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International Journal of Pervasive Computing and Communications

Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 2005

ISSN1742-7371eISSN1742-738X

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

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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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.305

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.581

Total Worksi

603

Total Citationsi

5,424

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.72

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications; Computer Science (miscellaneous); Theoretical Computer Science.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2005

Annual Volume~ 19 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications603

Publisher OrgEmerald Publishing Limited

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

5/11 · 45%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

1742-7371 / 1742-738X

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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

2019

1.7k

2020

577

2021

216

2022

113

2023

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 Science (miscellaneous)Q3

Theoretical Computer ScienceQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications

Scopus Categories

Computer Science (miscellaneous)Theoretical Computer Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Context-Aware Activity Recognition SystemsMobile Ad Hoc NetworksEnergy Efficient Wireless Sensor NetworksIoT and Edge/Fog ComputingOpportunistic and Delay-Tolerant NetworksIndoor and Outdoor Localization TechnologiesService-Oriented Architecture and Web ServicesCaching and Content DeliveryMobile Agent-Based Network ManagementWireless Networks and Protocols

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Pervasive Computing and Communications

Is International Journal of Pervasive Computing and Communications a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Journal of Pervasive Computing and Communications: 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 International Journal of Pervasive Computing and Communications?

International Journal of Pervasive Computing and Communications 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 0.72.

Is International Journal of Pervasive Computing and Communications indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Journal of Pervasive Computing and Communications is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of International Journal of Pervasive Computing and Communications?