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Foundations and Trends in Theoretical Computer Science

Now Publishers Inc · United States · Est. 2005

ISSN1551-3068

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.633

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

Total Citationsi

7,957

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.75

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

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

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2005

Annual Volume~ 2 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications46

Publisher OrgNow Publishers

OA Since2017

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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?

Now Publishers Inc

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1551-3068

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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

144

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2022

2024

2025

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.

Theoretical Computer ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Computer Science, Theory & Methods

Scopus Categories

Theoretical Computer Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Complexity and Algorithms in GraphsComputability, Logic, AI AlgorithmsAdvanced Graph Theory ResearchQuantum Computing Algorithms and ArchitectureLogic, programming, and type systemsCryptography and Data SecurityLogic, Reasoning, and KnowledgeBayesian Modeling and Causal Inferencegraph theory and CDMA systemsMachine Learning and Algorithms

Frequently asked questions about Foundations and Trends in Theoretical Computer Science

Is Foundations and Trends in Theoretical Computer Science a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Foundations and Trends in Theoretical Computer Science: 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 Foundations and Trends in Theoretical Computer Science?

Foundations and Trends in Theoretical Computer Science 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 1.75.

Is Foundations and Trends in Theoretical Computer Science indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Foundations and Trends in Theoretical Computer Science is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Foundations and Trends in Theoretical Computer Science?