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Evolutionary Computation

MIT PRESS · United States · Est. 1974

ISSN1530-9304

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 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

0.713

H-Index

122

CiteScore

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SNIP

1.437

Total Works

1,049

Total Citations

90,644

2yr Mean Citedness

1.85

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on evolutionary computation, focusing on algorithms and their applications. Topics include multi-objective optimization, dynamic optimization problems, and classifier systems. The research also covers areas like symbolic regression, algorithm selection, and diversity optimization.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1974

Annual Volume~ 23 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,049

Publisher OrgThe MIT Press

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

MIT PRESS

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1530-9304

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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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

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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.

Computational MathematicsQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Computer Science, Artificial IntelligenceComputer Science, Theory & Methods

Scopus Categories

Computational Mathematics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Metaheuristic Optimization Algorithms ResearchEvolutionary Algorithms and ApplicationsAdvanced Multi-Objective Optimization AlgorithmsEvolution and Genetic DynamicsDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesReinforcement Learning in RoboticsEvolutionary Game Theory and CooperationNeural Networks and ApplicationsLegal case studies and regulationsGeographies of human-animal interactions