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Journal of Information Policy

The Pennsylvania State University Press
ISSN: 23815892, 21583897

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SCImago
Q3
WOS
Q3
Impact factor
0.7
SJR
0.183
CiteScore
2.4
Categories
Communication
Sociology and Political Science
Public Administration
Areas
Social Sciences
Years of issue
2017-2023, 2025
journal names
Journal of Information Policy
J INFORM POLICY
Publications
492
Citations
2 077
h-index
21
Publications
111
Citations
1 398
Top-3 citing journals
Top-3 organizations
Top-3 countries
USA (121 publications)
Canada (22 publications)
Italy (10 publications)
USA (31 publications)
Canada (2 publications)
Germany (2 publications)

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Springer Nature
296 citations, 14.25%
Taylor & Francis
258 citations, 12.42%
Elsevier
203 citations, 9.77%
SAGE
164 citations, 7.9%
Wiley
114 citations, 5.49%
The Pennsylvania State University Press
107 citations, 5.15%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
73 citations, 3.51%
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
72 citations, 3.47%
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67 citations, 3.23%
IGI Global
61 citations, 2.94%
Emerald
60 citations, 2.89%
Cambridge University Press
50 citations, 2.41%
Oxford University Press
46 citations, 2.21%
MDPI
36 citations, 1.73%
University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress)
22 citations, 1.06%
18 citations, 0.87%
Walter de Gruyter
16 citations, 0.77%
Intellect
15 citations, 0.72%
JMIR Publications
13 citations, 0.63%
Frontiers Media S.A.
12 citations, 0.58%
IOS Press
11 citations, 0.53%
CAIRN
7 citations, 0.34%
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7 citations, 0.34%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
6 citations, 0.29%
American Psychological Association (APA)
6 citations, 0.29%
5 citations, 0.24%
Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society
5 citations, 0.24%
Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)
4 citations, 0.19%
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4 citations, 0.19%
Consortium Erudit
4 citations, 0.19%
Mary Ann Liebert
3 citations, 0.14%
AIP Publishing
3 citations, 0.14%
University of Chicago Press
3 citations, 0.14%
IOP Publishing
3 citations, 0.14%
Hindawi Limited
3 citations, 0.14%
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3 citations, 0.14%
Centre for Evaluation in Education and Science (CEON/CEES)
3 citations, 0.14%
Uniwersytet Jagiellonski - Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellonskiego
3 citations, 0.14%
OpenEdition
3 citations, 0.14%
Brill
2 citations, 0.1%
The Royal Society
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American Institute of Mathematical Sciences (AIMS)
2 citations, 0.1%
Universidad de La Sabana
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SciELO
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2 citations, 0.1%
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Ubiquity Press
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1 citation, 0.05%
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1 citation, 0.05%
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1 citation, 0.05%
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American Meteorological Society
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1 citation, 0.05%
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Pensoft Publishers
1 citation, 0.05%
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1 citation, 0.05%
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Masaryk University Press
1 citation, 0.05%
American Medical Association (AMA)
1 citation, 0.05%
Grupo Comunicar, Colectivo Andaluz de Educacion en Medios de Comunicacion
1 citation, 0.05%
IBM Corp.
1 citation, 0.05%
Unisa Press
1 citation, 0.05%
Society for Sociological Science
1 citation, 0.05%
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1 citation, 0.05%
International Association for Food Protection
1 citation, 0.05%
LLC CPC Business Perspectives
1 citation, 0.05%
Academic Journals
1 citation, 0.05%
BMJ
1 citation, 0.05%
PERSEE Program
1 citation, 0.05%
Knowledge E DMCC
1 citation, 0.05%
State University of Management
1 citation, 0.05%
Baikal State University
1 citation, 0.05%
Scientific Research Publishing
1 citation, 0.05%
The Sax Institute (PHRP)
1 citation, 0.05%
IntechOpen
1 citation, 0.05%
Adam Mickiewicz University Poznan
1 citation, 0.05%
Bristol University Press
1 citation, 0.05%
Leibniz Institute for Psychology (ZPID)
1 citation, 0.05%
Center for Strategic Studies in Business and Finance SSBFNET
1 citation, 0.05%
Hans Publishers
1 citation, 0.05%
Places Journal
1 citation, 0.05%
World Scientific and Engineering Academy and Society (WSEAS)
1 citation, 0.05%
Kutafin Moscow State Law University
1 citation, 0.05%
Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation
1 citation, 0.05%
Saint-Petersburg University of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation
1 citation, 0.05%
Nevsehir Haci Bektas Veli Universitesi SBE Dergisi
1 citation, 0.05%
Namik Kemal University
1 citation, 0.05%
Innovative Scholars and Researchers Alliance
1 citation, 0.05%
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Pennsylvania State University
48 publications, 9.76%
University of Alberta
7 publications, 1.42%
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
7 publications, 1.42%
University of California, San Diego
6 publications, 1.22%
University of Texas at Austin
6 publications, 1.22%
Delft University of Technology
5 publications, 1.02%
University of Toronto
5 publications, 1.02%
University of Tennessee
5 publications, 1.02%
University of Zurich
4 publications, 0.81%
University of Fribourg
4 publications, 0.81%
University of Padua
4 publications, 0.81%
University of Southern California
4 publications, 0.81%
Drexel University
4 publications, 0.81%
Carnegie Mellon University
4 publications, 0.81%
University of Sydney
4 publications, 0.81%
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
4 publications, 0.81%
Harvard University
4 publications, 0.81%
Fordham University
4 publications, 0.81%
Universidad Complutense de Madrid
4 publications, 0.81%
Toronto Metropolitan University
4 publications, 0.81%
International Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore
3 publications, 0.61%
Chalmers University of Technology
3 publications, 0.61%
Aalborg University
3 publications, 0.61%
University of Oxford
3 publications, 0.61%
University of Copenhagen
3 publications, 0.61%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
3 publications, 0.61%
Michigan State University
3 publications, 0.61%
Yale University
3 publications, 0.61%
University of Auckland
3 publications, 0.61%
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
3 publications, 0.61%
University of Pennsylvania
3 publications, 0.61%
York University
3 publications, 0.61%
University of Colorado Boulder
3 publications, 0.61%
Portland State University
3 publications, 0.61%
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
2 publications, 0.41%
Ghent University
2 publications, 0.41%
Technical University of Munich
2 publications, 0.41%
University of Haifa
2 publications, 0.41%
University of Helsinki
2 publications, 0.41%
University of Bern
2 publications, 0.41%
University of Lucerne
2 publications, 0.41%
University of Cambridge
2 publications, 0.41%
London School of Economics and Political Science
2 publications, 0.41%
National Taiwan University
2 publications, 0.41%
University of South-Eastern Norway
2 publications, 0.41%
Georgia Institute of technology
2 publications, 0.41%
Iowa State University
2 publications, 0.41%
University of Melbourne
2 publications, 0.41%
Deakin University
2 publications, 0.41%
Australian Research Council
2 publications, 0.41%
American University
2 publications, 0.41%
Hong Kong Baptist University
2 publications, 0.41%
Virginia Tech
2 publications, 0.41%
Duke University
2 publications, 0.41%
New York University
2 publications, 0.41%
Tufts University
2 publications, 0.41%
University of Arizona
2 publications, 0.41%
Illinois Institute of Technology
2 publications, 0.41%
University of California, Irvine
2 publications, 0.41%
University of California, Santa Barbara
2 publications, 0.41%
University of Notre Dame
2 publications, 0.41%
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
2 publications, 0.41%
Vanderbilt University
2 publications, 0.41%
Western Illinois University
2 publications, 0.41%
University of Michigan
2 publications, 0.41%
University of Leeds
2 publications, 0.41%
University of Wisconsin–Madison
2 publications, 0.41%
East Carolina University
2 publications, 0.41%
Temple University
2 publications, 0.41%
University of East Anglia
2 publications, 0.41%
Brock University
2 publications, 0.41%
University of Calgary
2 publications, 0.41%
Carleton University
2 publications, 0.41%
University of Santiago de Compostela
2 publications, 0.41%
University of Castilla-La Mancha
2 publications, 0.41%
Louisiana State University
2 publications, 0.41%
North Carolina Central University
2 publications, 0.41%
Miami University
2 publications, 0.41%
University of Cincinnati
2 publications, 0.41%
Indiana University Bloomington
2 publications, 0.41%
Texas A&M University
2 publications, 0.41%
Brigham Young University
2 publications, 0.41%
University of Utah
2 publications, 0.41%
University of Connecticut
2 publications, 0.41%
Cape Breton University
2 publications, 0.41%
Université du Québec à Montréal
2 publications, 0.41%
Université TÉLUQ
2 publications, 0.41%
Goldsmiths University of London
2 publications, 0.41%
Universidad Catolica de la Santisima Concepcion
2 publications, 0.41%
Universidad Central de Chile
2 publications, 0.41%
Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas
2 publications, 0.41%
University of Central Missouri
2 publications, 0.41%
University of Virginia
2 publications, 0.41%
University of Alaska Anchorage
2 publications, 0.41%
University of Pittsburgh
2 publications, 0.41%
Al Farabi Kazakh National University
1 publication, 0.2%
L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University
1 publication, 0.2%
Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University
1 publication, 0.2%
University of the Punjab
1 publication, 0.2%
Jawaharlal Nehru University
1 publication, 0.2%
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Pennsylvania State University
6 publications, 5.41%
University of Texas at Austin
6 publications, 5.41%
Carnegie Mellon University
4 publications, 3.6%
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
3 publications, 2.7%
University of Colorado Boulder
3 publications, 2.7%
University of Southern California
2 publications, 1.8%
Georgia Institute of technology
2 publications, 1.8%
Duke University
2 publications, 1.8%
Tufts University
2 publications, 1.8%
University of California, San Diego
2 publications, 1.8%
North Carolina Central University
2 publications, 1.8%
University of Central Missouri
2 publications, 1.8%
University of Alaska Anchorage
2 publications, 1.8%
University of Pittsburgh
2 publications, 1.8%
Al Farabi Kazakh National University
1 publication, 0.9%
L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University
1 publication, 0.9%
Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University
1 publication, 0.9%
University of the Punjab
1 publication, 0.9%
Jawaharlal Nehru University
1 publication, 0.9%
Suleyman Demirel University
1 publication, 0.9%
University of Indonesia
1 publication, 0.9%
International Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore
1 publication, 0.9%
Chalmers University of Technology
1 publication, 0.9%
Delft University of Technology
1 publication, 0.9%
Aalborg University
1 publication, 0.9%
University of Oxford
1 publication, 0.9%
University of Copenhagen
1 publication, 0.9%
Florida State University
1 publication, 0.9%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
1 publication, 0.9%
Michigan State University
1 publication, 0.9%
Cornell University
1 publication, 0.9%
Yale University
1 publication, 0.9%
University of Auckland
1 publication, 0.9%
Georgetown University
1 publication, 0.9%
Arizona State University
1 publication, 0.9%
Clemson University
1 publication, 0.9%
Northwestern University
1 publication, 0.9%
University of Dar es Salaam
1 publication, 0.9%
University of Dodoma
1 publication, 0.9%
University of Washington
1 publication, 0.9%
Georgia State University
1 publication, 0.9%
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
1 publication, 0.9%
Hans-Bredow-Institute (Leibniz-Institut für Medienforschung)
1 publication, 0.9%
Stevens Institute of Technology
1 publication, 0.9%
Bauhaus University Weimar
1 publication, 0.9%
Northumbria University
1 publication, 0.9%
Erasmus University Rotterdam
1 publication, 0.9%
University of Pennsylvania
1 publication, 0.9%
Comillas Pontifical University
1 publication, 0.9%
York University
1 publication, 0.9%
University of Toronto
1 publication, 0.9%
University of Alberta
1 publication, 0.9%
Florida International University
1 publication, 0.9%
University of Kentucky
1 publication, 0.9%
University of Nebraska at Kearney
1 publication, 0.9%
University of New Hampshire
1 publication, 0.9%
University of Tennessee
1 publication, 0.9%
University of Dhaka
1 publication, 0.9%
Portland State University
1 publication, 0.9%
University of Essex
1 publication, 0.9%
University of Hertfordshire
1 publication, 0.9%
Lupane State University
1 publication, 0.9%
Plovdiv University "Paisii Hilendarski"
1 publication, 0.9%
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
1 publication, 0.9%
University of Georgia
1 publication, 0.9%
Chapman University
1 publication, 0.9%
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USA, 121, 24.59%
USA
121 publications, 24.59%
Canada, 22, 4.47%
Canada
22 publications, 4.47%
Italy, 10, 2.03%
Italy
10 publications, 2.03%
Switzerland, 8, 1.63%
Switzerland
8 publications, 1.63%
United Kingdom, 7, 1.42%
United Kingdom
7 publications, 1.42%
Australia, 5, 1.02%
Australia
5 publications, 1.02%
Netherlands, 5, 1.02%
Netherlands
5 publications, 1.02%
Germany, 4, 0.81%
Germany
4 publications, 0.81%
France, 4, 0.81%
France
4 publications, 0.81%
China, 4, 0.81%
China
4 publications, 0.81%
Spain, 4, 0.81%
Spain
4 publications, 0.81%
Belgium, 3, 0.61%
Belgium
3 publications, 0.61%
Denmark, 3, 0.61%
Denmark
3 publications, 0.61%
Israel, 3, 0.61%
Israel
3 publications, 0.61%
India, 3, 0.61%
India
3 publications, 0.61%
New Zealand, 3, 0.61%
New Zealand
3 publications, 0.61%
Austria, 2, 0.41%
Austria
2 publications, 0.41%
Iran, 2, 0.41%
Iran
2 publications, 0.41%
Norway, 2, 0.41%
Norway
2 publications, 0.41%
Finland, 2, 0.41%
Finland
2 publications, 0.41%
Chile, 2, 0.41%
Chile
2 publications, 0.41%
Kazakhstan, 1, 0.2%
Kazakhstan
1 publication, 0.2%
Ukraine, 1, 0.2%
Ukraine
1 publication, 0.2%
Bulgaria, 1, 0.2%
Bulgaria
1 publication, 0.2%
Zimbabwe, 1, 0.2%
Zimbabwe
1 publication, 0.2%
Indonesia, 1, 0.2%
Indonesia
1 publication, 0.2%
Pakistan, 1, 0.2%
Pakistan
1 publication, 0.2%
Tanzania, 1, 0.2%
Tanzania
1 publication, 0.2%
Sweden, 1, 0.2%
Sweden
1 publication, 0.2%
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USA, 31, 27.93%
USA
31 publications, 27.93%
Germany, 2, 1.8%
Germany
2 publications, 1.8%
Canada, 2, 1.8%
Canada
2 publications, 1.8%
Kazakhstan, 1, 0.9%
Kazakhstan
1 publication, 0.9%
Ukraine, 1, 0.9%
Ukraine
1 publication, 0.9%
Belgium, 1, 0.9%
Belgium
1 publication, 0.9%
Bulgaria, 1, 0.9%
Bulgaria
1 publication, 0.9%
Denmark, 1, 0.9%
Denmark
1 publication, 0.9%
Zimbabwe, 1, 0.9%
Zimbabwe
1 publication, 0.9%
India, 1, 0.9%
India
1 publication, 0.9%
Indonesia, 1, 0.9%
Indonesia
1 publication, 0.9%
Netherlands, 1, 0.9%
Netherlands
1 publication, 0.9%
New Zealand, 1, 0.9%
New Zealand
1 publication, 0.9%
Pakistan, 1, 0.9%
Pakistan
1 publication, 0.9%
Tanzania, 1, 0.9%
Tanzania
1 publication, 0.9%
Sweden, 1, 0.9%
Sweden
1 publication, 0.9%
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