Government Information Quarterly

pISSN: 0740-624XeISSN: 1872-9517• JCR: GOV INFORM QElsevier BVUnited States
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2026 Impact Factor

10.8

Released June 2026 · Based on 2025 citation data

↑ 0.8 (+8.0%) vs last year

Impact Factor History

  1. Metric year 2025

    Released

    10.8
  2. Metric year 2024

    10.0

JCR Category Rankings

Journal Citation Reports category rankings
CategoryIndexesQuartile
INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCESSCIQ1
Q1
JCR Quartile
B1
CAS Block

Government Information Quarterly current release and JCR quartile

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Ranking position in Social Sciences

Ranked #40 in Social Sciences by impact factor and #40 among Q1 Social Sciences journals. This context helps compare Government Information Quarterly against journals publishing in the same field.

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Government Information Quarterly publication trend

Published 319 papers across the last 5 recorded years with a current impact factor of 10.8.

2026 vs 2025: -47
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Journal Details

Total Articles
3,200
H-Index
179
Open Access
Hybrid
APC
$2,980 USD
Subject Areas
Political Science and International RelationsCommunicationPublic AdministrationSociology and Political Science

Article Volume

2022
82
2023
78
2024
64
2025
71
2026
24
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