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Forecasting

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) · Switzerland · Est. 2003

ISSN2571-9394eISSN2571-9394

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

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.693

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.355

Total Worksi

1,285

Total Citationsi

4,419

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.13

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Multidisciplinary Sciences; Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous); Computational Theory and Mathematics; Computer Science Applications; Decision Sciences (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2003

Annual Volume~ 57 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,285

Publisher OrgMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

OA Since2017

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

📦 Long-term Preservation

Swiss National LibraryCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/11 · 82%

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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?

2571-9394 / 2571-9394

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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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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

Swiss National Library, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

2019

615

2020

1.2k

2021

903

2022

769

2023

548

2024

248

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.

Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)Q1

Computational Theory and MathematicsQ2

Computer Science ApplicationsQ2

Decision Sciences (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Multidisciplinary Sciences

Scopus Categories

Computer Science ApplicationsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)Computational Theory and MathematicsDecision Sciences (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Evaluation and Optimization ModelsStock Market Forecasting MethodsForecasting Techniques and ApplicationsEnergy Load and Power ForecastingCollaboration in agile enterprisesCorporate Finance and GovernanceMarket Dynamics and VolatilityCustomer Service Quality and LoyaltyEvaluation Methods in Various FieldsSupply Chain and Inventory Management

Frequently asked questions about Forecasting

Is Forecasting a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Forecasting: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Forecasting?

Forecasting 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 3.13.

Is Forecasting indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Forecasting is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Forecasting?