Entropy

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) · Switzerland · Est. 1968

ISSN1099-4300eISSN1099-4300

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.475

H-Indexi

139

SNIPi

0.876

Total Worksi

14,661

Total Citationsi

218,184

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.92

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas (NLM/MEDLINE-assigned): Entropy.

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1968

FrequencyQuarterly, 2005-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications14,661

Publisher OrgMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

OA Since2015

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

e-Helvetica Swiss National LibraryCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1099-4300 / 1099-4300

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

e-Helvetica Swiss National Library, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

1.3k

27k

2019

1.4k

30k

2020

1.7k

24k

2021

1.9k

20k

2022

1.6k

13k

2023

1.1k

2024

1.3k

2.7k

2025

922

242

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.

Electrical and Electronic EngineeringQ2

Information SystemsQ2

Mathematical PhysicsQ2

Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Physics, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Mathematical PhysicsInformation SystemsElectrical and Electronic EngineeringPhysics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical MechanicsStatistical Mechanics and EntropyQuantum Mechanics and ApplicationsQuantum Information and CryptographyComplex Systems and Time Series AnalysisQuantum Computing Algorithms and ArchitectureComplex Network Analysis TechniquesNeural dynamics and brain functionNeural Networks and ApplicationsOpinion Dynamics and Social Influence

Frequently asked questions about Entropy

Is Entropy a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Entropy: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Entropy?

Entropy 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 1.92.

Is Entropy indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Entropy is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Entropy?