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Information Processing Letters

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands

ISSN0020-0190eISSN1872-6119

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.348

H-Indexi

145

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.728

Total Worksi

8,730

Total Citationsi

167,565

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.55

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Computer Science, Information Systems; Computer Science Applications; Information Systems; Signal Processing; Theoretical Computer Science.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 63 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications8,730

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0020-0190 / 1872-6119

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

105

487

2019

380

2020

103

315

2021

207

2022

171

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Computer Science ApplicationsQ3

Information SystemsQ3

Signal ProcessingQ3

Theoretical Computer ScienceQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Computer Science, Information Systems

Scopus Categories

Information SystemsComputer Science ApplicationsTheoretical Computer ScienceSignal Processing

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Advanced Graph Theory ResearchComplexity and Algorithms in GraphsAlgorithms and Data Compressionsemigroups and automata theoryOptimization and Search Problems

Frequently asked questions about Information Processing Letters

Is Information Processing Letters a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Information Processing Letters: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Information Processing Letters?

Information Processing Letters is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.55.

Is Information Processing Letters indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Information Processing Letters is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Information Processing Letters?