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Cluster Computing

Kluwer Academic Publishers · Netherlands · Est. 1989

ISSN1386-7857eISSN1573-7543
SJR Q1WOS SCIEScopus / 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.

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📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q1
SJR · Scopus
Top 25% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
1.014
H-Indexi
104
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
OA License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

6/11 · 55%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Kluwer Academic Publishers
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1386-7857 / 1573-7543
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
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
140
3.8k
2019
178
6.2k
2020
260
7.1k
2021
443
8.4k
2022
257
4.3k
2023
618
8.5k
2024
1k
3.9k
2025
636
219
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. 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.

What is the aims and scope of Cluster Computing?

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 parall

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref