About this journal
Aims and scope
The Journal of Information Technology Case and Application Research (JITCAR) publishes case-based research on the application of information technology and information systems to the solution of organizational problems. Research articles may focus on public, private, or governmental organizations of any size, from start-up through multinational. JITCAR seeks case examples from all countries. The research can focus on any type of application, issue, problem or technology, including, for example, artificial intelligence, business process reengineering, cross-cultural issues, cybernetics, decision support systems, electronic commerce, enterprise systems, groupware, the human side of IT, information architecture, joint application development, knowledge based systems, local area networks, management information systems, office automation, outsourcing, prototyping, robotics, security, social networking, software as a service, supply chain management, systems analysis, telemedicine, ubiquitous computing, video-conferencing, and Web 2.0.
Please ensure that submissions match the Journal Scope, are on IS/IT themes, and use Case Research Methodology if applicable.
- Theme of any article must be related to Information Technology
- Article must use some form of Case Research Methodology (several possibilities exist)
- Articles based on just broad brush survey will not be reviewed
- Only for special JITCAR issues, we waive the requirement of Case Research Methodology
- Please refer to Yin's several editions of books to grasp - what constitutes a Case Research Methodology?
Peer Review Policy: All research articles in this journal have undergone editorial screening and peer review.
Publication office: Taylor & Francis, Inc., 530 Walnut Street, Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106
Journal metrics
Usage
- 67K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
- 4.7 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
- Q2 CiteScore Best Quartile
- 0.926 (2023) SNIP
- 0.485 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
- 25 days avg. from submission to first decision
- 27% acceptance rate
Understanding and using journal metrics
Journal metrics can be a useful tool for readers, as well as for authors who are deciding where to submit their next manuscript for publication. However, any one metric only tells a part of the story of a journal’s quality and impact. Each metric has its limitations which means that it should never be considered in isolation, and metrics should be used to support and not replace qualitative review.
We strongly recommend that you always use a number of metrics, alongside other qualitative factors such as a journal’s aims & scope, its readership, and a review of past content published in the journal. In addition, a single article should always be assessed on its own merits and never based on the metrics of the journal it was published in.
For more details, please read the Author Services guide to understanding journal metrics.
Journal metrics in brief
Usage and acceptance rate data above are for the last full calendar year and are updated annually in February. Speed data is updated every six months, based on the prior six months. Citation metrics are updated annually mid-year. Please note that some journals do not display all of the following metrics (find out why).
- Usage: the total number of times articles in the journal were viewed by users of Taylor & Francis Online in the previous calendar year, rounded to the nearest thousand.
Citation Metrics
- Impact Factor*: the average number of citations received by articles published in the journal within a two-year window. Only journals in the Clarivate Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) have an Impact Factor.
- Impact Factor Best Quartile*: the journal’s highest subject category ranking in the Journal Citation Reports. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest Impact Factors.
- 5 Year Impact Factor*: the average number of citations received by articles in the journal within a five-year window.
- CiteScore (Scopus)†: the average number of citations received by articles in the journal over a four-year period.
- CiteScore Best Quartile†: the journal’s highest CiteScore ranking in a Scopus subject category. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest CiteScores.
- SNIP (Source Normalized Impact per Paper): the number of citations per paper in the journal, divided by citation potential in the field.
- SJR (Scimago Journal Rank): Average number of (weighted) citations in one year, divided by the number of articles published in the journal in the previous three years.
Speed/acceptance
- From submission to first decision: the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the journal to receive a first decision. Based on manuscripts receiving a first decision in the last six months.
- From submission to first post-review decision: the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the journal to receive a first decision if it is sent out for peer review. Based on manuscripts receiving a post-review first decision in the last six months.
- From acceptance to online publication: the average (median) number of days from acceptance of a manuscript to online publication of the Version of Record. Based on articles published in the last six months.
- Acceptance rate: articles accepted for publication by the journal in the previous calendar year as percentage of all papers receiving a final decision.
For more details on the data above, please read the Author Services guide to understanding journal metrics.
*Copyright: Journal Citation Reports®, Clarivate Analytics
†Copyright: CiteScore™, Scopus
Editorial board
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Gaurav Bansal – Ohio University, USA
FORMER EDITORS-IN-CHIEF
Shailendra Palvia (Founding Chief Editor) – Long Island University, USA
Steven Gordon – Babson College, USA
Suprateek Sarker – University of Virginia, USA
SENIOR ASSOCIATE EDITORS
Kailash Joshi – University of Missouri, USA
BOOK REVIEW EDITORS
Vijay Vemuri – Prairie View A&M University, USA
INDUSTRY EDITORS
Dahui Li – University of Colorado Colorado Springs, USA
Vic Matta – Ohio University, USA
Shana R. Ponelis – University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA
GLOBAL ASSOCIATE EDITORS
Yan Chen – Florida International University, USA
Kevin Craig – Auburn University, USA
Deepak Khazanchi – University of Nebraska Omaha, USA
Ron Kwok – City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Steven Muzatko – Arkansas State University, USA
Prasad Padmanabhan – St. Mary's University, USA
Ilias Pappas – University of Agder & Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Norway
Peter Snyder – Calvin University, USA
Xiao Xiao – Copenhagen Business School, Denmark
SENIOR ADVISORY BOARD
Joey George – Iowa State University, USA
Steven Gordon – Babson College, USA
Varun Grover – Clemson University, USA
Fiona Fui-Hoon Nah – City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Prashant Palvia – The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, USA
Shailendra Palvia – Long Island University, USA
Michael S. Raisinghani – Texas Woman's University, USA
Suprateek Sarker – University of Virginia, USA
Jason Thatcher – Temple University, USA
INDUSTRY ADVISORY BOARD
Raman Mehta – Johnson Electric, Hong Kong
Anu Varma – TE Connectivity, Switzerland
GLOBAL EDITORIAL REVIEW BOARD
Ingo Barkow – University of Applied Sciences of the Grisons, Chur, Switzerland
Nityesh Bhatt – Nirma University, India
Abhishek Behl – Management Development Institute, Gurgaon, India
Suranjan Chakraborty – Towson University, USA
Gareth Davies – Swansea University, UK
Nirankush Dutta – Birla Institute of Technology & Science (BITS), India
Mala Kaul – University of Nevada, USA
Dong-Heon (Austin) Kwok – Kent State University, USA
Sampath Kumar – University of Wisconsin–Green Bay
Alanah Mitchell – Drake University, USA
Darren B. Nicholson – Rowan University, USA
Nikolaus Obwegeser – Bern University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland
Samuli Pekkola – Tampere University, Finland
Michael Rosemann – Queensland University of Technology, Australia
Kauth Ryan – University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
Prasad Rudramuniyaiah – University of Central Missouri
Sumantra Sarkar – Binghamton University, USA
Tuhin Sengupta – Indian Institute of Management Indore, India
Zixing Shen – New Mexico State University, USA
Vivek Singh – University of Missouri – St. Louis, USA
Shirish C. Srivastava – HEC Paris, France
Ajaya Swain – St. Mary's University, USA
Abhishek Tripathi – The College of New Jersey, USA
Sanjay Verma – Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, India
Jason Xiong – Appalachian State University, USA
Sagit Kedem-Yemeni – Sapir Academic College, Israel
Chi Zhang – Kennesaw State University, USA
Wenkai Zhou – Rollins College, USA
Abstracting and indexing
Abstracted/Indexed in:
• EBSCOhost
° Academic Search R&D
° Applied Science & Technology Source
° Biotechnology Source
° International Security & Counter Terrorism Reference Center
° Risk Management Reference Center
° STM Source
° TOC Premier
• ProQuest
° ABI/INFORM Research (American Business Information)
° Computing Database
° Professional ABI/INFORM Complete
° Professional ProQuest Central
° ProQuest 5000
° ProQuest 5000 International
° ProQuest SciTech Collection
• Scopus
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Open access
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- Rigorous peer review for every open access article
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