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Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) · Switzerland · Est. 1998

ISSN2624-6120eISSN2624-6120

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q2+18

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total43

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

0.506

H-Index

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.961

Total Works

696

Total Citations

2,286

2yr Mean Citedness

2.10

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on signal processing, detection, and classification across various domains, including semiconductor manufacturing, radio frequency communication, acoustics, speech analysis, physics, transportation systems, and geophysical surveys. Articles focus on developing and evaluating novel algorithms, hardware architectures, and methodologies for analyzing and manipulating signals, often addressing challenges related to noise reduction, feature extraction, and real-time performance.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1998

Annual Volume~ 56 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications696

Publisher OrgMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

OA Since2019

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~11 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

Swiss National LibraryCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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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?

2624-6120 / 2624-6120

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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?

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?

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

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

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.

Engineering (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, Electrical & Electronic

Scopus Categories

Engineering (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Maritime and Coastal ArchaeologyAustralian History and SocietyEEG and Brain-Computer InterfacesCruise Tourism Development and ManagementNon-Invasive Vital Sign MonitoringCultural Heritage Management and PreservationMuseums and Cultural HeritageIsland Studies and Pacific AffairsSpeech and Audio ProcessingECG Monitoring and Analysis