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Entropy

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

ISSN1099-4300eISSN1099-4300

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

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Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total68

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

0.524

H-Index

139

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.876

Total Works

14,661

Total Citations

218,184

2yr Mean Citedness

1.92

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Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

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

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Fast · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1968

Annual Volume~ 1,349 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications14,661

Publisher OrgMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

OA Since2015

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~6 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

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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10/12 · 83%

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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

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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

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.

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