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Swarm Intelligence

Springer New York · United States · Est. 1999

ISSN1935-3820
SJR Q2WOS SCIEScopus / SJR
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.

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📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q2
SJR · Scopus
Top 50% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.648
H-Indexi
55
SNIPi
1.286
Total Worksi
339
Total Citationsi
33,546
2yr Mean Citednessi
1.68
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Swarm Intelligence is the principal peer reviewed publication dedicated to reporting research and new developments in this multidisciplinary field. The journal publishes original research articles and occasional reviews on theoretical, experimental, and practical aspects of swarm intelligence. It offers readers reports on advances in the understanding and utilization of systems that are based on the principles of swarm intelligence. Emphasis is given to such topics as the modeling and analysis of collective biological systems; application of biological swarm intelligence models to real-world problems; and theoretical and empirical research in ant colony optimization, particle swarm optimization, swarm robotics, and other swarm intelligence algorithms. Articles often combine experimental and theoretical work.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1999
FrequencyFour Issues Per Year, 2008-
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications339
Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media
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Submission Info

Peer Reviewpeer reviewed
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?
Springer New York
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1935-3820
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
peer reviewed
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
17
578
2019
18
135
2020
27
371
2021
13
147
2022
21
80
2023
17
71
2024
19
19
2025
8
2
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.

Artificial IntelligenceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Computer Science, Artificial IntelligenceRobotics

Scopus Categories

Artificial Intelligence

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Metaheuristic Optimization Algorithms ResearchDistributed Control Multi-Agent SystemsModular Robots and Swarm IntelligenceEvolutionary Algorithms and ApplicationsInsect and Arachnid Ecology and BehaviorAdvanced Multi-Objective Optimization AlgorithmsEvolutionary Game Theory and CooperationOpinion Dynamics and Social InfluenceComplex Network Analysis TechniquesDiffusion and Search Dynamics

Frequently asked questions about Swarm Intelligence

Is Swarm Intelligence a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Swarm Intelligence: 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 Swarm Intelligence?

Swarm Intelligence 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 1.68.

Is Swarm Intelligence indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Swarm Intelligence is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Swarm Intelligence?

Swarm Intelligence is the principal peer reviewed publication dedicated to reporting research and new developments in this multidisciplinary field. The journal publishes original research articles and occasional reviews on theoretical, experimental, and practical aspects of swarm intelligence. It offers readers reports on advances in the understanding and utilization of systems that are based on the principles of swarm intelligence. Emphasis is given to such topics as the modeling and analysis of collective biological systems; application of biological swarm intelligence models to real-world p

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