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Pattern Recognition

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom

ISSN0031-3203eISSN1873-5142

SJR Q1✓ 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 25% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

2.147

H-Indexi

300

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

2.669

Total Worksi

15,900

Total Citationsi

724,741

2yr Mean Citednessi

5.53

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Pattern Recognition publishes original contributions to the theory, methodology, and application of pattern recognition. The journal covers areas such as computer vision, image processing, text and document analysis, neural networks, and machine learning. It also finds applications in emerging fields and medical imaging.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive

Total Publications15,900

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0031-3203 / 1873-5142

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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

432

23k

2019

565

27k

2020

636

25k

2021

678

23k

2022

829

21k

2023

16k

2024

1.6k

6.1k

2025

1.3k

517

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.

Artificial IntelligenceQ1

Computer Vision and Pattern RecognitionQ1

Signal ProcessingQ1

SoftwareQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Computer Science, Artificial IntelligenceEngineering, Electrical & Electronic

Scopus Categories

Computer Vision and Pattern RecognitionSoftwareArtificial IntelligenceSignal Processing

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Advanced Image and Video Retrieval TechniquesFace and Expression RecognitionImage Retrieval and Classification TechniquesMedical Image Segmentation TechniquesAdvanced Vision and Imaging

Frequently asked questions about Pattern Recognition

Is Pattern Recognition a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Pattern Recognition: 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 Pattern Recognition?

Pattern Recognition 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 5.53.

Is Pattern Recognition indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Pattern Recognition is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.