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Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing

Academic Press Inc. · United States

ISSN0743-7315eISSN1096-0848

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.876

H-Indexi

145

SNIPi

1.347

Total Worksi

5,404

Total Citationsi

130,686

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.98

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing publishes original research papers in parallel computing, distributed computing, algorithms, parallel algorithms, computer networks, computer networks and communications, and software engineering and programming.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyMonthly, <Jan. 1991- >

StatusActive

Total Publications5,404

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?

Academic Press Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0743-7315 / 1096-0848

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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

199

5.5k

2019

193

2020

175

3.1k

2021

199

3.8k

2022

146

1.5k

2023

138

2024

120

230

2025

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 Networks and CommunicationsQ1

Hardware and ArchitectureQ1

Theoretical Computer ScienceQ1

Artificial IntelligenceQ2

SoftwareQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Computer Science, Theory & Methods

Scopus Categories

Computer Networks and CommunicationsHardware and ArchitectureSoftwareArtificial IntelligenceTheoretical Computer Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Parallel Computing and Optimization TechniquesInterconnection Networks and SystemsDistributed and Parallel Computing SystemsDistributed systems and fault toleranceCloud Computing and Resource Management

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing

Is Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Parallel and 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 Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing?

Journal of Parallel and 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 2.98.

Is Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.