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Network Science

Cambridge University Press · United Kingdom · Est. 2008

ISSN2050-1250

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.454

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.942

Total Worksi

458

Total Citationsi

5,447

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.10

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Network Science is a journal dedicated to the publication of high-quality research on the science of networks. It covers a broad range of topics, including the mathematical, statistical, and computational aspects of network analysis, as well as applications in various fields such as physics, computer science, biology, sociology, and economics. The journal aims to foster interdisciplinary collaboration and advance the understanding of complex systems through the lens of network science.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2008

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications458

Publisher OrgCambridge University Press

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind peer review

OA LicenseCC BY 4.0

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/11 · 73%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Cambridge University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2050-1250

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind peer review

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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?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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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

494

2019

598

2020

173

2021

194

2022

141

2023

2024

2025

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.

CommunicationQ2

Sociology and Political ScienceQ2

Social PsychologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Mathematics, Interdisciplinary ApplicationsSocial Sciences, InterdisciplinarySocial Sciences, Mathematical MethodsSociology

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political ScienceSocial PsychologyCommunication

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Complex Network Analysis TechniquesOpinion Dynamics and Social InfluenceDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesLegal Cases and CommentaryMental Health Research TopicsSocial Capital and NetworksBioinformatics and Genomic NetworksSocial Media and PoliticsGraph theory and applicationsGame Theory and Applications

Frequently asked questions about Network Science

Is Network Science a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Network Science: 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 Network Science?

Network Science 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 1.10.

Is Network Science indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Network Science is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.