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Digital Communications and Networks

KeAi Communications Co. · China · Est. 2015

ISSN2352-8648

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

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Slow · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 25% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

1.375

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.957

Total Worksi

1,017

Total Citationsi

25,136

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.22

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Telecommunications; Communication; Computer Networks and Communications; Hardware and Architecture.

General Information

Country / RegionChina

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2015

FrequencyIssued Four Times A Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,017

Publisher OrgKeAi

OA Since2014

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~30 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

📦 Long-term Preservation

Koninklijke BibliotheekPorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

KeAi Communications Co.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2352-8648

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Portico, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

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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

Citations received

2.4k

2019

3.4k

2020

2.8k

2021

249

6.5k

2022

130

2023

132

818

2024

113

249

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.

CommunicationQ1

Computer Networks and CommunicationsQ1

Hardware and ArchitectureQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Telecommunications

Scopus Categories

Computer Networks and CommunicationsHardware and ArchitectureCommunication

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

IoT and Edge/Fog ComputingAdvanced MIMO Systems OptimizationAdvanced Wireless Communication TechnologiesPrivacy-Preserving Technologies in DataBlockchain Technology Applications and SecurityNetwork Security and Intrusion DetectionCooperative Communication and Network CodingCaching and Content DeliveryCryptography and Data SecurityVehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANETs)

Frequently asked questions about Digital Communications and Networks

Is Digital Communications and Networks a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Digital Communications and Networks: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Digital Communications and Networks?

Digital Communications and 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. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 3.22.

Is Digital Communications and Networks indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Digital Communications and Networks is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Digital Communications and Networks?