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Theory of Computing

University of Chicago, Department of Computer Science · United States · Est. 2005

ISSN1557-2862eISSN1557-2862

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total58

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

0.749

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Works

389

Total Citations

11,355

2yr Mean Citedness

7.44

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on theoretical computer science, including areas such as proof complexity, randomized computation, algebraic complexity theory, and quantum computation. Articles explore topics like proof systems, Markov chains, extractors, matrix computations, graph expansion properties, and the complexity of computational tasks. The research often involves developing new theoretical models, proving lower bounds, and analyzing the relationships between different computational concepts.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Slow · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2005

Annual Volume~ 12 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications389

Publisher OrgUniversity of Chicago

OA Since2004

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~60 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

📦 Long-term Preservation

arXiv

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

University of Chicago, Department of Computer Science

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1557-2862 / 1557-2862

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

arXiv

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Plagiarism detection in place?

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

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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 Theory and MathematicsQ2

Theoretical Computer ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Computer Science, Theory & Methods

Scopus Categories

Theoretical Computer ScienceComputational Theory and Mathematics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Complexity and Algorithms in GraphsAdvanced Graph Theory ResearchCryptography and Data SecurityMachine Learning and AlgorithmsQuantum Computing Algorithms and ArchitectureOptimization and Search ProblemsCoding theory and cryptographyComputability, Logic, AI AlgorithmsLimits and Structures in Graph Theorysemigroups and automata theory