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Frontiers of Computer Science

Higher Education Press Limited Company · China · Est. 2002

ISSN2095-2228eISSN2095-2236

SJR Q1✓ 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.

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.199

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.438

Total Worksi

1,590

Total Citationsi

23,171

2yr Mean Citednessi

6.66

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Frontiers of Computer Science is a comprehensive platform for the latest advancements in computer science. Facilitates effective communication between domestic and international scientists. Covers all major branches of computer science, including emerging and multidisciplinary fields. Reflects international trends in research and development. Publishes original review articles, research papers, and special topic reports. Aims to keep researchers updated on the significant advancements in the field.

General Information

Country / RegionChina

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2002

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,590

Publisher OrgHigher Education Press

Region🌍 Global South

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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?

Higher Education Press Limited Company

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2095-2228 / 2095-2236

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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

3.1k

2019

1.8k

2020

145

1.7k

2021

152

2022

126

1.5k

2023

147

2024

131

713

2025

113

1.6k

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 Science (miscellaneous)Q1

Theoretical Computer ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Computer Science, Information SystemsComputer Science, Software EngineeringComputer Science, Theory & Methods

Scopus Categories

Computer Science (miscellaneous)Theoretical Computer Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Topic ModelingCryptography and Data SecurityCloud Computing and Resource ManagementData Management and AlgorithmsAdvanced Graph Neural NetworksPrivacy-Preserving Technologies in DataAdvanced Data Storage TechnologiesParallel Computing and Optimization TechniquesNatural Language Processing TechniquesCaching and Content Delivery

Frequently asked questions about Frontiers of Computer Science

Is Frontiers of Computer Science a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Frontiers of Computer 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 Frontiers of Computer Science?

Frontiers of Computer 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 6.66.

Is Frontiers of Computer Science indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Frontiers of Computer Science is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.