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Future Internet

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) · Switzerland · Est. 2009

ISSN1999-5903eISSN1999-5903

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.845

H-Indexi

103

SNIPi

1.37

Total Worksi

3,373

Total Citationsi

61,205

2yr Mean Citednessi

5.10

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Computer Science, Information Systems; Computer Networks and Communications.

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2009

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,373

Publisher OrgMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

OA Since2008

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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 Library

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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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?

1999-5903 / 1999-5903

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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

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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

262

9.1k

2019

237

7.9k

2020

332

8.7k

2021

389

2022

401

9.2k

2023

472

6.2k

2024

598

3.7k

2025

441

242

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 Networks and CommunicationsQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Computer Science, Information Systems

Scopus Categories

Computer Networks and Communications

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

IoT and Edge/Fog ComputingBlockchain Technology Applications and SecurityNetwork Security and Intrusion DetectionAdvanced Malware Detection TechniquesSoftware-Defined Networks and 5GCaching and Content DeliveryCloud Computing and Resource ManagementPrivacy-Preserving Technologies in DataInternet Traffic Analysis and Secure E-votingOpportunistic and Delay-Tolerant Networks

Frequently asked questions about Future Internet

Is Future Internet a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Future Internet: 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 Future Internet?

Future Internet 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 5.10.

Is Future Internet indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Future Internet is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Future Internet?