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Simulation

SAGE Publications Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1963

ISSN1741-3133

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

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?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.374

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.89

Total Worksi

6,195

Total Citationsi

53,730

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.29

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications; Computer Science, Software Engineering; Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design; Mathematics (miscellaneous); Modeling and Simulation; Software.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1963

Annual Volume~ 60 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications6,195

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SAGE Publications Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1741-3133

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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

Citations received

738

2019

485

2020

602

2021

567

2022

330

2023

331

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 Graphics and Computer-Aided DesignQ2

Mathematics (miscellaneous)Q2

Modeling and SimulationQ3

SoftwareQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Computer Science, Interdisciplinary ApplicationsComputer Science, Software Engineering

Scopus Categories

Mathematics (miscellaneous)Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided DesignSoftwareModeling and Simulation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Simulation Techniques and ApplicationsDistributed and Parallel Computing SystemsSocial Work Education and PracticeCommunity Development and Social ImpactBusiness Process Modeling and AnalysisReal-time simulation and control systemsModeling and Simulation SystemsParallel Computing and Optimization TechniquesEmbedded Systems Design TechniquesDiverse Scientific and Economic Studies

Frequently asked questions about Simulation

Is Simulation a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Simulation: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Simulation?

Simulation 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 2.29.

Is Simulation indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Simulation is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.