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International Journal of Knowledge and Systems Science

International Journal of Knowledge and Systems Science is Scopus-indexed (Q3, CiteScore 1.9), WoS ESCI. Published by IGI Global Publishing.

Checked against the index lists dated 4 October 2026.

ISSN 1947-8208Verify ISSN ↗1947-8216Verify ISSN ↗

Publisher: IGI Global Publishing

Scopus · Q3WoS · ESCI

1.9

CiteScore 2025

Scopus

Best quartile

rank 114 of 222 · 48th pctile

Indexed in

major indexes

Cost to publish: No APC data — check the publisher

ScopusElsevier Scopus

Status

Active

Coverage

2017–present

Source type

Journal

Open access

CiteScore

1.9

SJR · SCImago

0.187

Q3 SJR quartile

H-index

Best quartile

Q3 · 48th pctile

Subject area	Rank	Pctile	Q
Information Systems and Management	114 / 222	48th	Q3
Artificial Intelligence	347 / 570	39th	Q3
Information Systems	319 / 519	38th	Q3
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management	165 / 254	35th	Q3
Management of Technology and Innovation	213 / 317	32nd	Q3
Strategy and Management	348 / 506	31st	Q3

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Web of ScienceClarivate (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI/ESCI)

Collections

ESCI

Quick answers

Is International Journal of Knowledge and Systems Science indexed in Scopus?

Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2017–present, best quartile Q3, CiteScore 1.9.

What quartile is International Journal of Knowledge and Systems Science in Scopus?

International Journal of Knowledge and Systems Science is Q3 in Information Systems and Management (rank 114 of 222), Q3 in Artificial Intelligence (rank 347 of 570) and Q3 in Information Systems (rank 319 of 519), by CiteScore 2025. It is ranked in 6 subject areas in all.

What is the impact factor of International Journal of Knowledge and Systems Science?

International Journal of Knowledge and Systems Science 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 1.9, which places it in quartile Q3 at the 48th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.187, quartile Q3, with an H-index of 12.

Who publishes International Journal of Knowledge and Systems Science and what is its ISSN?

International Journal of Knowledge and Systems Science is published by IGI Global Publishing. Its print ISSN is 1947-8208 and its online ISSN is 1947-8216.

Is International Journal of Knowledge and Systems Science in Web of Science?

Yes — indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index.

Is International Journal of Knowledge and Systems Science open access?

No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.

How well cited is International Journal of Knowledge and Systems Science? — open metrics via OpenAlex

International Journal of Knowledge and Systems Science has an h-index of 17 and a 2-year mean of 2.27 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 1.9, quartile Q3. On 2-year citations it ranks #64 of 156 Scopus journals in Information Systems and Management.

h-index

2.27

2-yr mean citations

i10-index

344

works indexed

1,517

total citations

2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject

#64 of 156 Top 42% Information Systems and Management

#217 of 407 Bottom 47% Artificial Intelligence

#195 of 397 Top 50% Information Systems

Papers published per year

International Journal of Knowledge and Systems Science published 8 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2022 with 30. 2026* is the year so far.

Main topics

Knowledge Management and SharingInnovation and Knowledge ManagementService-Oriented Architecture and Web ServicesAdvanced Text Analysis Techniques

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 Knowledge and Systems Science? — latest 60 articles, 2021–2026

In its latest 60 research articles (2021–2026), authors are most often from Thailand (43.3%), Vietnam (18.3%) and India (13.3%).

Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.

Are there integrity warnings for International Journal of Knowledge and Systems Science? — indicators, not proof of misconduct

Scopus status: Active. No retracted papers are recorded. The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.

Scopus statusActive
Retracted papers None recorded
Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged

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.

Official sources & links

Journal website ↗ Scopus source ↗ Web of Science ↗ ISSN Portal · 1947-8208 ↗ISSN Portal · 1947-8216 ↗

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