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VLDB Journal

Springer New York · United States

ISSN1066-8888eISSN0949-877X

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

1.176

H-Index

127

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

2.285

Total Works

1,266

Total Citations

69,777

2yr Mean Citedness

2.78

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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.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 60 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications1,266

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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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?

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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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

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

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