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Distributed Computing

Springer Verlag · Germany

ISSN0178-2770eISSN1432-0452
SJR Q2WOS SCIEScopus / SJR
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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q2
SJR · Scopus
Top 50% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.499
H-Indexi
80
SNIPi
1.209
Total Worksi
3,209
Total Citationsi
29,402
2yr Mean Citednessi
1.20
Open Impact Factor alternative

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.

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
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

7/11 · 64%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Springer Verlag
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
0178-2770 / 1432-0452
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
Peer-reviewed
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
Primary language documented?
English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Citations received
25
203
2019
17
66
2020
29
103
2021
26
143
2022
19
63
2023
13
55
2024
21
11
2025
22
5
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.

Computational Theory and MathematicsQ2
Computer Networks and CommunicationsQ2
Hardware and ArchitectureQ2
Theoretical Computer ScienceQ3

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

Frequently asked questions about Distributed Computing

Is Distributed Computing a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Distributed Computing: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Distributed Computing?

Distributed Computing 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 1.20.

Is Distributed Computing indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Distributed Computing is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Distributed Computing?

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.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref