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Status
Active
Coverage
2007–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
4.6
SJR · SCImago
0.276
Q3 SJR quartile
H-index
23
Best quartile
Q2 · 63rd pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Information Systems | 191 / 519 | 63rd | Q2 |
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International Journal of Information Security and Privacy
International Journal of Information Security and Privacy is Scopus-indexed (Q2, CiteScore 4.6), ABDC C, WoS ESCI. Published by IGI Global.
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ISSN 1930-1650Verify ISSN ↗1930-1669Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: IGI Global
Scopus · Q2ABDC CWoS · ESCI
4.6
CiteScore 2025
Q2
Best quartile
C
ABDC rating
3
Indexed in
Cost to publish: No APC data — check the publisher
Web of ScienceClarivate (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI/ESCI)
DOAJDirectory of Open Access Journals (live)
Not in DOAJ
Open accessNot registered as fully open access
ABDCAustralian Business Deans Council 2025
Rating
Unchanged since 2022 vs ABDC 2022
Year of inception
2007
Field of research
Information systems (4609)
Publisher (per ABDC)
IGI Global
C = a recognised quality journal in its field.
View this source on ABDC Not listed in: DOAJ, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is International Journal of Information Security and Privacy indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2007–present, best quartile Q2, CiteScore 4.6.
What quartile is International Journal of Information Security and Privacy in Scopus?
International Journal of Information Security and Privacy is Q2 in Information Systems (rank 191 of 519), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of International Journal of Information Security and Privacy?
International Journal of Information Security and Privacy is indexed in the Emerging Sources 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 4.6, which places it in quartile Q2 at the 63rd percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.276, quartile Q3, with an H-index of 23.
Who publishes International Journal of Information Security and Privacy and what is its ISSN?
International Journal of Information Security and Privacy is published by IGI Global. Its print ISSN is 1930-1650 and its online ISSN is 1930-1669.
Is International Journal of Information Security and Privacy in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index.
What is the ABDC rating of International Journal of Information Security and Privacy?
It is rated C in the ABDC Journal Quality List 2025 under Information systems.
Is International Journal of Information Security and Privacy open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is International Journal of Information Security and Privacy? — open metrics via OpenAlex
International Journal of Information Security and Privacy has an h-index of 26 and a 2-year mean of 2.4 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 4.6, quartile Q2. On 2-year citations it ranks #180 of 397 Scopus journals in Information Systems.
26
h-index
2.4
2-yr mean citations
88
i10-index
550
works indexed
3,308
total citations
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#180 of 397 Top 46% Information Systems
International Journal of Information Security and Privacy published 17 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2021 with 67. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
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 Security and Privacy? — latest 95 articles, 2022–2026
In its latest 95 research articles (2022–2026), authors are most often from China (46.1%), India (19.8%) and United States (5.8%).
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 Security and Privacy? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. No retracted papers are recorded. The Problematic Paper Screener flags 2 of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers None recorded
- Problematic Paper Screener flags 2 · 3.6 per 1,000 papers — mostly tortured phrases
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.
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