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Symmetry

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) · Switzerland · Est. 1952

ISSN2073-8994eISSN2073-8994

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

⚠ Withdrawn from DOAJ-15

Total75

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

Removed from DOAJ (2025-01-27). DOAJ's stated reason: Journal not adhering to Best practice. A removal from the Directory of Open Access Journals is a quality/transparency signal — it can mean the journal became inactive or failed DOAJ's re-review criteria. This is not proof of predatory practice, but verify the journal's current status and policies before submitting. Check on DOAJ ↗

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

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.

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

SJR Scorei

0.424

H-Indexi

121

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.893

Total Worksi

17,294

Total Citationsi

186,023

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.88

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Symmetry is an international and interdisciplinary scientific journal that publishes reviews, regular research papers, and short notes. The journal publishes research in the areas of computer science and nonlinear systems. It encourages scientists to publish their experimental and theoretical research in detail.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1952

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications17,294

Publisher OrgMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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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?

2073-8994 / 2073-8994

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

1.6k

30k

2019

2.1k

41k

2020

2.4k

30k

2021

2.8k

27k

2022

2.2k

17k

2023

1.7k

6.8k

2024

2.2k

3.7k

2025

1.1k

146

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.

Chemistry (miscellaneous)Q2

Computer Science (miscellaneous)Q2

Mathematics (miscellaneous)Q2

Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Multidisciplinary Sciences

Scopus Categories

Mathematics (miscellaneous)Computer Science (miscellaneous)Chemistry (miscellaneous)Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Fractional Differential Equations SolutionsMulti-Criteria Decision MakingNonlinear Waves and SolitonsCosmology and Gravitation TheoriesBlack Holes and Theoretical PhysicsNonlinear Differential Equations AnalysisMathematical functions and polynomialsStatistical Distribution Estimation and ApplicationsParticle physics theoretical and experimental studiesNoncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories

Frequently asked questions about Symmetry

Is Symmetry a predatory journal?

Symmetry was withdrawn from the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) — DOAJ's stated reason: "Journal not adhering to Best practice" (2025-01-27). Withdrawal is not a predatory verdict, but it is a material editorial signal; it remains indexed in Web of Science, Scopus. Verify the journal's current status on DOAJ and its official site before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Symmetry?

Symmetry 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 1.88.

Is Symmetry indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Symmetry is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.