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Inverse Problems

IOP Publishing Ltd. · United Kingdom

ISSN0266-5611eISSN1361-6420

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.926

H-Indexi

162

SNIPi

1.217

Total Worksi

5,356

Total Citationsi

176,271

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.73

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Mathematics, Applied; Physics, Mathematical; Applied Mathematics; Computer Science Applications; Mathematical Physics; Signal Processing; Theoretical Computer Science.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyBimonthly, 1989-

StatusActive

Total Publications5,356

Publisher OrgIOP Publishing

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/11 · 64%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

IOP Publishing Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0266-5611 / 1361-6420

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

✅

Peer review process documented?

peer-reviewed

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

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

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

207

3.5k

2019

210

2.8k

2020

144

1.2k

2021

137

1.1k

2022

171

2023

181

747

2024

175

209

2025

121

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.

Applied MathematicsQ1

Computer Science ApplicationsQ1

Mathematical PhysicsQ1

Signal ProcessingQ1

Theoretical Computer ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Mathematics, AppliedPhysics, Mathematical

Scopus Categories

Applied MathematicsMathematical PhysicsComputer Science ApplicationsTheoretical Computer ScienceSignal Processing

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Numerical methods in inverse problemsMicrowave Imaging and Scattering AnalysisAdvanced Mathematical Modeling in EngineeringSparse and Compressive Sensing TechniquesElectrical and Bioimpedance Tomography

Frequently asked questions about Inverse Problems

Is Inverse Problems a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Inverse Problems: 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 Inverse Problems?

Inverse Problems 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 1.73.

Is Inverse Problems indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Inverse Problems is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Inverse Problems?