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Ad Hoc Networks

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 2003

ISSN1570-8705eISSN1570-8713

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.174

H-Indexi

132

SNIPi

1.451

Total Worksi

3,527

Total Citationsi

124,781

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.91

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Ad Hoc Networks is an international and archival journal covering all topics of interest to those involved in ad hoc and sensor networking areas.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2003

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,527

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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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?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1570-8705 / 1570-8713

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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

181

6.3k

2019

184

5.3k

2020

163

4.6k

2021

166

3.7k

2022

223

3.8k

2023

248

3.3k

2024

298

1.1k

2025

192

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

Hardware and ArchitectureQ1

SoftwareQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Computer Science, Information SystemsTelecommunications

Scopus Categories

Computer Networks and CommunicationsHardware and ArchitectureSoftware

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Mobile Ad Hoc NetworksEnergy Efficient Wireless Sensor NetworksOpportunistic and Delay-Tolerant NetworksWireless Networks and ProtocolsVehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANETs)Energy Harvesting in Wireless NetworksCooperative Communication and Network CodingIoT and Edge/Fog ComputingIndoor and Outdoor Localization TechnologiesDiverse Scientific and Economic Studies

Frequently asked questions about Ad Hoc Networks

Is Ad Hoc Networks a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Ad Hoc Networks: 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 Ad Hoc Networks?

Ad Hoc Networks 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 4.91.

Is Ad Hoc Networks indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Ad Hoc Networks is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.