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Cluster Computing

Kluwer Academic Publishers · Netherlands · Est. 1989

ISSN1386-7857eISSN1573-7543

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

250

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 150d

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

SJR Scorei

1.014

H-Indexi

104

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.592

Total Worksi

6,009

Total Citationsi

92,514

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.81

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

117

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Cluster Computing addresses the latest results in these fields that support High Performance Distributed Computing (HPDC). In HPDC environments, parallel and/or distributed computing techniques are applied to the solution of computationally intensive applications across networks of computers. The journal represents an important source of information for the growing number of researchers, developers and users of HPDC environments. Cluster Computing: the Journal of Networks, Software Tools and Applications provides a forum for presenting the latest research and technology in the fields of parallel processing, distributed computing systems and computer networks.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1989

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications6,009

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Kluwer Academic Publishers

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1386-7857 / 1573-7543

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

140

3.8k

2019

178

6.1k

2020

260

6.9k

2021

443

8.1k

2022

257

4.1k

2023

622

7.6k

2024

2.9k

2025

386

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

SoftwareQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Computer Science, Information SystemsComputer Science, Theory & Methods

Scopus Categories

Computer Networks and CommunicationsSoftware

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Cloud Computing and Resource ManagementIoT and Edge/Fog ComputingDistributed and Parallel Computing SystemsNetwork Security and Intrusion DetectionBlockchain Technology Applications and SecurityParallel Computing and Optimization TechniquesCaching and Content DeliveryAdvanced Data Storage TechnologiesMetaheuristic Optimization Algorithms ResearchCryptography and Data Security

Frequently asked questions about Cluster Computing

Is Cluster Computing a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Cluster Computing: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Cluster Computing?

Cluster Computing 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 4.81.

Is Cluster Computing indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Cluster Computing is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.