Business Media · United Kingdom | 3.78Q1 | 2.13 0.27 down from 2014 | 82 | 19% | $2,990 | ||
16ISRN Software EngineeringOAHindawi Publishing Corporation · Egypt | 3.71Q1 | 4.56 1.39 up from 2014 | 32 | — | — | ||
17Library & Information Science ResearchElsevier BV · Netherlands | 3.66Q1 | 2.31 0.14 up from 2014 | 115 | 9% | $3,630 | ||
18Software Quality JournalSpringer Science+Business Media · United States | 3.63Q1 | 1.81 0.42 down from 2014 | 86 | 44% | $3,290 | ||
19IEEE SoftwareIEEE Computer Society · United States | 3.51Q1 | 2.26 0.04 down from 2014 | 331 | 26% | $2,995 | ||
| 3.44Q1 | 2.19 0.14 up from 2014 | 50 | 100% | — | |||
21ACM Transactions on Internet TechnologyAssociation for Computing Machinery · United States | 3.27Q1 | 2.65 0.12 down from 2014 | 59 | 24% | — | ||
22Information Management & Computer SecurityEmerald Publishing Limited · United Kingdom | 3.21Q1 | 1.54 0.19 down from 2014 | 81 | — | — | ||
23Journal of Software Evolution and ProcessWiley · United States | 3.10Q1 | 1.56 0.08 up from 2014 | 129 | 25% | $4,480 | ||
24International Journal of Digital CurationOAUniversity of Edinburgh · United Kingdom | 3.03Q1 | 1.63 0.64 down from 2014 | 104 | 100% | — | ||
25Journal of Computer Information SystemsTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 2.95Q1 | 1.99 0.23 down from 2014 | 127 | 4% | — | ||
26The Journal of High Technology Management ResearchElsevier BV · United States | 2.81Q1 | 1.45 0.15 down from 2014 | 46 | 13% | $3,230 | ||
27Journal of eScience LibrarianshipOAUniversity of Massachusetts Medical School, Lamar Soutter Library · United States | 2.71Q1 | 1.68 0.44 up from 2014 | 49 | 100% | — | ||
28International Journal of Mobile Learning and OrganisationInderscience Publishers · United Kingdom | 2.67Q1 | 2.15 1.04 up from 2014 | 54 | 0% | — | ||
29Journal of DocumentationEmerald Publishing Limited · United Kingdom | 2.63Q1 | 2.23 0.28 up from 2014 | 170 | 24% | — | ||
30VINEEmerald Publishing Limited · United Kingdom | 2.53Q1 | 1.73 0.09 up from 2014 | 76 | 7% | — | ||
31International Journal of Web and Grid ServicesInderscience Publishers · United Kingdom | 2.47Q1 | 1.94no change | 53 | 9% | — | ||
32International Journal of Information SecuritySpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 2.47Q1 | 2.18 0.22 down from 2014 | 119 | 29% | $3,690 | ||
33International Journal of Cloud Computing and Services Science (IJ-CLOSER)Institute of Advanced Engineering and Science (IAES) · Indonesia | 2.39Q1 | 1.13 0.47 down from 2014 | 62 | — | — | ||
34International Journal of Web Services ResearchOAIGI Global · United States | 2.24Q1 | 1.00 0.39 down from 2014 | 52 | 0% | — | ||
35IET SoftwareOAInstitution of Engineering and Technology · United Kingdom | 2.23Q1 | 1.55 0.04 up from 2014 | 110 | 29% | $2,210 | ||
36Information Technology and LibrariesOAAmerican Library Association · United States | 2.21Q1 | 1.23 0.27 down from 2014 | 69 | 100% | — | ||
37Library Resources and Technical ServicesOAAmerican Library Association · United States | 2.18Q1 | 0.63 0.26 down from 2014 | 81 | 80% | — | ||
38IT ProfessionalIEEE Computer Society · United States | 2.17Q1 | 1.82 0.31 up from 2014 | 240 | 16% | $2,645 | ||
39ComputerIEEE Computer Society · United States | 2.17Q1 | 1.57 0.34 down from 2014 | 964 | 23% | $2,995 | ||
40LIBER Quarterly The Journal of the Association of European Research LibrariesOAUtrecht University Library Open Access Journals (Publishing Services) · Netherlands | 2.12Q1 | 1.59 0.79 up from 2014 | 60 | 100% | — | ||
41International Journal of Cloud ComputingInderscience Publishers · United Kingdom | 2.11Q1 | 1.17 0.27 down from 2014 | 53 | 6% | — | ||
42Journal of Information Technology Education Innovations in PracticeOAInforming Science Institute · United States | 2.09Q1 | 0.97 0.37 down from 2014 | 55 | 100% | — | ||
43IEEE Security & PrivacyInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers · United States | 2.09Q1 | 1.68 0.54 up from 2014 | 368 | 17% | $2,995 | ||
44Software Practice and ExperienceWiley · United Kingdom | 1.96Q1 | 1.29 0.22 down from 2014 | 209 | 22% | $4,650 | ||
45International Journal of Cloud Applications and ComputingIGI Global · United States | 1.94Q1 | 0.67 0.09 down from 2014 | 63 | 13% | — | ||
46International Journal of Mobile and Blended LearningIGI Global · United States | 1.94Q1 | 1.11 0.08 down from 2014 | 55 | 5% | — | ||
47Distributed and Parallel DatabasesSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 1.91Q1 | 1.84 0.77 down from 2014 | 75 | 33% | $3,290 | ||
48QueueAssociation for Computing Machinery · United States | 1.90Q1 | 1.13 0.48 down from 2014 | 153 | 82% | — | ||
49Kansas Library Association College and University Libraries Section ProceedingsOANew Prairie Press · United States | 1.90Q1 | 0.76 0.29 up from 2014 | 32 | 100% | — | ||
50Science of Computer ProgrammingElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.88Q1 | 1.45 0.01 up from 2014 | 457 | 100% | $2,600 |
Subfields of Computer Science, with Information Systems highlighted.
- Artificial Intelligence404
- Information Systems203
- Computer Networks and Communications129
- Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition116
- Computational Theory and Mathematics103
- Computer Science Applications19
- Human-Computer Interaction17
- Hardware and Architecture16
- Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design11
- Signal Processing10
- Software2
Journals
Citations made in 2015. Corpus-wide, 78.1% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
74 additional Information Systems journals with metrics are unranked under this release’s eligibility rules: a journal needs at least 30 citable documents in 2012–2014, 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: 2015. Publication window: 2012–2014. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 203
- Window papers (baseline)
- 158,033 +8.0% from indicator year 2012
- Median OJR
- 0.82 -19.4% from indicator year 2012
- Rising journals (2025)
- 13
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 2012–2014 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.