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International Journal of Information Management
International Journal of Information Management is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 54.4), ABDC A, ABS / AJG 2, WoS SSCI. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by Elsevier.
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This journal is part of the ONOS national subscription — readers at an ONOS-subscribed Indian institution get full-text access to its articles at no cost.
Access depends on your institution’s ONOS participation; the subscribed title list is subject to revision.
Not listed in:DOAJ, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is International Journal of Information Management indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1970 (also 1986–present), best quartile Q1, CiteScore 54.4.
What quartile is International Journal of Information Management in Scopus?
International Journal of Information Management is Q1 in Information Systems (rank 1 of 519), Q1 in Library and Information Sciences (rank 1 of 296) and Q1 in Information Systems and Management (rank 1 of 222), by CiteScore 2025. It is ranked in 7 subject areas in all.
What is the impact factor of International Journal of Information Management?
International Journal of Information Management is indexed in the Social Sciences Citation Index, so it may have a Journal Impact Factor in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports. JCR is paid, so check it for the current value. The closest free measure is its Scopus CiteScore 54.4, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 99th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 5.899, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 215.
How much does it cost to publish in International Journal of Information Management?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$3,990 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes International Journal of Information Management and what is its ISSN?
International Journal of Information Management is published by Elsevier. Its print ISSN is 0268-4012 and its online ISSN is 1873-4707.
Is International Journal of Information Management covered under ONOS in India?
Yes. It is part of the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) national subscription, so readers at participating Indian institutions get its full text. ONOS does not cover its article processing charge.
Is International Journal of Information Management in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Social Sciences Citation Index.
What is the ABDC rating of International Journal of Information Management?
It is rated A in the ABDC Journal Quality List 2025 under Information systems.
What is the ABS / AJG rating of International Journal of Information Management?
It is graded 2 in the Chartered Association of Business Schools (ABS) Academic Journal Guide (AJG) 2024, in the Information Management field, unchanged from 2021.
Is International Journal of Information Management open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is International Journal of Information Management? — open metrics via OpenAlex
International Journal of Information Management has an h-index of 250 and a 2-year mean of 15.94 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 54.4, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #3 of 397 Scopus journals in Information Systems.
250
h-index
15.94
2-yr mean citations
2,092
i10-index
3,572
works indexed
297,110
total citations
Publication fee · open access list price, US$
US$3,990
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2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#3 of 397Top 1%Information Systems
#1 of 279Top 1%Library and Information Sciences
#2 of 156Top 2%Information Systems and Management
Papers published per year
International Journal of Information Management published 116 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2019 with 200. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
Technology Adoption and User BehaviourDigital Marketing and Social MediaBig Data and Business IntelligenceKnowledge Management and Sharing
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.
Who publishes in International Journal of Information Management? — latest 87 articles, 2025–2026
In its latest 87 research articles (2025–2026), authors are most often from China (42.8%), United States (12.7%) and India (6.7%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for International Journal of Information Management? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. 2 retracted papers are recorded (0.6 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags 2 of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
Scopus statusActive
Retracted papers2 · 0.6 per 1,000 papers
Problematic Paper Screener flags2 · 0.6 per 1,000 papers — mostly tortured phrases and hijacked journal
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
Index data is curated from public sources (Scopus, Web of Science, ABDC, FT50, UT Dallas, DOAJ). CiteScore and quartiles reflect the latest available Scopus release. Always verify a journal's current status on its official source before submitting.
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