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Scientometrics

Akademiai Kiado · Hungary · Est. 1978

ISSN1588-2861

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

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

220

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 200d

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE · SSCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

SJR Scorei

1.077

H-Indexi

194

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.825

Total Worksi

8,317

Total Citationsi

311,837

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.62

Open Impact Factor alternative

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.

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

Citations received

345

9.1k

2019

458

14k

2020

409

9.4k

2021

400

6.5k

2022

279

2023

319

2.4k

2024

292

763

2025

190

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 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

Frequently asked questions about Scientometrics

Is Scientometrics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Scientometrics: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Scientometrics?

Scientometrics 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 3.62.

Is Scientometrics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Scientometrics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.