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Distributed Computing

Springer Verlag · Germany

ISSN0178-2770eISSN1432-0452

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.809

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.209

Total Works

3,209

Total Citations

29,402

2yr Mean Citedness

1.20

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Aims & Scope

Distributed Computing is a peer-reviewed journal that serves as a forum for significant contributions to the theory and practical aspects of distributed systems. Covers topics from design and analysis of distributed algorithms to architectures and protocols for communication networks. Includes discussions on synchronization protocols, concurrent programming, and distributed operating systems. Explores areas of fault-tolerance, reliability, availability, and security in distributed computing. Features content on mobile, sensor, and ad hoc networks, internet applications, and concurrency theory. Emphasizes specification, semantics, verification, and testing of distributed systems.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyFour No. A Year

StatusActive

Total Publications3,209

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer ReviewPeer-reviewed

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

7/12 · 58%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Verlag

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0178-2770 / 1432-0452

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

Peer-reviewed

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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

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Computational Theory and MathematicsQ1

Computer Networks and CommunicationsQ2

Hardware and ArchitectureQ2

Theoretical Computer ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Computer Science, Theory & Methods

Scopus Categories

Computer Networks and CommunicationsHardware and ArchitectureTheoretical Computer ScienceComputational Theory and Mathematics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Legal and Regulatory AnalysisLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesMilitary Technology and StrategiesDistributed systems and fault toleranceOptimization and Search Problems