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WoS ESCI Q3Scopus Q4SCImago #22,669Subscription

Scientific and Technical Information Processing

Identifier (ISSN):0147-6882(Print)/1934-8118(Online)
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Publisher:Pleiades Publishing
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (ESCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)
0.5↑ +0.1
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q3
WoS ESCIJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2023–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Scientific and Technical Information Processing

WoS Q3
00110.720230.420240.420250.52026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):0.5
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q4
0.189
#22,669

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
17

17 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: ESCIQ3
Self-Citation Rate50%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessSubscription
61articles/year
0% Gold OA•96.88% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Scientific and Technical Information Processing  is a refereed journal that covers all aspects of management and use of information technology in libraries and archives, information centres, and the information industry in general. Emphasis is on practical applications of new technologies and techniques for information analysis and processing.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Computer SciencePolitical ScienceLawEngineeringMathematicsPhilosophyEconomicsProgramming LanguagesWorld Wide Web & InternetArtificial IntelligenceOperating SystemsBiologyEpistemologyPhysicsLinguisticsBusinessSociologyGeography

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRESCI2026

INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE

Q3
Rank128/172
IndexESCI
JCIESCI2026

INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE

Q4
Rank132/172
IndexESCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
2026Latest
IF0.5
Articles / Year10
Total Citations0
2025
IF0.4
Articles / Year84
Total Citations29
2024
IF0.4
Articles / Year78
Total Citations90
2023
IF0.7
Articles / Year74
Total Citations153
2022
IF—
Articles / Year65
Total Citations115

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #22,669Scopus Q4SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2008-2025
Scopus Broad Areas:Computer Science
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q4
0.189

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

Quartile: Scopus Q4
Citations / Doc (2 years)
0.61

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,506 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations113
3-Year Documents217
Citable Documents217

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate40.3%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Computer Science (miscellaneous)Q4
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: 50%

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):
4区 (Zone 4)Management
Minor Category (Specific Field):
4区INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE
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

Scientific and Technical Information Processing (ISSN: 0147-6882) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE, published by Pleiades Publishing in United States. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 0.50, ranking in quartile Q3 of Web of Science (ESCI), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.189 (Q4), an H-index of 17.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of 6 issues per year, an annual output of approximately 61 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Subscription model with an estimated APC of $2,506 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
Subscription
Publisher
Pleiades Publishing
Publication Language
English
Frequency
6 issues per year
Indexing & Databases
ESCIScopusPubMed

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Database Updated: 2026-09-28