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Computer Animation and Virtual Worlds

John Wiley and Sons Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 2004

ISSN1546-4261eISSN1546-427X

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

Total84

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

days submission → published

measured · last 17 articles · accept 32d

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.387

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.622

Total Worksi

1,662

Total Citationsi

16,319

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.46

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Computer Science, Software Engineering; Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design; Software.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2004

FrequencyQuarterly, Plus One Special Issue, 2005-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,662

Publisher OrgWiley

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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

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

John Wiley and Sons Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1546-4261 / 1546-427X

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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

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

433

2019

431

2020

406

2021

100

514

2022

701

2023

455

2024

166

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.

Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided DesignQ2

SoftwareQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Computer Science, Software Engineering

Scopus Categories

Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided DesignSoftware

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Human Motion and AnimationComputer Graphics and Visualization Techniques3D Shape Modeling and AnalysisHuman Pose and Action RecognitionAdvanced Vision and ImagingEvacuation and Crowd DynamicsVirtual Reality Applications and ImpactsVideo Analysis and SummarizationFace recognition and analysisAugmented Reality Applications

Frequently asked questions about Computer Animation and Virtual Worlds

Is Computer Animation and Virtual Worlds a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Computer Animation and Virtual Worlds: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 84/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Computer Animation and Virtual Worlds?

Computer Animation and Virtual Worlds 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 2.46.

Is Computer Animation and Virtual Worlds indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Computer Animation and Virtual Worlds is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Computer Animation and Virtual Worlds?