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Multimedia Tools and Applications

Springer · United States · Est. 1986

ISSN1380-7501

SJR Q1✓ Scopus / SJR

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

📊 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

0.798

H-Indexi

152

SNIPi

1.435

Total Worksi

21,523

Total Citationsi

350,913

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.76

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

130

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Multimedia Tools and Applications publishes original research on multimedia development and system support tools as well as case studies of multimedia applications. Recognized as the first journal in the field of multimedia. Boasts the highest Google h5-index score in the field of multimedia. Features case studies alongside experimental and survey articles. Editorial board comprises the world's top multimedia experts.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1986

FrequencyMonthly, <2007->

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications21,523

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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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?

Springer

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1380-7501

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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

1.3k

29k

2019

1.7k

45k

2020

1.4k

31k

2021

2.6k

47k

2022

3.5k

45k

2023

2.5k

20k

2024

623

2025

724

187

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.

Media TechnologyQ1

Computer Networks and CommunicationsQ2

Hardware and ArchitectureQ2

SoftwareQ2

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Computer Networks and CommunicationsHardware and ArchitectureSoftwareMedia Technology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Advanced Steganography and Watermarking TechniquesAdvanced Image and Video Retrieval TechniquesChaos-based Image/Signal EncryptionDigital Media Forensic DetectionVideo Surveillance and Tracking MethodsImage Retrieval and Classification TechniquesVideo Analysis and SummarizationAdvanced Vision and ImagingHuman Pose and Action RecognitionImage Enhancement Techniques

Frequently asked questions about Multimedia Tools and Applications

Is Multimedia Tools and Applications a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Multimedia Tools and Applications: it is indexed in 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 Multimedia Tools and Applications?

Multimedia Tools and Applications is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.798.

Is Multimedia Tools and Applications indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Multimedia Tools and Applications is indexed in Scopus.