Networks

Wiley-Liss Inc. · United States · Est. 1971

ISSN1097-0037

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.64

H-Indexi

136

SNIPi

1.241

Total Worksi

3,652

Total Citationsi

96,984

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.43

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Computer Science, Hardware & Architecture; Operations Research & Management Science; Computer Networks and Communications; Hardware and Architecture; Information Systems; Software.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1971

FrequencyMonthly, Except Feb., Apr., June, And Nov., <1996->

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,652

Publisher OrgWiley

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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

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6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Wiley-Liss Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1097-0037

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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

471

2019

100

1.3k

2020

748

2021

134

253

2022

295

2023

223

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.

Computer Networks and CommunicationsQ2

Hardware and ArchitectureQ2

Information SystemsQ2

SoftwareQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Computer Science, Hardware & ArchitectureOperations Research & Management Science

Scopus Categories

Information SystemsComputer Networks and CommunicationsHardware and ArchitectureSoftware

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Advanced Graph Theory ResearchVehicle Routing Optimization MethodsInterconnection Networks and SystemsComplexity and Algorithms in GraphsFacility Location and Emergency ManagementOptimization and Search ProblemsAdvanced Optical Network TechnologiesOptimization and Packing ProblemsTransportation Planning and OptimizationVLSI and FPGA Design Techniques

Frequently asked questions about Networks

Is Networks a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Networks: 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 Networks?

Networks 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 1.43.

Is Networks indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Networks is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Networks?