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Journal of Web Semantics

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 2003

ISSN1570-8268eISSN1873-7749

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

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

SJR Scorei

1.006

H-Indexi

103

SNIPi

1.588

Total Worksi

764

Total Citationsi

46,167

2yr Mean Citednessi

6.34

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence; Computer Science, Information Systems; Computer Science, Software Engineering; Computer Networks and Communications; Software; Human-Computer Interaction.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2003

FrequencyTwo Issues Yearly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications764

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

OA Since2023

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

Koninklijke BibliotheekPorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1570-8268 / 1873-7749

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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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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Portico, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

330

2019

337

2020

376

2021

430

2022

183

2023

388

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.

Computer Networks and CommunicationsQ1

SoftwareQ1

Human-Computer InteractionQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Computer Science, Artificial IntelligenceComputer Science, Information SystemsComputer Science, Software Engineering

Scopus Categories

Computer Networks and CommunicationsSoftwareHuman-Computer Interaction

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Semantic Web and OntologiesService-Oriented Architecture and Web ServicesBiomedical Text Mining and OntologiesAdvanced Database Systems and QueriesHuman auditory perception and evaluationData Quality and ManagementEducational Robotics and EngineeringDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesTopic ModelingNatural Language Processing Techniques

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Web Semantics

Is Journal of Web Semantics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Web Semantics: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Journal of Web Semantics?

Journal of Web Semantics 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 6.34.

Is Journal of Web Semantics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Web Semantics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.