Digital Communications and Networks
ISSN 2352-8648 · KeAi · China · active 2015–2026
Metrics
- Scimago quartile (2025)
- Q1
- Cites per paper (2y)
- 4.5
- SJR
- 1.375
- h-index
- 79
“Cites per paper” is a two-year cited-by rate computed from OpenAlex. It is not a Clarivate Journal Impact Factor — we neither compute nor license that metric (how the two differ). Citation rates differ enormously between fields, so compare within a discipline. What the other figures mean: journal quartile, SJR, h-index and article processing charge.
Data as of 25 October 2026 (venue index build).
Scimago Journal Rank 2025
In the Scimago Journal Rank 2025 edition, Digital Communications and Networks is Q1 in all 3 of its subject categories.
| Subject category | Quartile | Rank in category |
|---|---|---|
| Hardware and Architecture | Q1 | #17 of 176 |
| Communication | Q1 | #31 of 503 |
| Computer Networks and Communications | Q1 | #42 of 423 |
- Cites per document (2 years, Scopus)
- 7.60
- Documents indexed in 2025 (Scopus)
- 173
OpenAlex counts about 4.5 citations per paper over two years; Scopus, through Scimago, counts 7.60 per document. The two databases index different journals, documents and citations, so the figures differ. Neither is a Clarivate Journal Impact Factor.
The quartile is the one Scimago prints for each category. Rank is the journal's position by SJR among the journals Scimago lists in that category (#1 is the highest); “—” means we hold no rank consistent with that quartile. The document count is what Scopus indexed that year, which can be lower than a journal's full output. Source: SCImago Journal Rank 2025 edition, from Scopus data (scimagojr.com, CC BY-NC).
Digital Communications and Networks is Q1 in all 3 of its Scimago subject categories (2025 edition; best category Hardware and Architecture: Q1, #17 of 176), with SJR 1.375 (Scimago) and an h-index of 79 (OpenAlex). Listed in DOAJ, Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed.
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Responding time
- Submission to first decision
- 4 days (median)Publisher-reported
- Submission to post-review decision
- 225 days (median)Publisher-reported
- Submission to acceptance
- 253 days (median)Publisher-reported
- Acceptance to publication
- 596 days (median)Publisher-reported
- Submission to publication
- ~30 wkDOAJ self-reported
Turnaround figures are indicative, not a guarantee: DOAJ values are self-reported by the journal (average weeks, submission to publication); library estimates are medians of the received/accepted dates printed in papers we hold. Editorial times vary by article type and season — confirm on the journal’s own site.
Indexing & access
- Indexed in
- DOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- Access status:
- gold. Where this comes from publisher-level signals rather than works-level data it is a heuristic — confirm on the journal’s own site, especially regarding any article processing charge.
- Article processing charge
- Free to publish — DOAJ lists no article processing charge (APC).
Scope
Frequently asked
Is Digital Communications and Networks a predatory journal?
Our screening does not flag Digital Communications and Networks. That is not a guarantee of quality — it means the venue is not on Beall's archive (frozen since 2017) and does not match our name-pattern heuristic. It is listed in DOAJ, Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed, which is a positive signal.
Is Digital Communications and Networks indexed in Scopus or Web of Science?
Per our venue index, Digital Communications and Networks appears in: DOAJ, Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed. Index membership changes over time — confirm on the index's own site before relying on it.
What is the impact factor of Digital Communications and Networks?
Papers in Digital Communications and Networks are cited about 4.5 times each within two years of publication, and Scimago places it in Q1, with an h-index of 79. Those are the open equivalents: the Clarivate Journal Impact Factor is a proprietary metric we neither compute nor license, so we show the two-year citation rate and Scimago quartile instead — they answer the same question of how heavily the journal is cited. A citation rate is a property of a field as much as of a journal.
What Scimago quartile is Digital Communications and Networks (Q1, Q2, Q3, or Q4)?
In the Scimago Journal Rank 2025 edition, Digital Communications and Networks is Q1 in all 3 of its subject categories. By category: Hardware and Architecture: Q1, #17 of 176; Communication: Q1, #31 of 503; Computer Networks and Communications: Q1, #42 of 423. Quartiles split the journals in a subject category into four equal groups by SJR, so Q1 is the most-cited quarter and Q4 the least; Digital Communications and Networks is cited about 4.5 times per paper over two years, with an h-index of 79.
What is the Web of Science (JCR) quartile of Digital Communications and Networks?
The Web of Science quartile comes from Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports (JCR), a proprietary product we neither license nor compute — so we cannot state a JCR quartile for Digital Communications and Networks. The open equivalent is its Scimago quartile, Q1, derived from Scopus citation data. Because JCR ranks against Web of Science and Scimago against Scopus, the two can differ, so check Clarivate's site directly if you need the JCR quartile specifically.
Is Digital Communications and Networks open access?
Our index records its access status as "gold". Where this is derived from publisher-level signals rather than works-level data it is a heuristic, so confirm on the journal's own site — particularly if an article processing charge matters to you.
Is Digital Communications and Networks free to publish in?
Free to publish — DOAJ lists no article processing charge (APC). So there is no fee for authors to publish in Digital Communications and Networks. Fee policies change — confirm on the journal's own site before relying on it.
How long does Digital Communications and Networks take to publish a paper?
Submission to first decision for Digital Communications and Networks takes about 4 days (median) — Publisher-reported. Treat it as indicative rather than a guarantee: editorial times vary by article type, reviewer availability and season, and a self-reported figure is the journal's own. We do not hold a peer-review acceptance rate for Digital Communications and Networks.
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