Government Information Quarterly
Impact Factor & Key Scientometrics

Government Information Quarterly
Overview

Impact Factor

7.279

H Index

112

Impact Factor

10.745

I. Basic Journal Info

Country

United Kingdom
Journal ISSN: 0740624X
Publisher: Elsevier Ltd.
History: 1984-ongoing
Journal Hompage: Link
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Research Categories

Scope/Description:

Government Information Quarterly is an international journal that examines the intersection of policy, information technology, government, and the public. In particular, GIQ focuses on how policies affect government information flows and the availability of government information; the use of technology to create and provide innovative government services; the impact of information technology on the relationship between the governed and those governing; and the increasing significance of information policies and information technology in relation to democratic practices. As the leading journal in the field, Government Information Quarterly seeks to publish high quality scholarly research, viewpoint articles and editorials that inform both researchers and practitioners regarding the relationship between policy, information technology, government, and the public. The journal seeks submissions drawn from a variety of disciplines, including but not limited to information science, public policy, public administration, political science, business, law, geography, information systems, communications, economics, sociology, computer science, and public health.making

II. Science Citation Report (SCR)



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SCR Impact Factor

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SCR Journal Ranking

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SCImago SJR Rank

SCImago Journal Rank (SJR indicator) is a measure of scientific influence of scholarly journals that accounts for both the number of citations received by a journal and the importance or prestige of the journals where such citations come from.

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Scopus 2-Year Impact Factor Trend

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Scopus 3-Year Impact Factor Trend

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Scopus 4-Year Impact Factor Trend

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Government Information Quarterly
Impact Factor History

2-year 3-year 4-year
  • 2022 Impact Factor
    9.372 12.203 11.979
  • 2021 Impact Factor
    10.745 10.329 11.183
  • 2020 Impact Factor
    8.284 9.283 9.619
  • 2019 Impact Factor
    6.592 7.793 8.906
  • 2018 Impact Factor
    6.469 7.519 7.781
  • 2017 Impact Factor
    6.573 6.887 7.697
  • 2016 Impact Factor
    5.638 6.979 7.85
  • 2015 Impact Factor
    5.229 6.423 6.55
  • 2014 Impact Factor
    6.11 NA NA
  • 2013 Impact Factor
    5.267 NA NA
  • 2012 Impact Factor
    4.5 NA NA
  • 2011 Impact Factor
    4.475 NA NA
  • 2010 Impact Factor
    4.4 NA NA
  • 2009 Impact Factor
    4 NA NA
  • 2008 Impact Factor
    3.352 NA NA
  • 2007 Impact Factor
    1.612 NA NA
  • 2006 Impact Factor
    1.132 NA NA
  • 2005 Impact Factor
    1.642 NA NA
  • 2004 Impact Factor
    1.143 NA NA
  • 2003 Impact Factor
    1.182 NA NA
  • 2002 Impact Factor
    0.644 NA NA
  • 2001 Impact Factor
    0.447 NA NA
  • 2000 Impact Factor
    0.182 NA NA
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Impact Factor

Impact factor (IF) is a scientometric factor based on the yearly average number of citations on articles published by a particular journal in the last two years. A journal impact factor is frequently used as a proxy for the relative importance of a journal within its field. Find out more: What is a good impact factor?


III. Other Science Influence Indicators

Any impact factor or scientometric indicator alone will not give you the full picture of a science journal. There are also other factors such as H-Index, Self-Citation Ratio, SJR, SNIP, etc. Researchers may also consider the practical aspect of a journal such as publication fees, acceptance rate, review speed. (Learn More)

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H-Index

The h-index is an author-level metric that attempts to measure both the productivity and citation impact of the publications of a scientist or scholar. The index is based on the set of the scientist's most cited papers and the number of citations that they have received in other publications

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H-Index History