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Journal of Information Policy

Penn State University Press

United StatesCommunication (Q3); Public Administration (Q3); Sociology and Political Science (Q3)ISSN-matched source record
Submission information ↗
Q3Ranking
—Impact Factor (year unverified)
18H-index (SCImago 2025)
0.264SJR (2025)
2013, 2017-2025Coverage

About Journal of Information Policy

Journal of Information Policy is a scholarly journal published by Penn State University Press. SCImago 2025 lists it in Q3, with an SJR of 0.264 and H-index of 18.

Coverage: 2013, 2017-2025. Research categories: Communication (Q3); Public Administration (Q3); Sociology and Political Science (Q3).

Open-access policies and author information

Reported in the official DOAJ public CSV snapshot (2026-09-01), downloaded 2026-10-03. Record updated 2025-05-31. This snapshot does not establish today’s listing status or fee quotation.

Accepted manuscript languagesEnglish
Licence optionsCC BY-NC-ND
Peer-review processDouble anonymous peer review
APCNo APC reported in the DOAJ snapshot
Waiver policy reportedNo
Other fees reportedNo
Author retains unrestricted copyrightYes
Digital preservationCLOCKSS, LOCKSS, Portico
Reported submission-to-publication time8 weeks on average; not a guarantee
Openly licensed content since2011 (not the journal founding year)

Publisher policy links recorded by DOAJ

Source: DOAJ journal record. Journal metadata is distributed by DOAJ under CC0. Confirm current fees, tax, eligibility and waiver terms with the publisher.

Source-backed journal facts

ISSN(s)2158-3897, 2381-5892
ISSN-L2158-3897
Source typeJournal
Publisher / hosting organisationPenn State University Press
Publisher country codeUS
Fully open access (OpenAlex)Yes
DOAJ flag (OpenAlex)Listed in OpenAlex metadata; confirm current status in DOAJ
Works recorded in OpenAlex516
Citations recorded in OpenAlex7,428
OpenAlex H-index39
Years represented in OpenAlex2011–2025 (not the founding or closing dates)

Topics in published research

ICT Impact and Policies; Social Media and Politics; Privacy, Security, and Data Protection; Digital Platforms and Economics; Media Studies and Communication; Political Influence and Corporate Strategies.

OpenAlex classifies topics from published works. These topics are not the publisher’s official aims and scope.

Source: OpenAlex source record. Retrieved 2026-10-03. Source record updated 2026-10-02. OpenAlex metrics are different from SCImago metrics and the Clarivate Journal Impact Factor.

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