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Theoretical Computer Science

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands

ISSN0304-3975eISSN1879-2294

SJR Q2✓ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.44

H-Indexi

207

SNIPi

0.94

Total Worksi

17,582

Total Citationsi

384,541

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.81

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Computer Science, Theory & Methods; Computer Science (miscellaneous); Theoretical Computer Science.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencySixty No. A Year, <2003->

StatusActive

Total Publications17,582

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

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

6/11 · 55%

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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?

0304-3975 / 1879-2294

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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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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

516

3.8k

2019

509

2.9k

2020

463

2021

514

2.6k

2022

399

1.2k

2023

410

820

2024

414

198

2025

313

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 (miscellaneous)Q2

Theoretical Computer ScienceQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Computer Science, Theory & Methods

Scopus Categories

Computer Science (miscellaneous)Theoretical Computer Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

semigroups and automata theoryLogic, programming, and type systemsAlgorithms and Data CompressionAdvanced Graph Theory ResearchFormal Methods in Verification

Frequently asked questions about Theoretical Computer Science

Is Theoretical Computer Science a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Theoretical Computer Science: 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 Theoretical Computer Science?

Theoretical Computer Science 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 0.81.

Is Theoretical Computer Science indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Theoretical Computer Science is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Theoretical Computer Science?