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Knowledge-Based Systems

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands

ISSN0950-7051eISSN1872-7409

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

SJR Scorei

1.753

H-Indexi

216

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

2.344

Total Worksi

13,374

Total Citationsi

410,979

2yr Mean Citednessi

5.23

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Knowledge-Based Systems publishes research in knowledge-based and artificial intelligence techniques-based systems. Its scope includes big data techniques, data-driven information systems, knowledge acquisition, cognitive interaction, intelligent human interfaces, recommender systems, e-service personalization, intelligent decision support systems, prediction systems, warning systems, computational and artificial intelligence based systems, uncertain information processes, swarm intelligence, evolutionary computing, knowledge engineering, machine learning-based systems, and web semantics. The journal also welcomes papers on novel applications of knowledge-based systems in various domains.

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General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 1,484 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications13,374

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

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

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6/12 · 50%

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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?

0950-7051 / 1872-7409

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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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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

Citations received

519

30k

2019

709

35k

2020

40k

2021

1.2k

39k

2022

953

23k

2023

1.4k

19k

2024

2.1k

7.6k

2025

1.2k

306

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.

Artificial IntelligenceQ1

Information Systems and ManagementQ1

Management Information SystemsQ1

SoftwareQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence

Scopus Categories

Information Systems and ManagementSoftwareArtificial IntelligenceManagement Information Systems

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Topic ModelingAdvanced Graph Neural NetworksDomain Adaptation and Few-Shot LearningRough Sets and Fuzzy LogicFace and Expression Recognition

Frequently asked questions about Knowledge-Based Systems

Is Knowledge-Based Systems a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Knowledge-Based Systems: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Knowledge-Based Systems?

Knowledge-Based Systems 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 5.23.

Is Knowledge-Based Systems indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Knowledge-Based Systems is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.