Highest-impact journals for Information Systems

1. 1
   Computers & Security

   7.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV

   ScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
2. 2
   ACM Transactions on Software Engineering and Methodology

   5.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Association for Computing Machinery

   ScopusWeb of Science
3. 3
   IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering

   5.1 cites/paper · Q1 · IEEE Computer Society

   ScopusWeb of Science
4. 4
   Library Hi Tech

   5.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Emerald Publishing Limited

   Scopus
5. 5
   Journal of Computer Information Systems

   4.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Taylor & Francis

   ScopusWeb of Science
6. 6
   Empirical Software Engineering

   3.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business Media

   ScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
7. 7
   Information and Software Technology

   3.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV

   ScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
8. 8
   Journal of Systems and Software

   3.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV

   ScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
9. 9
   Learned Publishing

   2.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Wiley

   ScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
10. 10
    Journal of Documentation

    1.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Emerald Publishing Limited

    ScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
11. 11
    Journal of Business & Finance Librarianship

    1.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Taylor & Francis

    ScopusWeb of Science
12. 12
    IEEE Security & Privacy

    1.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

    ScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
13. 13
    Journal of Library Administration

    1.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Taylor & Francis

    ScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
14. 14
    Requirements Engineering

    4.4 cites/paper · Q2 · Springer Science+Business Media

    ScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
15. 15
    Information Development

    2.9 cites/paper · Q2 · SAGE Publishing

    ScopusWeb of Science
16. 16
    Software Quality Journal

    2.4 cites/paper · Q2 · Springer Science+Business Media

    ScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
17. 17
    The Electronic Library

    2.3 cites/paper · Q2 · Emerald Publishing Limited

    ScopusWeb of Science
18. 18
    International Journal of Interactive Mobile Technologies (iJIM)

    2.2 cites/paper · Q2 · kassel university press

    Open AccessScopus
19. 19
    The Serials Librarian

    1.8 cites/paper · Q2 · Taylor & Francis

    ScopusPubMed
20. 20
    Business Information Review

    1.3 cites/paper · Q2 · SAGE Publishing

    Scopus
21. 21
    IEEE Software

    1.3 cites/paper · Q2 · IEEE Computer Society

    ScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
22. 22
    The Education and science journal

    1.2 cites/paper · Q2 · Russian State Vocational Pedagogical University

    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
23. 23
    JOIV International Journal on Informatics Visualization

    1.1 cites/paper · Q2 · State Polytechnics of Andalas

    Open AccessDOAJScopus
24. 24
    Science & Technology Libraries

    1.0 cites/paper · Q2 · Taylor & Francis

    ScopusPubMed
25. 25
    Journal of Software Evolution and Process

    1.0 cites/paper · Q2 · Wiley

    ScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
26. 26
    IT Professional

    1.0 cites/paper · Q2 · IEEE Computer Society

    ScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
27. 27
    Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship

    0.9 cites/paper · Q2 · Association of College and Research Libraries

    Open AccessDOAJScopusPubMed
28. 28
    Journal on Mathematics Education

    0.9 cites/paper · Q2 · Sriwijaya University

    Open AccessScopus
29. 29
    Cataloging & Classification Quarterly

    0.9 cites/paper · Q2 · Taylor & Francis

    ScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
30. 30
    Collection Management

    0.8 cites/paper · Q2 · Taylor & Francis

    ScopusWeb of Science
31. 31
    DESIDOC Journal of Library & Information Technology

    0.8 cites/paper · Q2 · Defence Scientific Information & Documentation Centre

    Open AccessScopusWeb of Science
32. 32
    Perspectivas em Ciência da Informação

    0.7 cites/paper · Q2 · Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Escola de Ciência da Informação

    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
33. 33
    Computer Science and Information Systems

    0.7 cites/paper · Q2 · ComSIS Consortium

    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
34. 34
    Technical Services Quarterly

    0.5 cites/paper · Q2 · Taylor & Francis

    ScopusWeb of Science
35. 35
    Perspectives of science and education

    0.5 cites/paper · Q2

    Open AccessScopus
36. 36
    Library Resources and Technical Services

    0.4 cites/paper · Q2 · American Library Association

    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
37. 37
    ACM Transactions on Information Systems

    9.5 cites/paper · Q1

    ScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
38. 38
    Internet of Things

    7.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV

    ScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
39. 39
    World Wide Web

    6.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business Media

    ScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
40. 40
    Information Processing & Management

    5.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV

    ScopusWeb of SciencePubMed

“Cites/paper” is the OpenAlex 2-year citation rate — a transparent signal, not a licensed Impact Factor. Many regional and open-access journals are strong but aren’t covered by Scimago, so they show “no Scimago quartile”; that’s a coverage gap, not a quality judgement.