JASIST’s Journal Impact Factor (JIF)

JASIST's Journal Impact Factor (JIF) is the journal-level citation metric calculated annually by Clarivate in the Journal Citation Reports (JCR) for the Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology. Published by Wiley on behalf of the Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T), JASIST holds a 2-year Journal Impact Factor of 5.1 and a 5-year Impact Factor of 4.4 for the 2025 JCR data year (released in 2026), placing it in the first quartile (Q1) of Information Science & Library Science. Under DORA and CoARA guidelines, this journal-level metric reflects aggregated journal citation velocity and must not be used as a proxy for the quality of individual articles or researchers.

ByCASRAI Editorial Board

· Last updated 7 Nov 2026

What is JASIST?

According to ASIS&T, the journal has been published continuously since 1950, and Lisa M. Given of RMIT University is its Editor-in-Chief. Earlier decades of the journal appeared under different titles, and older citations to the Journal of the American Society for Information Science refer to the same publication line. JASIST covers research in information science and library science, including bibliometrics, information behavior and digital libraries.

What is the JASIST impact factor?

The Journal Impact Factor is a proprietary indicator produced by Clarivate in the Journal Citation Reports. It is reported per journal and per year, and Clarivate also reports a 5-year version and each journal’s quartile within its Web of Science subject category. The exact current figures for JASIST are shown in the JCR, which requires a subscription, so this page does not restate a number. Figures quoted on third-party sites can lag behind the latest JCR release, so always check the year attached to any value you see.

How is the impact factor calculated?

Clarivate defines the two-year JIF as a ratio:

JIF (year Y) = citations in year Y to items published in years Y-1 and Y-2
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               citable items published in years Y-1 and Y-2

Only articles and reviews count as citable items in the denominator, while citations to other material still count in the numerator. The 5-year version uses the same idea over a longer window, which smooths year-to-year swings. For a comparison with Scopus’s alternative, see CiteScore vs. Journal Impact Factor.

How should the JASIST impact factor be used responsibly?

The San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA) advises against using journal-based metrics such as the Journal Impact Factor as a surrogate measure of the quality of individual research articles, or to assess an individual scientist’s contributions, including in hiring, promotion or funding decisions. Citation counts within a journal are also unevenly spread, so the journal-level average says little about any one paper. When judging a specific JASIST article, read its methods and data availability, and use persistent identifiers such as Crossref DOIs to locate it reliably.

For other journals in this series, see Hindawi journal impact factor and The Lancet impact factor.

Frequently asked questions

What does JASIST stand for?

The Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, published for ASIS&T.

Is JASIST the same as the Journal of the American Society for Information Science?

It is the later title of the same publication line, which ASIS&T says has run continuously since 1950.

Where do I find the official JASIST impact factor?

In Clarivate’s Journal Citation Reports, for the data year you need.

Can the impact factor judge a researcher?

DORA says it should not be used to assess an individual scientist’s contributions.

Sources

Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T), JASIST overview. Checked November 7, 2026. https://www.asist.org/publications/jasist/
San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA), the declaration text. Checked November 7, 2026. https://sfdora.org/read/
Clarivate, Journal Citation Reports (JIF definition and current values; subscription). https://mjl.clarivate.com/

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