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International Journal of Ad Hoc and Ubiquitous Computing

Inderscience Enterprises Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 2005

ISSN1743-8225eISSN1743-8233
SJR Q3WOS SCIEScopus / SJR
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q3
SJR · Scopus
Top 75% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.227
H-Indexi
32
CiteScorei
2
SNIPi
0.284
Total Worksi
1,664
Total Citationsi
8,720
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.36
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

IJAHUC publishes papers that address networking or computing problems in the context of mobile and wireless ad hoc networks, wireless sensor networks, ad hoc computing systems, and ubiquitous computing systems. Topics covered include Hardware and architecture Algorithm and protocol designs Quality of service Power-aware and energy-efficient designs Middleware service Physical interaction and human experience Service, application, and system Simulation, modelling, and analysis Security, privacy, and trust Emerging technologies More topics... Ad Hoc Computing Addressing and location management Architectures, protocols, and algorithms Data management issues Distributed technology Network design and planning Power-aware and energy-efficient designs Quality of service Resource allocation Security and privacy Self-configuring and self-healing schemes Services and applications Traffic analysis and control Mobile ad hoc networking Wireless sensor network Mobile ad hoc learning Ubiquitous Computing System support infrastructures and services Middleware services and agent technologies Architectural structure, design decisions and philosophies Interoperability and wide scale deployment Context and location awareness, context based and implicit computing User interfaces and interaction models Software infrastructures Service discovery mechanisms and protocols Intelligent devices and environments Wireless/mobile service management and delivery Wearable computers and technologies Personalised applications More on this journal... Objectives The IJAHUC publishes state-of-the-art international research in all areas of ad hoc and ubiquitous computing topics. The missions of IJAHUC are to improve international research on new and valuable ad hoc and ubiquitous computing technology by publishing high-quality articles, and to expose the reader to various methodologies and types of articles. Readership Professors and graduate students in telecommunication, computer science, and electrical engineering Ad hoc and ubiquitous computing technology researchers, engineers and managers General participants in ad hoc and ubiquitous computing technology Contents The IJAHUC serves as a medium to report, exchange and discuss work-in-progress, experience, case studies, trend-setting ideas on ad hoc and ubiquitous computing as well as potential future directions and issues. In addition, theoretical contributions (such as new techniques, concepts, and analyses) and practical contributions (such as system experiments, prototypes, and new applications) are included.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2005
Frequency12 issues per year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications1,664
Publisher OrgInderscience Publishers
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Submission Info

Peer Reviewdouble-blind
OA License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

7/11 · 64%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Inderscience Enterprises Ltd
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1743-8225 / 1743-8233
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
double-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
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
90
270
2019
111
395
2020
128
260
2021
127
357
2022
117
129
2023
139
88
2024
99
33
2025
87
3
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 Networks and CommunicationsQ3
Hardware and ArchitectureQ4
SoftwareQ4

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 ProtocolsCooperative Communication and Network CodingEnergy Harvesting in Wireless NetworksIoT and Edge/Fog ComputingVehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANETs)Indoor and Outdoor Localization TechnologiesSecurity in Wireless Sensor Networks

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Ad Hoc and Ubiquitous Computing

Is International Journal of Ad Hoc and Ubiquitous Computing a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Journal of Ad Hoc and Ubiquitous Computing: 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 Ad Hoc and Ubiquitous Computing?

International Journal of Ad Hoc and Ubiquitous Computing 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. As an open alternative, its Scopus CiteScore is 2.

Is International Journal of Ad Hoc and Ubiquitous Computing indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Journal of Ad Hoc and Ubiquitous Computing is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of International Journal of Ad Hoc and Ubiquitous Computing?

IJAHUC publishes papers that address networking or computing problems in the context of mobile and wireless ad hoc networks, wireless sensor networks, ad hoc computing systems, and ubiquitous computing systems. Topics covered include Hardware and architecture Algorithm and protocol designs Quality of service Power-aware and energy-efficient designs Middleware service Physical interaction and human experience Service, application, and system Simulation, modelling, and analysis Security, privacy, and trust Emerging technologies More topics... Ad Hoc Computing Addressing and location management A

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref