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Theory of Computing Systems

Springer New York · United States · Est. 1967

ISSN1433-0490

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / 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.

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.295

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.754

Total Worksi

2,426

Total Citationsi

49,184

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.39

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Computer Science, Theory & Methods; Mathematics; Computational Theory and Mathematics; Theoretical Computer Science.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1967

FrequencyMonthly Except March, July, September, And December, <2011->

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,426

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 New York

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1433-0490

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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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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

157

2019

259

2020

127

2021

116

2022

2023

126

2024

2025

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.

Computational Theory and MathematicsQ3

Theoretical Computer ScienceQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Computer Science, Theory & MethodsMathematics

Scopus Categories

Theoretical Computer ScienceComputational Theory and Mathematics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

semigroups and automata theoryComplexity and Algorithms in GraphsComputability, Logic, AI AlgorithmsAdvanced Graph Theory ResearchAlgorithms and Data CompressionOptimization and Search ProblemsLogic, programming, and type systemsFormal Methods in VerificationDNA and Biological ComputingMachine Learning and Algorithms

Frequently asked questions about Theory of Computing Systems

Is Theory of Computing Systems a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Theory of Computing Systems: 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 Theory of Computing Systems?

Theory of Computing Systems 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 1.39.

Is Theory of Computing Systems indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Theory of Computing Systems is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Theory of Computing Systems?