Internet Research (journal)

Internet Research  
Language English
Publication details
Former name(s)
 Electronic Networks
Publication history
 1991–present
Publisher
2.931
Standard abbreviations
Internet Res.
Indexing
ISSN 1066-2243
LCCN 98034225
OCLC no. 38501608
Links

Internet Research (INTR) is a peer-reviewed academic journal, published by Emerald Publishing. It aims to describe, assess and foster understanding of the role of wide-area, multi-purpose computer networks such as the Internet.

History

The journal was founded as Electronic Networks in 1990, with the first articles published in 1991. Articles from 1991 onward are available online at the journal's website. In 1993 the journal was renamed Internet Research. Emerald acquired the journal from Mecklermedia in 1995.

The journal received its first ever Impact Factor of 0.356 in 1997.

Editors-in-chief

The current editor is Christy M. K. Cheung, Department of Finance and Decision Sciences, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong

Editors-in-chief of the journal have included:

Notable articles

There have been several highly cited articles published in Internet Research, including the 1992 article, "World‐wide web: the information universe",[1] which is one of the first academic articles where Sir Tim Berners-Lee mentions the phrase "World-wide web".

Impact factor

According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2016 impact factor of 2.931, ranking it 34th out of 146 journals in the category "COMPUTER SCIENCE, INFORMATION SYSTEMS".[2]

The 2015 impact factor was 3.017,[3][4] which was the highest impact factor of any Emerald journal that year.[5]

Indexing

IntR is indexed in, among others, the following indexing and abstracting services:

References

  1. ↑ Berners‐Lee, Tim; Cailliau, Robert; Groff, Jean‐François; Pollermann, Bernd (1992). "World‐Wide Web: The Information Universe" (PDF). Internet Research. 2 (1): 52–58. doi:10.1108/eb047254.
  2. ↑ "Journals Ranked by Impact: COMPUTER SCIENCE, INFORMATION SYSTEMS". 2016 Journal Citation Reports. Web of Science (Science ed.). Thomson Reuters. 2016.
  3. ↑ 2014 Journal Citation Reports® (Thomson Reuters, 2016)
  4. ↑ "Internet Research". Emerald. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  5. ↑ Private Correspondence with Emerald journal manager to Dr. Jansen, 15 June 2016
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.