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Journal of Network and Computer Applications

Academic Press · United States · Est. 1996

ISSN1095-8592

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.704

H-Indexi

175

SNIPi

2.709

Total Worksi

4,284

Total Citationsi

163,162

2yr Mean Citednessi

5.92

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Computer Science, Hardware & Architecture; Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications; Computer Science, Software Engineering; Computer Networks and Communications; Computer Science Applications; Hardware and Architecture.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1996

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications4,284

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Academic Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1095-8592

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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

227

12k

2019

247

15k

2020

168

7.9k

2021

151

6.4k

2022

170

4.8k

2023

202

2024

233

2025

101

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.

Computer Networks and CommunicationsQ1

Computer Science ApplicationsQ1

Hardware and ArchitectureQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Computer Science, Hardware & ArchitectureComputer Science, Interdisciplinary ApplicationsComputer Science, Software Engineering

Scopus Categories

Computer Networks and CommunicationsComputer Science ApplicationsHardware and Architecture

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

IoT and Edge/Fog ComputingCaching and Content DeliveryNetwork Security and Intrusion DetectionSoftware-Defined Networks and 5GMobile Ad Hoc NetworksEnergy Efficient Wireless Sensor NetworksLegal and Regulatory AnalysisLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesMilitary Technology and StrategiesCloud Computing and Resource Management

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Network and Computer Applications

Is Journal of Network and Computer Applications a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Network and Computer Applications: 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 Journal of Network and Computer Applications?

Journal of Network and Computer Applications 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 5.92.

Is Journal of Network and Computer Applications indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Network and Computer Applications is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.