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Random Structures and Algorithms

John Wiley and Sons Ltd · United Kingdom

ISSN1042-9832eISSN1098-2418

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.938

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.224

Total Worksi

2,383

Total Citationsi

52,569

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.69

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Computer Science, Software Engineering; Mathematics; Mathematics, Applied; Applied Mathematics; Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design; Mathematics (miscellaneous); Software.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyEight Issues A Year, <2005->

StatusActive

Total Publications2,383

Publisher OrgWiley

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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

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6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

John Wiley and Sons Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1042-9832 / 1098-2418

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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

331

2019

429

2020

239

2021

173

2022

196

2023

2024

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.

Applied MathematicsQ1

Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided DesignQ1

Mathematics (miscellaneous)Q1

SoftwareQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Computer Science, Software EngineeringMathematicsMathematics, Applied

Scopus Categories

Mathematics (miscellaneous)Applied MathematicsComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided DesignSoftware

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Limits and Structures in Graph TheoryStochastic processes and statistical mechanicsAdvanced Graph Theory ResearchMarkov Chains and Monte Carlo MethodsGraph theory and applications

Frequently asked questions about Random Structures and Algorithms

Is Random Structures and Algorithms a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Random Structures and Algorithms: 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 Random Structures and Algorithms?

Random Structures and Algorithms 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 0.69.

Is Random Structures and Algorithms indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Random Structures and Algorithms is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Random Structures and Algorithms?