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Scientometrics

Akademiai Kiado · Hungary · Est. 1978

ISSN1588-2861

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total60

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

1.152

H-Index

194

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.825

Total Works

8,317

Total Citations

311,837

2yr Mean Citedness

3.62

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Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Scientometrics is an international, peer-reviewed, monthly journal that publishes original research on all quantitative aspects of the production, communication, and use of scientific and technological information. Scientometrics welcomes both theoretical and empirical studies. Research articles present new methods and insights. Scientometrics publishes invited reviews and book reviews. Valuable for research workers, research administrators, librarians, and documentalists in central scientific agencies, ministries, research institutes, and laboratories. Highly visible and cited across various areas of science and research.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionHungary

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1978

FrequencyNine No. A Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications8,317

Publisher OrgSpringer Nature (Netherlands)

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Submission Info

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/12 · 58%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Akademiai Kiado

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1588-2861

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

peer-reviewed

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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

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2021

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2023

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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 Science ApplicationsQ1

Library and Information SciencesQ1

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Computer Science, Interdisciplinary ApplicationsInformation Science & Library Science

Scopus Categories

Library and Information SciencesComputer Science ApplicationsSocial Sciences (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

scientometrics and bibliometrics researchComplex Network Analysis TechniquesWeb visibility and informetricsAcademic Publishing and Open AccessInnovation Policy and R&DInnovation and Knowledge ManagementIntellectual Property and PatentsAdvanced Text Analysis TechniquesResearch Data Management PracticesAcademic Writing and Publishing