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Soft Computing

Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH · Germany · Est. 1997

ISSN1432-7643eISSN1433-7479
SJR Q2WOS SCIEScopus / SJR
43
/ 100
Medium Risk
Score Breakdown
WoS SCIE/SSCI+25
Scopus Q2+18
Total43
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
0.674
H-Index
145
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
1.045
Total Works
11,150
Total Citations
213,950
2yr Mean Citedness
1.75
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Retractions
400
Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Soft Computing disseminates significant results in the foundations, methodologies, and applications of soft computing. The journal promotes integrating theoretical and practical findings into everyday and advanced applications while connecting soft computing with other disciplines. It focuses on system solutions based on paradigms such as evolutionary algorithms, genetic programming, swarm intelligence, neural networks, fuzzy systems, Bayesian networks, and chaos theory. The journal fosters comparisons, extensions, and new applications across disciplines, offering an international forum for researchers and practitioners in this rapidly evolving field and serving as a unifying platform.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
Q2
SJR Rank
Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionGermany
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1997
Annual Volume~ 957 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications11,150
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
📦 Long-term Preservation
CLOCKSSPortico

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

7/12 · 58%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1432-7643 / 1433-7479
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
CLOCKSS, Portico
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
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.

Geometry and TopologyQ2
SoftwareQ2
Theoretical Computer ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Computer Science, Artificial IntelligenceComputer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications

Scopus Categories

SoftwareTheoretical Computer ScienceGeometry and Topology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Multi-Criteria Decision MakingMetaheuristic Optimization Algorithms ResearchRough Sets and Fuzzy LogicFuzzy Systems and OptimizationAdvanced Algebra and LogicEvolutionary Algorithms and ApplicationsAdvanced Multi-Objective Optimization AlgorithmsFuzzy Logic and Control SystemsNeural Networks and ApplicationsOptimization and Mathematical Programming
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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref