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Cryptography and Communications

Springer Publishing Company · United States · Est. 2008

ISSN1936-2447eISSN1936-2455
SJR Q1WOS 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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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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q1
SJR · Scopus
Top 25% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.853
H-Indexi
33
SNIPi
1.243
Total Worksi
880
Total Citationsi
6,763
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.95
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Cryptography and Communications is a high-quality publication that explores the intersections of cryptography, error correcting codes, and communications. Covers all the fundamental and computational aspects of these fields. Offers an outlet for specialized work in information theory. Focuses on discrete structures used in stream and block ciphers in symmetric cryptography. Emphasizes code division multiple access in communications. Explores random number generation for statistics, cryptography, and numerical methods.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2008
FrequencyQuarterly
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications880
Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media
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Submission Info

Peer Review
OA License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

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

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

6/11 · 55%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Springer Publishing Company
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1936-2447 / 1936-2455
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
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
69
536
2019
48
366
2020
84
563
2021
73
449
2022
68
254
2023
81
175
2024
85
66
2025
64
7
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 MathematicsQ1
Computational Theory and MathematicsQ1
Computer Networks and CommunicationsQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Computer Science, Theory & MethodsMathematics, Applied

Scopus Categories

Applied MathematicsComputer Networks and CommunicationsComputational Theory and Mathematics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Coding theory and cryptographygraph theory and CDMA systemsCryptographic Implementations and SecurityFinite Group Theory ResearchCellular Automata and ApplicationsChaos-based Image/Signal EncryptionCooperative Communication and Network CodingCryptography and Data SecurityError Correcting Code TechniquesAdvanced Wireless Communication Techniques

Frequently asked questions about Cryptography and Communications

Is Cryptography and Communications a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Cryptography and Communications: 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 Cryptography and Communications?

Cryptography and Communications 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 0.95.

Is Cryptography and Communications indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Cryptography and Communications is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Cryptography and Communications?

Cryptography and Communications is a high-quality publication that explores the intersections of cryptography, error correcting codes, and communications. Covers all the fundamental and computational aspects of these fields. Offers an outlet for specialized work in information theory. Focuses on discrete structures used in stream and block ciphers in symmetric cryptography. Emphasizes code division multiple access in communications. Explores random number generation for statistics, cryptography, and numerical methods.

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