Future Generation Computer Systems
ISSN 0167-739x · Elsevier BV · Netherlands · active 1984–2026
Metrics
- Scimago quartile (2025)
- Q1
- Cites per paper (2y)
- 6.0
- SJR
- 1.484
- h-index
- 216
“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 18 October 2026 (venue index build).
Scimago Journal Rank 2025
In the Scimago Journal Rank 2025 edition, Future Generation Computer Systems is Q1 in all 3 of its subject categories.
| Subject category | Quartile | Rank in category |
|---|---|---|
| Hardware and Architecture | Q1 | #15 of 176 |
| Computer Networks and Communications | Q1 | #37 of 423 |
| Software | Q1 | #42 of 392 |
- Cites per document (2 years, Scopus)
- 8.22
- Documents indexed in 2025 (Scopus)
- 358
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).
Future Generation Computer Systems is Q1 in all 3 of its Scimago subject categories (2025 edition; best category Hardware and Architecture: Q1, #15 of 176), with SJR 1.484 (Scimago) and an h-index of 216 (OpenAlex). Listed in Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed.
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Indexing & access
- Indexed in
- ScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- Access status:
- hybrid. 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.
Scope
Frequently asked
Is Future Generation Computer Systems a predatory journal?
Our screening does not flag Future Generation Computer Systems. 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 Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed, which is a positive signal.
Is Future Generation Computer Systems indexed in Scopus or Web of Science?
Per our venue index, Future Generation Computer Systems appears in: 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 Future Generation Computer Systems?
Papers in Future Generation Computer Systems are cited about 6.0 times each within two years of publication, and Scimago places it in Q1, with an h-index of 216. 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 Future Generation Computer Systems (Q1, Q2, Q3, or Q4)?
In the Scimago Journal Rank 2025 edition, Future Generation Computer Systems is Q1 in all 3 of its subject categories. By category: Hardware and Architecture: Q1, #15 of 176; Computer Networks and Communications: Q1, #37 of 423; Software: Q1, #42 of 392. 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; Future Generation Computer Systems is cited about 6.0 times per paper over two years, with an h-index of 216.
What is the Web of Science (JCR) quartile of Future Generation Computer Systems?
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 Future Generation Computer Systems. 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 Future Generation Computer Systems open access?
Our index records its access status as "hybrid". 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.
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