信息科学定量方面的高质量出版研究报纸的主要焦点是图书馆、科学、webometrics和Altmetrics的拓扑。利用其他定量领域的方法，如数学、统计、计算机科学、经济学和计量经济学、操作研究和网络科学，对信息问题的研究作出了特别的贡献。共同出版理论与实证工作。一般而言，个案研究不认为某一特定研究领域或某一特定国家的图书馆分析是适合于在joi出版的，除非它们含有创新的方法学要素。
Journal of Informetrics (JOI) publishes rigorous high-quality research on quantitative aspects of information science. The main focus of the journal is on topics in bibliometrics, scientometrics, webometrics, and altmetrics. Contributions studying informetric problems using methods from other quantitative fields, such as mathematics, statistics, computer science, economics and econometrics, operations research, and network science, are especially encouraged. JOI publishes both theoretical and empirical work. In general, case studies, for instance a bibliometric analysis focusing on a specific research field or a specific country, are not considered suitable for publication in JOI, unless they contain innovative methodological elements.
