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International Journal of Approximate Reasoning

Elsevier Inc. · United States · Est. 1987

ISSN1873-4731

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.659

H-Indexi

133

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.18

Total Worksi

3,968

Total Citationsi

101,925

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.52

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The International Journal of Approximate Reasoning serves as a forum for the treatment of imprecision and uncertainty in Artificial and Computational Intelligence. It covers both the foundations of uncertainty theories and the design of intelligent systems.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1987

Annual Volume~ 177 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,968

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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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?

Elsevier Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1873-4731

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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

197

3.2k

2019

208

2.8k

2020

165

1.8k

2021

169

2.2k

2022

175

1.2k

2023

161

838

2024

196

316

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.

Applied MathematicsQ2

Artificial IntelligenceQ2

SoftwareQ2

Theoretical Computer ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence

Scopus Categories

Applied MathematicsSoftwareTheoretical Computer ScienceArtificial Intelligence

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Rough Sets and Fuzzy LogicBayesian Modeling and Causal InferenceMulti-Criteria Decision MakingLogic, Reasoning, and KnowledgeFuzzy Logic and Control SystemsAdvanced Algebra and LogicFuzzy Systems and OptimizationData Mining Algorithms and ApplicationsData Management and AlgorithmsDiverse Scientific and Economic Studies

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Approximate Reasoning

Is International Journal of Approximate Reasoning a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Journal of Approximate Reasoning: 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 International Journal of Approximate Reasoning?

International Journal of Approximate Reasoning 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 2.52.

Is International Journal of Approximate Reasoning indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Journal of Approximate Reasoning is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.