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Journal of King Saud University - Computer and Information Sciences

Springer International Publishing · Switzerland · Est. 1996

ISSN2213-1248

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total65

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

1.357

H-Index

113

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

2.459

Total Works

2,853

Total Citations

71,137

2yr Mean Citedness

4.18

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Retractions

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on advanced computational methods and frameworks for complex data analysis and problem-solving. Topics include multi-task learning for perception systems, novel image processing techniques, semantic communication for intelligent systems, network anomaly detection, workflow scheduling in multi-cloud environments, optimization algorithms, emotion recognition, object detection, facial expression recognition, secret sharing schemes, credit risk modeling, video watermarking, and location privacy protection.

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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 / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1996

FrequencyTwo Issues A Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,853

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

OA Since2024

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~45 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer International Publishing

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2213-1248

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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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?

Portico, 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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

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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.

Computer Science (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Computer Science, Information Systems

Scopus Categories

Computer Science (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Topic ModelingIoT and Edge/Fog ComputingChaos-based Image/Signal EncryptionAdvanced Steganography and Watermarking TechniquesCryptography and Data SecurityAdvanced Neural Network ApplicationsBlockchain Technology Applications and SecurityNatural Language Processing TechniquesPrivacy-Preserving Technologies in DataNetwork Security and Intrusion Detection