Overview
Online Social Networks and Media, published by Elsevier BV (The Netherlands), published 143 papers in 2021–2025, and its papers received 1,899 citations in those years. Its h-index is 38 and its two-year mean citedness is 4.16. On the ITS Journal Score it ranks #8,899 of 62,158 ranked journals and #770 of 19,774 in Social Sciences.
Key figures
Citations count every citation the journal's papers received in these years, including citations to older papers. Two-year mean citedness is OpenAlex's measure of how often recent papers are cited; it is similar in idea to, but not the same as, an impact factor.
Papers and citations by year
| Year | Papers | Citations received | Open-access papers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 25 | 673 | 7 |
| 2021 | 39 | 795 | 22 |
| 2022 | 27 | 455 | 13 |
| 2023 | 27 | 391 | 17 |
| 2024 | 15 | 125 | 9 |
| 2025 | 35 | 133 | 21 |
What it publishes
The leading research topics of its papers (OpenAlex topic classification). Select a topic to find other journals that publish on it.
Similar journals
Ranked journals that publish on the same topics.
| Journal | Field | Score | Papers 2021–2025 | Open access |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Network Analysis and Mining | Physics and Astronomy | 78.2 | 831 | 54% |
| Harvard Kennedy School Misinformation Review | Social Sciences | 68.7 | 144 | 100% |
| Journal of Complex Networks | Physics and Astronomy | 63.0 | 269 | 46% |
| Journal of Computational Social Science | Social Sciences | 71.7 | 346 | 58% |
| Applied Network Science | Physics and Astronomy | 65.8 | 423 | 100% |
| Proceedings of the International AAAI Conference on Web and Social Media | Social Sciences | 76.0 | 1,422 | 100% |
| EPJ Data Science | Social Sciences | 73.1 | 352 | 100% |
| Social Networks | Physics and Astronomy | 71.4 | 358 | 56% |
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Identity and sources
- ISSN-L: 2468-6964
- Print ISSN: 2468-6964
- Publisher: Elsevier BV
- Listed in DOAJ: Not yet checked
- Crossref: Not yet checked
- OpenAlex: S2898299116
- Journal website: www.journals.elsevier.com
Figures come from OpenAlex (papers, citations, h-index, topics), Crossref (ISSN check) and DOAJ (open-access listing and fees). They change as records are corrected, so treat them as a dated snapshot. This page does not state whether the journal is indexed in Scopus, Web of Science or PubMed.
Questions
What is the ITS Journal Score of Online Social Networks and Media?
It is 66.5 out of 100, which places it #8,899 among ranked journals. The score combines citation impact (45%), h-index (35%) and size (20%) from open OpenAlex data.
What is the impact factor of Online Social Networks and Media?
This site does not publish Journal Impact Factors, which belong to Clarivate. As an open alternative, its two-year mean citedness in OpenAlex is 4.16.
Is Online Social Networks and Media open access?
57% of its papers from 2021–2025 are recorded as open access.
Does Online Social Networks and Media charge a publication fee?
No fee is recorded in the open data used here. Check the journal's own website for its current fees.