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An academic evaluator assessing an information retrieval researcher's dossier by reviewing the Journal of Information Science's 5-year Impact Factor (2.5) alongside article-level citations to contextualize scholarly influence.
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A bibliometrics analyst citing the Journal of Information Science impact factor (2.6) alongside its Scopus CiteScore and Q1 SCImago standing to map disciplinary trends in knowledge organization.
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Quick answer: The Journal of Information Science (JIS) is a peer-reviewed journal published bimonthly by SAGE Publications on behalf of the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP). It is indexed in the Social Sciences Citation Index and Scopus. Its Journal Impact Factor is calculated each year by Clarivate and published in Journal Citation Reports (JCR); the 2021 value was 3.282. OpenAlex gives a 2-year mean citedness of 2.75, an h-index of 111 and an i10-index of 1,249.
What Is the Journal of Information Science?
The Journal of Information Science (print ISSN 0165-5515, electronic ISSN 1741-6485) is an international peer-reviewed journal published by SAGE Publications on behalf of CILIP. It began in 1979 under the Institute of Information Scientists, as the successor to The Information Scientist, and CILIP has owned the title since 2002. The journal is a venue for work in information science, and its scope includes information retrieval, bibliometrics, information management and knowledge organization.
What Is the Journal of Information Science Impact Factor?
The journal of information science impact factor is the Clarivate Journal Impact Factor (JIF) for this title. Clarivate lists the journal in the Web of Science Core Collection, where Wikipedia records it in the Social Sciences Citation Index. The latest figure is published in JCR and on the journal’s SAGE page, so check those for the current year. For reference, Wikipedia reports a JIF of 3.282 for 2021, ranking 30 of 86 journals in the category Information Science & Library Science.
The standard 2-year Journal Impact Factor divides the citations received in a given year to items the journal published in the previous two years by the number of citable items it published in those two years. It describes the journal as a whole, not any single article.
How Else Is the Journal’s Citation Profile Measured?
- OpenAlex: 3,099 indexed works and 75,860 citations in total, with a 2-year mean citedness of 2.75, an h-index of 111 and an i10-index of 1,249.
- Crossref: 3,303 registered DOIs for the journal (211 current and 3,092 backfile).
- Scopus: the journal is indexed in Scopus, which reports CiteScore for the title; read the current value on Scopus Sources.
How Should the Impact Factor Be Used?
Journal-level indicators describe a venue, not the quality of a paper in it. Citation distributions within a journal are skewed, with a minority of heavily cited papers driving the average, as discussed in the entry on Scientific Reports Impact Factor. Evaluators should read the work itself, and can compare with other titles in the field such as The Library Quarterly or the wider literature of library science.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who publishes the Journal of Information Science?
SAGE Publications publishes it on behalf of CILIP.
How often is it published?
Bimonthly.
What is the Journal of Information Science impact factor?
It is the yearly Clarivate JIF listed in JCR. The 2021 value was 3.282; consult JCR for the latest year.
What are its ISSNs?
Print 0165-5515 and electronic 1741-6485.
Sources
- OpenAlex, Journal of Information Science source record: https://api.openalex.org/sources?filter=issn:0165-5515 (checked 2026-11-07).
- Crossref, journal record: https://api.crossref.org/journals/0165-5515 (checked 2026-11-07).
- Wikipedia, Journal of Information Science: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journal_of_Information_Science (checked 2026-11-07).
- Clarivate Master Journal List: https://mjl.clarivate.com/ (checked 2026-11-07).
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