Journal rankings · indicator year 2021
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Subfield ranking · 2021
Information Systems journal rankings 2021
218 ranked journals · Subfield in Computer Science
Information Systems has 218 ranked journals in 2021. The median journal has an OJR of 0.55, below the world average of 1.00, down 0.01 on 2020; Q1 starts at OJR 1.28. The top three are Postdigital Science and Education, Journal of Cybersecurity, and Journal of New Approaches in Educational Research.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2021. 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 2018–2020, the window the 2021 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 Intelligence456
- Information Systems218
- Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition134
- Computer Networks and Communications126
- Computational Theory and Mathematics113
- Human-Computer Interaction28
- Computer Science Applications24
- Hardware and Architecture13
- Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design11
- Signal Processing9
- Software2
218 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 2020. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 2018–2020, the window the 2021 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 2018–2020 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 2012 to 2021. | Compare |
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1Postdigital Science and EducationSpringer Science+Business Media · Switzerland | 6.65Q1 | 9.85 6.13 up from 2020 | 188 | 72% | $3,190 | ||
2Journal of CybersecurityOAOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 5.57Q1 | 6.41 1.43 down from 2020 | 48 | 100% | $2,094 | ||
3Journal of New Approaches in Educational ResearchOAUniversity of Alicante · Spain | 5.32Q1 | 7.28 0.25 up from 2020 | 61 | 100% | $2,590 | ||
4International Journal of Web and Grid ServicesInderscience Publishers · United Kingdom | 5.27Q1 | 0.81 15.65 down from 2020 | 95 | 0% | — | ||
5The Journal of High Technology Management ResearchElsevier BV · United States | 3.89Q1 | 4.16 1.95 down from 2020 | 55 | 25% | $3,230 | ||
6Empirical Software EngineeringSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 3.71Q1 | 5.97 1.78 up from 2020 | 277 | 66% | $2,290 | ||
7Human-centric Computing and Information SciencesSpringer Nature · South Korea | 3.61Q1 | 9.31 0.75 up from 2020 | 134 | — | $1,870 | ||
8ACM Transactions on Software Engineering and MethodologyAssociation for Computing Machinery · United States | 3.61Q1 | 5.06 0.60 up from 2020 | 82 | 49% | — | ||
9User Modeling and User-Adapted InteractionSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 3.36Q1 | 6.49 1.18 down from 2020 | 71 | 63% | $3,290 | ||
10International journal of education and development using information and communication technologyOAUniversity of the West Indies · Barbados | 3.34Q1 | 6.84 2.76 up from 2020 | 35 | 100% | — | ||
11Frontiers in BlockchainOAFrontiers Media · Switzerland | 3.33Q1 | 5.08 1.97 up from 2020 | 86 | 100% | $1,418 | ||
12Blockchain in Healthcare TodayOAUnited States | 3.02Q1 | 2.15 3.04 down from 2020 | 34 | 100% | — | ||
13International Journal of Cloud Applications and ComputingIGI Global · United States | 2.89Q1 | 8.00 3.89 up from 2020 | 66 | 8% | — | ||
14Journal of Systems and SoftwareElsevier BV · Netherlands | 2.81Q1 | 5.22 0.44 up from 2020 | 545 | 57% | $3,820 | ||
15IEEE Transactions on Software EngineeringIEEE Computer Society · United States | 2.68Q1 | 5.00 0.89 up from 2020 | 445 | 58% | $2,645 | ||
16Revista de Educación a Distancia (RED)OAUniversity of Murcia · Spain | 2.58Q1 | 2.86 0.33 up from 2020 | 91 | 100% | — | ||
17Information and Computer SecurityEmerald Publishing Limited · United Kingdom | 2.56Q1 | 3.11 0.57 up from 2020 | 115 | 22% | — | ||
18Information and Software TechnologyElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 2.48Q1 | 4.97 0.11 up from 2020 | 418 | 41% | $3,830 | ||
19Library & Information Science ResearchElsevier BV · Netherlands | 2.45Q1 | 3.74 0.62 up from 2020 | 107 | 26% | $3,630 | ||
20Digital Education ReviewOAUniversity of Barcelona · Spain | 2.40Q1 | 3.11 1.40 up from 2020 | 75 | 100% | — | ||
21IEEE Cloud ComputingInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers · United States | 2.40Q1 | —no 2020 value | 83 | — | — | ||
22Enterprise Information SystemsTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 2.37Q1 | 5.31 1.05 up from 2020 | 255 | 31% | — | ||
23Digital Policy Regulation and GovernanceEmerald Publishing Limited · United Kingdom | 2.36Q1 | 4.47 1.64 up from 2020 | 97 | 25% | — | ||
24Journal of Computer Information SystemsTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 2.33Q1 | 3.58 1.49 up from 2020 | 140 | 13% | — | ||
25Digital Library PerspectivesEmerald Publishing Limited · United Kingdom | 2.32Q1 | 3.17 1.99 up from 2020 | 73 | 14% | — | ||
26ACM Transactions on the WebAssociation for Computing Machinery · United States | 2.28Q1 | 4.95 1.00 up from 2020 | 65 | 40% | — | ||
27ACM Transactions on Internet TechnologyAssociation for Computing Machinery · United States | 2.26Q1 | 4.84 0.43 up from 2020 | 167 | 22% | — | ||
28Technology Innovation Management ReviewOACarleton University · Canada | 2.20Q1 | 4.16 1.42 up from 2020 | 176 | 100% | — | ||
29Digital InvestigationElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 2.18Q1 | 3.80 0.17 up from 2020 | 188 | 0% | $2,750 | ||
30IEEE Transactions on Cloud ComputingInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers · United States | 2.08Q1 | 4.43 0.02 up from 2020 | 340 | 18% | $2,645 | ||
31International Journal of Mobile Learning and OrganisationInderscience Publishers · United Kingdom | 2.06Q1 | 2.13 1.01 down from 2020 | 139 | 3% | — | ||
32Journal of Information Technology Education Innovations in PracticeOAInforming Science Institute · United States | 1.85Q1 | 3.74 1.92 up from 2020 | 32 | 100% | — | ||
33The Journal of British Blockchain AssociationOAUnited Kingdom | 1.83Q1 | 1.59 1.21 down from 2020 | 69 | 100% | $962 | ||
34Journal of DocumentationEmerald Publishing Limited · United Kingdom | 1.78Q1 | 2.81 0.49 up from 2020 | 233 | 41% | — | ||
35Software Practice and ExperienceWiley · United Kingdom | 1.77Q1 | 4.39 1.22 up from 2020 | 348 | 40% | $4,650 | ||
36IJERI International Journal of Educational Research and InnovationOAPablo de Olavide University · Spain | 1.72Q1 | 3.21 2.52 up from 2020 | 118 | 100% | — | ||
37IEEE SoftwareIEEE Computer Society · United States | 1.72Q1 | 2.14 0.62 down from 2020 | 476 | 75% | $2,995 | ||
38Requirements EngineeringSpringer Science+Business Media · United Kingdom | 1.64Q1 | 3.41 1.06 up from 2020 | 60 | 36% | $2,990 | ||
39International Journal of Information SecuritySpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 1.60Q1 | 3.92 1.16 up from 2020 | 126 | 43% | $3,690 | ||
40International Journal of Interactive Mobile Technologies (iJIM)OAkassel university press · Germany | 1.53Q1 | 3.65 0.78 up from 2020 | 557 | 100% | $280 | ||
41Automated Software EngineeringSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 1.52Q1 | 2.88 0.65 up from 2020 | 46 | 35% | $3,190 | ||
42IT ProfessionalIEEE Computer Society · United States | 1.48Q1 | 2.30 0.05 up from 2020 | 302 | 59% | $2,645 | ||
43International Journal of Mobile and Blended LearningIGI Global · United States | 1.48Q1 | 2.53 0.77 up from 2020 | 65 | 80% | — | ||
44Data Science JournalOAUbiquity Press · United Kingdom | 1.46Q1 | 4.08 2.05 up from 2020 | 144 | 100% | $429 | ||
45ComputersOAMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute · Switzerland | 1.44Q1 | 3.52 0.27 up from 2020 | 260 | 100% | $2,172 | ||
46Journal of Software Evolution and ProcessWiley · United States | 1.43Q1 | 2.73 0.45 down from 2020 | 226 | 34% | $4,480 | ||
47Computer Fraud & SecurityElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.41Q1 | 2.05 0.44 up from 2020 | 355 | 19% | — | ||
48Journal of Information SecurityOAScientific Research Publishing · United States | 1.38Q1 | 1.28 1.21 down from 2020 | 53 | 100% | — | ||
49IEEE Security & PrivacyInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers · United States | 1.37Q1 | 2.01 0.46 down from 2020 | 347 | 63% | $2,995 | ||
50Software Quality JournalSpringer Science+Business Media · United States | 1.34Q1 | 2.02 0.06 up from 2020 | 119 | 48% | $3,290 |
Subfields of Computer Science, with Information Systems highlighted.
- Artificial Intelligence456
- Information Systems218
- Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition134
- Computer Networks and Communications126
- Computational Theory and Mathematics113
- Human-Computer Interaction28
- Computer Science Applications24
- Hardware and Architecture13
- Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design11
- Signal Processing9
- Software2
Journals
Citations made in 2021. Corpus-wide, 87.7% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
85 additional Information Systems journals with metrics are unranked under this release’s eligibility rules: a journal needs at least 30 citable documents in 2018–2020, 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: 2021. Publication window: 2018–2020. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 218
- Window papers (baseline)
- 226,892 +41.6% from indicator year 2018
- Median OJR
- 0.551 -13.4% from indicator year 2018
- Rising journals (2025)
- 13
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 2018–2020 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 |
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| 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.