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Machine Vision and Applications

Springer Verlag · Germany · Est. 1982

ISSN1432-1769
SJR Q2WOS 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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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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.
Q2
SJR · Scopus
Top 50% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.496
H-Indexi
98
SNIPi
0.907
Total Worksi
3,086
Total Citationsi
60,075
2yr Mean Citednessi
2.51
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Sponsored by the International Association for Pattern Recognition, this journal publishes high-quality, technical contributions in machine vision research and development. Machine Vision and Applications features coverage of all applications and engineering aspects of image-related computing, including original contributions dealing with scientific, commercial, industrial, military, and biomedical applications of machine vision. The journal places particular emphasis on the engineering and technology aspects of image processing and computer vision. It includes coverage of the following aspects of machine vision applications: algorithms, architectures, VLSI implementations, AI techniques and expert systems for machine vision, front-END sensing, multidimensional and multisensor machine vision, real-time techniques, image databases, virtual reality and visualization.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1982
FrequencySix Issues Per Year, <2006->
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications3,086
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?
Springer Verlag
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1432-1769
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
55
827
2019
96
2.7k
2020
118
2k
2021
99
1.1k
2022
129
734
2023
148
850
2024
133
286
2025
125
22
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 Science ApplicationsQ2
Computer Vision and Pattern RecognitionQ2
Hardware and ArchitectureQ2
SoftwareQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Computer Science, Artificial IntelligenceComputer Science, CyberneticsEngineering, Electrical & Electronic

Scopus Categories

Computer Science ApplicationsHardware and ArchitectureComputer Vision and Pattern RecognitionSoftware

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Advanced Vision and ImagingVideo Surveillance and Tracking MethodsAdvanced Image and Video Retrieval TechniquesRobotics and Sensor-Based LocalizationImage and Object Detection TechniquesHuman Pose and Action RecognitionImage Retrieval and Classification TechniquesOptical measurement and interference techniquesIndustrial Vision Systems and Defect DetectionMedical Image Segmentation Techniques

Frequently asked questions about Machine Vision and Applications

Is Machine Vision and Applications a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Machine Vision and Applications: 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 Machine Vision and Applications?

Machine Vision and Applications 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 2.51.

Is Machine Vision and Applications indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Machine Vision and Applications is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Machine Vision and Applications?

Sponsored by the International Association for Pattern Recognition, this journal publishes high-quality, technical contributions in machine vision research and development. Machine Vision and Applications features coverage of all applications and engineering aspects of image-related computing, including original contributions dealing with scientific, commercial, industrial, military, and biomedical applications of machine vision. The journal places particular emphasis on the engineering and technology aspects of image processing and computer vision. It includes coverage of the following aspect

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