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Journal of Open Research Software

Ubiquity Press · United Kingdom · Est. 2013

ISSN2049-9647

SJR Q1✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total40

Journal Impact Factor

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SJR Score

0.875

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

2.771

Total Works

362

Total Citations

13,652

2yr Mean Citedness

0.69

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes open-source software tools and packages designed for scientific research. The tools facilitate data analysis, modeling, simulation, visualization, and workflow automation across various disciplines. Many submissions focus on making complex scientific processes more reproducible, accessible, and efficient for researchers.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Slow · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2013

Annual Volume~ 23 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications362

Publisher OrgUbiquity Press

OA Since2012

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewPeer review

Review Time~21 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

LOCKSSCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Ubiquity Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2049-9647

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Peer review

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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?

LOCKSS, 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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Information SystemsQ1

Library and Information SciencesQ1

SoftwareQ2

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Library and Information SciencesInformation SystemsSoftware

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Scientific Computing and Data ManagementComputational Physics and Python ApplicationsDistributed and Parallel Computing SystemsResearch Data Management PracticesMeteorological Phenomena and SimulationsData Analysis with RParallel Computing and Optimization TechniquesClimate variability and modelsCell Image Analysis TechniquesFluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows