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WoS ESCI Q1Scopus Q2SCImago #11,888CAS 3区Diamond OAHybrid

International Journal of Serious Games

Country: Italy•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 0.5•SCImago Rank: #11,888•Identifier (ISSN):2384-8766(Print)•Articles / Year: 22•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): Free (Diamond OA)
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (ESCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
2.6
↑ +0.4

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
19

19 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: ESCIQ1
Self-Citation Rate18.8%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
22articles/year
89.01% Gold OA•95.45% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

2.00pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1(IF: 2.6)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20262.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.6)
🔵 Computed
20252.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.2)
🔵 Computed
20242.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 1.6)
🔵 Computed
20232.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 1.2)
🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

International Journal of Serious Games is a leading international peer-reviewed journal publishing original research, clinical updates, and reviews indexed in Clarivate Web of Science (SCIE) with Q1 quartile ranking.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Computer science99.2%Psychology55%Mathematics53.8%Multimedia50%Artificial intelligence46.3%Human–computer interaction43.3%Operating system42.5%Political science40.8%Economics39.6%Philosophy39.6%Engineering38.8%Law37.9%Biology36.7%Physics32.1%Programming language32.1%Geography30%Epistemology27.5%History25.8%Sociology25.4%Archaeology25.4%Medicine25%Business23.8%Quantum mechanics22.1%Mathematics education21.7%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #11,888Scopus Q2Diamond OASCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2019-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Computer ScienceMathematicsSocial Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2
0.5

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q2
Scopus H-Index (2025)
19

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
3.11

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
100% Free

Diamond Open Access: Authors publish completely free of charge with zero author-facing fees.

Diamond Open Access

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations256
3-Year Documents94
Citable Documents79

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate42.4%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Applied MathematicsQ2
Artificial IntelligenceQ2
Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided DesignQ2
EducationQ2
SoftwareQ2
Human-Computer InteractionQ3

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
3区 (Zone 3)Education
Minor Category (Specific Field):
3区EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Serious Games Society
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
ESCIDOAJPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
JCRESCI
168/760Q1
EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
JCIESCI
175/762Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—221
20252.24130
20241.633111
20231.232288
2022—29238
2021—28396
2020—28308
2019—29451
2018—26485
2017—28896
2016—27538
2015—27677
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for International Journal of Serious Games

WoS Q1
01232023202420252.20
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:2.2

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 18.8%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

Record UUID: 7f553c0b-e47d-4215-9d87-5478f70f9642
Database Updated: 2026-09-30