Journal rankings · indicator year 2022
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Subfield ranking · 2022
Information Systems journal rankings 2022
213 ranked journals · Subfield in Computer Science
Information Systems has 213 ranked journals in 2022. The median journal has an OJR of 0.55, below the world average of 1.00, unchanged on 2021; Q1 starts at OJR 1.28. The top three are Blockchain Research and Applications, Journal of Applied Science and Technology Trends, and Postdigital Science and Education.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2022. 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 2019–2021, the window the 2022 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 Intelligence475
- Information Systems213
- Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition129
- Computer Networks and Communications125
- Computational Theory and Mathematics112
- Computer Science Applications26
- Human-Computer Interaction25
- Hardware and Architecture13
- Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design12
- Signal Processing9
- Software2
213 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 2021. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 2019–2021, the window the 2022 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 2019–2021 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 2013 to 2022. | Compare |
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1Blockchain Research and ApplicationsOAElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 6.07Q1 | 9.86 6.11 up from 2021 | 36 | 100% | $1,600 | ||
| 5.72Q1 | 14.68 5.76 up from 2021 | 47 | 100% | — | |||
3Postdigital Science and EducationSpringer Science+Business Media · Switzerland | 5.61Q1 | 11.20 1.35 up from 2021 | 243 | 71% | $3,190 | ||
4Journal of New Approaches in Educational ResearchOAUniversity of Alicante · Spain | 5.22Q1 | 7.48 0.20 up from 2021 | 60 | 100% | $2,590 | ||
5Journal of CybersecurityOAOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 5.01Q1 | 5.16 1.25 down from 2021 | 66 | 100% | $2,094 | ||
6The Journal of High Technology Management ResearchElsevier BV · United States | 4.07Q1 | 5.89 1.73 up from 2021 | 41 | 18% | $3,230 | ||
7Frontiers in BlockchainOAFrontiers Media · Switzerland | 3.32Q1 | 5.03 0.05 down from 2021 | 134 | 100% | $1,418 | ||
82021 International Congress of Advanced Technology and Engineering (ICOTEN)Publisher not listed | 3.30Q1 | 1.74no 2021 value | 143 | — | — | — | |
9Empirical Software EngineeringSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 3.09Q1 | 4.92 1.06 down from 2021 | 356 | 60% | $2,290 | ||
10Human-centric Computing and Information SciencesSpringer Nature · South Korea | 3.02Q1 | 10.13 0.83 up from 2021 | 95 | — | $1,870 | ||
11ACM Transactions on Software Engineering and MethodologyAssociation for Computing Machinery · United States | 2.99Q1 | 5.11 0.05 up from 2021 | 141 | 62% | — | ||
12User Modeling and User-Adapted InteractionSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 2.63Q1 | 5.02 1.47 down from 2021 | 79 | 73% | $3,290 | ||
13Revista de Educación a Distancia (RED)OAUniversity of Murcia · Spain | 2.58Q1 | 4.26 1.40 up from 2021 | 103 | 100% | — | ||
14IEEE Transactions on Software EngineeringIEEE Computer Society · United States | 2.55Q1 | 4.57 0.42 down from 2021 | 490 | 44% | $2,645 | ||
15IEEE Transactions on Technology and SocietyInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers · United States | 2.50Q1 | 4.58 0.78 down from 2021 | 71 | 66% | $2,645 | ||
16Enterprise Information SystemsTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 2.46Q1 | 5.71 0.40 up from 2021 | 257 | 36% | — | ||
17ACM Transactions on Internet TechnologyAssociation for Computing Machinery · United States | 2.45Q1 | 5.83 0.98 up from 2021 | 259 | 39% | — | ||
18Journal of Systems and SoftwareElsevier BV · Netherlands | 2.39Q1 | 4.74 0.48 down from 2021 | 550 | 52% | $3,820 | ||
19Journal of Computer Information SystemsTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 2.34Q1 | 3.66 0.08 up from 2021 | 166 | 21% | — | ||
20Library & Information Science ResearchElsevier BV · Netherlands | 2.34Q1 | 3.43 0.31 down from 2021 | 111 | 33% | $3,630 | ||
21Technology Innovation Management ReviewOACarleton University · Canada | 2.32Q1 | 3.06 1.10 down from 2021 | 163 | 100% | — | ||
22Information and Software TechnologyElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 2.28Q1 | 5.67 0.70 up from 2021 | 411 | 43% | $3,830 | ||
23Journal of Banking and Financial TechnologySpringer Science+Business Media · Singapore | 2.22Q1 | 3.37 0.25 down from 2021 | 37 | 70% | $3,190 | ||
24Automated Software EngineeringSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 2.14Q1 | 3.86 0.98 up from 2021 | 57 | 26% | $3,190 | ||
25IJERI International Journal of Educational Research and InnovationOAPablo de Olavide University · Spain | 2.11Q1 | 4.32 1.11 up from 2021 | 122 | 100% | — | ||
26Journal of Cybersecurity and PrivacyOAMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute · Switzerland | 2.01Q1 | 4.16 0.66 up from 2021 | 38 | 100% | $1,207 | ||
27Digital Education ReviewOAUniversity of Barcelona · Spain | 2.00Q1 | 2.93 0.19 down from 2021 | 87 | 100% | — | ||
28Digital Library PerspectivesEmerald Publishing Limited · United Kingdom | 1.98Q1 | 3.15 0.02 down from 2021 | 98 | 31% | — | ||
29Digital InvestigationElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.94Q1 | 0.00 3.80 down from 2021 | 99 | — | $2,750 | ||
30Journal of DocumentationEmerald Publishing Limited · United Kingdom | 1.88Q1 | 2.99 0.18 up from 2021 | 277 | 40% | — | ||
31ACM Transactions on the WebAssociation for Computing Machinery · United States | 1.88Q1 | 3.10 1.85 down from 2021 | 66 | 40% | — | ||
32Digital FinanceSpringer Science+Business Media · Switzerland | 1.87Q1 | 2.44 1.24 down from 2021 | 37 | 72% | $3,390 | ||
33IEEE Transactions on Cloud ComputingInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers · United States | 1.87Q1 | 3.87 0.56 down from 2021 | 378 | 18% | $2,645 | ||
34LedgerOAUniversity Library System, University of Pittsburgh · United States | 1.82Q1 | 1.43 3.75 down from 2021 | 31 | 100% | — | ||
35Information and Computer SecurityEmerald Publishing Limited · United Kingdom | 1.82Q1 | 2.68 0.43 down from 2021 | 130 | 20% | — | ||
36International Journal of Interactive Mobile Technologies (iJIM)OAkassel university press · Germany | 1.78Q1 | 4.30 0.64 up from 2021 | 753 | 100% | $280 | ||
37International Journal of Information SecuritySpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 1.72Q1 | 3.41 0.51 down from 2021 | 149 | 45% | $3,690 | ||
38ComputersOAMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute · Switzerland | 1.69Q1 | 4.61 1.09 up from 2021 | 362 | 100% | $2,172 | ||
39International Cybersecurity Law ReviewSpringer Nature · Germany | 1.67Q1 | 1.38 0.30 up from 2021 | 37 | 77% | $3,290 | ||
40Digital Policy Regulation and GovernanceEmerald Publishing Limited · United Kingdom | 1.62Q1 | 2.57 1.90 down from 2021 | 102 | 33% | — | ||
41Data Science JournalOAUbiquity Press · United Kingdom | 1.60Q1 | 4.48 0.40 up from 2021 | 149 | 100% | $429 | ||
42International Journal of Cloud Applications and ComputingIGI Global · United States | 1.52Q1 | 4.08 3.92 down from 2021 | 73 | 3% | — | ||
43Software Practice and ExperienceWiley · United Kingdom | 1.50Q1 | 3.59 0.80 down from 2021 | 351 | 35% | $4,650 | ||
44Forensic Science International Digital InvestigationElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.46Q1 | 3.08 0.47 up from 2021 | 206 | 55% | $3,100 | ||
45Journal of Software Evolution and ProcessWiley · United States | 1.46Q1 | 3.06 0.34 up from 2021 | 234 | 31% | $4,480 | ||
46Requirements EngineeringSpringer Science+Business Media · United Kingdom | 1.46Q1 | 3.09 0.32 down from 2021 | 64 | 69% | $2,990 | ||
47Aloma: revista de psicologia, ciències de l'educació i de l'esport BlanquernaPublisher not listed | 1.44Q1 | 2.62 0.67 up from 2021 | 58 | 87% | — | ||
48Acta Informatica MalaysiaOAZibeline International Publishing · Pakistan | 1.40Q1 | 2.22 1.40 up from 2021 | 35 | 100% | — | ||
49International Journal of Modern Education and Computer ScienceOAHong Kong SAR China | 1.38Q1 | 3.83 1.01 up from 2021 | 135 | 100% | — | ||
50Information Technology and LibrariesOAAmerican Library Association · United States | 1.35Q1 | 2.15 0.29 up from 2021 | 114 | 100% | — |
Subfields of Computer Science, with Information Systems highlighted.
- Artificial Intelligence475
- Information Systems213
- Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition129
- Computer Networks and Communications125
- Computational Theory and Mathematics112
- Computer Science Applications26
- Human-Computer Interaction25
- Hardware and Architecture13
- Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design12
- Signal Processing9
- Software2
Journals
Citations made in 2022. Corpus-wide, 89.5% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
86 additional Information Systems journals with metrics are unranked under this release’s eligibility rules: a journal needs at least 30 citable documents in 2019–2021, 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: 2022. Publication window: 2019–2021. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 213
- Window papers (baseline)
- 260,327 +52.2% from indicator year 2019
- Median OJR
- 0.548 +0.9% from indicator year 2019
- Rising journals (2025)
- 13
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 2019–2021 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.