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Journal of Communications Software and Systems

University of Split · Croatia · Est. 2007

ISSN1845-6421eISSN1846-6079
SJR Q3WOS ESCIScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
37
/ 100
High Risk
Score Breakdown
WoS ESCI+10
Scopus Q3+12
DOAJ Verified+15
Total37
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
0.219
H-Index
22
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
0.318
Total Works
575
Total Citations
2,732
2yr Mean Citedness
0.94
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Aims & Scope

The Journal of Communications Software and Systems (JCOMSS) focuses on high-quality, internationally reviewed papers, that advance the state-of-art and applications in communications software engineering and communications systems particularly including new technologies, methods and algorithms, as well as reports on experiments with analysis of performances, and prototypes. The subjects covered by this journal include all aspects in communications software and systems in wired and wireless communications and multimedia technologies that have a significant potential to impact the enormous technical and commercial opportunities in the ICT sector. The journal is particularly interested in research results that add to the scientific understanding of the impacts that communication software engineering can have on systems and services management, quality control and reliability issues. The aim is to give opportunity the reader to benefit from experience, problems and solution described.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
8
weeks to review
Fast · median is 15 wks
Q3
SJR Rank
Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionCroatia
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2007
Frequencyquartely
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications575
Publisher OrgCroatian Communications and Information Society (CCIS)
OA Since2006
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Submission Info

APC Cost$250Below median
Peer ReviewSingle-blind
Review Time~8 weeks
Acceptance Rate
OA LicenseCC BY-NC
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

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

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

10/12 · 83%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
University of Split
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1845-6421 / 1846-6079
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Single-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
$250
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
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
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
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.

Electrical and Electronic EngineeringQ3
SoftwareQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Computer Science, Information SystemsTelecommunications

Scopus Categories

SoftwareElectrical and Electronic Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Advanced Wireless Communication TechniquesAdvanced MIMO Systems OptimizationWireless Communication Networks ResearchMobile Ad Hoc NetworksEnergy Efficient Wireless Sensor NetworksEnergy Harvesting in Wireless NetworksIoT and Edge/Fog ComputingRFID technology advancementsCooperative Communication and Network CodingWireless Networks and Protocols
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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref