Publications Receives Its First Impact Factor of 3.8 and Increased CiteScore of 5.0

We are pleased to share that Publications (ISSN: 2304-6775) received its first Impact Factor of 3.8 in June 2023 in the Journal Citation Reports™ (Clarivate).

Publications continues to be indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) within the Web of Science Core Collection. This year, Clarivate has awarded Impact Factors to journals outside of the core flagship indices, SCIE and SSCI, creating greater transparency around the citedness of ESCI-indexed journals.

Meanwhile, according to the 2022 CiteScores™ (Elsevier) released in June 2023, Publications received an increased CiteScore of 5.0, an increase of 42.86% compared with the 2021 metric.

Publications’ CiteScore ranks as follows:

• Q1 (53 out of 493 journals) in the “Communication” category; 
• Q1 (41 out of 266 journals) in the “Library and Information Sciences” category;
• Q1 (13 out of 62 journals) in the “Media Technology” category.

For more journal data, please visit https://www.mdpi.com/journal/publications/stats. For more information about MDPI journals’ citation metrics, please click here.

The performance is inseparable from the support and dedication of all journal editors, reviewers, authors, and readers. We would like to take this opportunity to thank all of you who have contributed to the journal.