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Ad Hoc Networks

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 2003

ISSN1570-8705eISSN1570-8713

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

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

1.21

H-Index

132

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.451

Total Works

3,527

Total Citations

124,781

2yr Mean Citedness

4.91

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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.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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

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Review Time—

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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?

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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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

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

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.

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