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Journal of Complex Networks

Oxford University Press · United States · Est. 2013

ISSN2051-1310eISSN2051-1329

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3 · Scopus CiteScore 5. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.391

H-Indexi

CiteScorei

SNIPi

1.353

Total Worksi

615

Total Citationsi

10,477

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.51

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

publishes original articles and reviews with a significant contribution to the analysis and understanding of complex networks and its applications in diverse fields.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2013

FrequencyBiannualy

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications615

Publisher OrgOxford University Press

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Oxford University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2051-1310 / 2051-1329

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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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?

N/A

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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

425

2019

676

2020

536

2021

212

2022

332

2023

176

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.

Applied MathematicsQ3

Computational MathematicsQ3

Computer Networks and CommunicationsQ3

Control and OptimizationQ3

Management Science and Operations ResearchQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications

Scopus Categories

Applied MathematicsComputer Networks and CommunicationsManagement Science and Operations ResearchControl and OptimizationComputational Mathematics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Complex Network Analysis TechniquesOpinion Dynamics and Social InfluenceAdvanced Graph Neural NetworksBioinformatics and Genomic NetworksGraph theory and applicationsMental Health Research TopicsTopological and Geometric Data AnalysisEvolutionary Game Theory and CooperationGene Regulatory Network AnalysisData Visualization and Analytics

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Complex Networks

Is Journal of Complex Networks a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Complex Networks: 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 Journal of Complex Networks?

Journal of Complex Networks 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. As an open alternative, its Scopus CiteScore is 5.

Is Journal of Complex Networks indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Complex Networks is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Complex Networks?