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Science China Information Sciences

Science China Press · China · Est. 2009

ISSN1869-1919

SJR Q1✓ 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?

307

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 156d

SJR Rank

Top 25% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

1.247

H-Indexi

100

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

2.045

Total Worksi

4,949

Total Citationsi

77,935

2yr Mean Citednessi

5.96

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Science China Information Sciences is a journal dedicated to presenting high-quality, original results in all areas of information sciences, including Computer Science & Technologies, Control Science & Engineering, Information & Communication Engineering, Microelectronics & Solid-State Electronics, and Quantum Information. Cosponsored by the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the National Natural Science Foundation of China. Features reviews that summarize representative results and advise on research directions. Contains research papers, MOOP, and letters for timely presentation of the latest results. Published under a faster Continuous Article Publishing (CAP) workflow.

General Information

Country / RegionChina

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2009

Annual Volume~ 352 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications4,949

Publisher OrgSpringer Nature

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer Review—

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

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Science China Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

1869-1919

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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

✅

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

287

5.5k

2019

380

11k

2020

359

7.4k

2021

290

5.3k

2022

313

5.3k

2023

364

4.3k

2024

380

2.2k

2025

282

148

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)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Computer Science, Information SystemsEngineering, Electrical & Electronic

Scopus Categories

Computer Science (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Adaptive Control of Nonlinear SystemsAdvanced MIMO Systems OptimizationDistributed Control Multi-Agent SystemsAdvanced Memory and Neural ComputingCooperative Communication and Network CodingCryptography and Data SecurityStability and Control of Uncertain SystemsAdvanced SAR Imaging TechniquesNeural Networks Stability and SynchronizationCryptographic Implementations and Security

Frequently asked questions about Science China Information Sciences

Is Science China Information Sciences a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Science China Information Sciences: 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 Science China Information Sciences?

Science China Information Sciences 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 5.96.

Is Science China Information Sciences indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Science China Information Sciences is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.