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Algorithms

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) · Switzerland · Est. 2004

ISSN1999-4893eISSN1999-4893

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.57

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.927

Total Worksi

4,577

Total Citationsi

44,912

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.64

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence; Computer Science, Theory & Methods; Computational Mathematics; Computational Theory and Mathematics; Numerical Analysis; Theoretical Computer Science.

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2004

Annual Volume~ 675 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications4,577

Publisher OrgMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

OA Since2007

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

Swiss National LibraryCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1999-4893 / 1999-4893

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

Swiss National Library, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

272

4.7k

2019

357

5.8k

2020

390

4.5k

2021

488

2022

603

6.6k

2023

596

2024

827

2.9k

2025

696

259

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.

Computational MathematicsQ2

Computational Theory and MathematicsQ2

Numerical AnalysisQ2

Theoretical Computer ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Computer Science, Artificial IntelligenceComputer Science, Theory & Methods

Scopus Categories

Numerical AnalysisTheoretical Computer ScienceComputational MathematicsComputational Theory and Mathematics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Metaheuristic Optimization Algorithms ResearchAdvanced Neural Network ApplicationsAdvanced Multi-Objective Optimization AlgorithmsVehicle Routing Optimization MethodsAlgorithms and Data CompressionAnomaly Detection Techniques and ApplicationsAdvanced Optimization Algorithms ResearchEvolutionary Algorithms and ApplicationsScheduling and Optimization AlgorithmsAdvanced Manufacturing and Logistics Optimization

Frequently asked questions about Algorithms

Is Algorithms a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Algorithms: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Algorithms?

Algorithms 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 2.64.

Is Algorithms indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Algorithms is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.