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IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #671Hybrid

Journal of Interactive Marketing

Identifier (ISSN):1094-9968(Print)/1520-6653(Online)
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Publisher:Elsevier
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)
6.4↓ -1.4
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q1
WoS SCIEJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2022–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Journal of Interactive Marketing

WoS Q1
48121611.3202211.820236.820247.820256.42026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):6.4
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
3.125
#671

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
142

142 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ1
Self-Citation Rate4.4%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
33articles/year
19.54% Gold OA•95.12% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Our vision is to be a premier academic journal with high managerial relevance in the area of interactive marketing. We want the Journal of Interactive Marketing to be a thought leader and catalyst for shaping ideas and issues associated with electronic, interactive, and direct marketing environments. We would like to continually improve the quality of papers published and raise the awareness and visibility of the journal. We plan to continue publishing high–quality, leading–edge, original ideas, methodologies theories and applications on any aspect of interactive marketing. The papers should address managerially important problems and have the potential to impact managerial thinking and practice in this area.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Business83.6%Computer science77.3%Marketing48.9%Advertising45.1%Economics37%Political science35%Mathematics34%Law33.7%World Wide Web33.1%Psychology31.3%Philosophy29.5%Operating system22.5%Biology20.9%
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSSCI2026

BUSINESS

Q1
Rank60/323
IndexSSCI
JCISSCI2026

BUSINESS

Q1
Rank47/324
IndexSSCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
2026Latest
IF6.4
Articles / Year19
Total Citations0
2025
IF7.8
Articles / Year34
Total Citations63
2024
IF6.8
Articles / Year32
Total Citations226
2023
IF11.8
Articles / Year31
Total Citations811
2022
IF11.318
Articles / Year43
Total Citations1,331

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #671Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1997-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Business, Management and Accounting
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
3.125

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
9.82

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$4,197 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations779
3-Year Documents83
Citable Documents80

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)1

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate43.2%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Business and International ManagementQ1
MarketingQ1
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 4.4%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
2区 (Zone 2)Management
Minor Category (Specific Field):
2区BUSINESS
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

Journal of Interactive Marketing (ISSN: 1094-9968) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of BUSINESS, published by Elsevier in United States. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 6.40, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 3.125 (Q1), an H-index of 142.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 33 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $4,197 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Open Access Model
Hybrid
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
SSCIScopusPubMed

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Database Updated: 2026-10-16