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Information and Computation

Elsevier Inc. · United States · Est. 1968

ISSN1090-2651

SJR Q2✓ 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

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⚡ 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 50% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.437

H-Indexi

136

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.876

Total Worksi

5,855

Total Citationsi

111,778

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.80

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Computer Science, Theory & Methods; Mathematics, Applied; Computational Theory and Mathematics; Information Systems; Computer Science Applications; Theoretical Computer Science.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1968

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications5,855

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1090-2651

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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

427

2019

125

584

2020

117

452

2021

351

2022

288

2023

129

2024

104

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.

Computational Theory and MathematicsQ2

Information SystemsQ2

Computer Science ApplicationsQ3

Theoretical Computer ScienceQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Computer Science, Theory & MethodsMathematics, Applied

Scopus Categories

Information SystemsComputer Science ApplicationsTheoretical Computer ScienceComputational Theory and Mathematics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Logic, programming, and type systemsFormal Methods in Verificationsemigroups and automata theoryLogic, Reasoning, and KnowledgeDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesHuman auditory perception and evaluationAdvanced Algorithms and ApplicationsIndustrial Technology and Control SystemsAlgorithms and Data CompressionComputability, Logic, AI Algorithms

Frequently asked questions about Information and Computation

Is Information and Computation a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Information and Computation: 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 Information and Computation?

Information and Computation 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 0.80.

Is Information and Computation indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Information and Computation is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Information and Computation?