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VLDB Journal

Springer New York · United States

ISSN1066-8888eISSN0949-877X

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.258

H-Indexi

127

SNIPi

2.285

Total Worksi

1,266

Total Citationsi

69,777

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.78

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The VLDB Journal publishes cutting-edge research on information system architectures, technological impacts on systems, and novel database applications. Published on behalf of the VLDB Endowment. Focuses on critical issues relevant to the database community. Features an annual issue devoted to selected papers from the VLDB Conference. Publishes regular and special issues on topics such as data management, e-services, and multimedia databases.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive

Total Publications1,266

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

Visit Journal Website

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?

Springer New York

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1066-8888 / 0949-877X

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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

3.4k

2019

753

2020

1.7k

2021

859

2022

867

2023

433

2024

184

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.

Hardware and ArchitectureQ1

Information SystemsQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Computer Science, Hardware & ArchitectureComputer Science, Information Systems

Scopus Categories

Information SystemsHardware and Architecture

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Data Management and AlgorithmsAdvanced Database Systems and QueriesSemantic Web and OntologiesDistributed systems and fault toleranceAdvanced Data Storage Technologies

Frequently asked questions about VLDB Journal

Is VLDB Journal a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for VLDB Journal: 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 VLDB Journal?

VLDB Journal 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 2.78.

Is VLDB Journal indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

VLDB Journal is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.