Information and Computation
ISSN 0890-5401 · Elsevier BV · United States · active 1968–2026
Metrics
- Best Scimago quartile (2025)
- Q2
- Cites per paper (2y)
- 1.0
- SJR
- 0.437
- h-index
- 137
“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, Information and Computation is Q2 in 2 of its 4 subject categories and Q3 in the other 2. Its best category quartile is Q2.
| Subject category | Quartile | Rank in category |
|---|---|---|
| Computational Theory and Mathematics | Q2 | #87 of 183 |
| Information Systems | Q2 | #204 of 434 |
| Theoretical Computer Science | Q3 | #74 of 128 |
| Computer Science Applications | Q3 | #477 of 875 |
- Cites per document (2 years, Scopus)
- 1.39
- Documents indexed in 2025 (Scopus)
- 99
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).
Information and Computation is Q2 in 2 of its 4 Scimago subject categories (2025 edition; best category Computational Theory and Mathematics: Q2, #87 of 183), with SJR 0.437 (Scimago) and an h-index of 137 (OpenAlex). Listed in Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed.
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Responding time
- Submission to first decision
- 5 days (median)Publisher-reported
- Submission to post-review decision
- 265 days (median)Publisher-reported
- Submission to acceptance
- 327 days (median)Publisher-reported
- Acceptance to publication
- 13 days (median)Publisher-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
- 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 Information and Computation a predatory journal?
Our screening does not flag Information and Computation. 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 Information and Computation indexed in Scopus or Web of Science?
Per our venue index, Information and Computation 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 Information and Computation?
Papers in Information and Computation are cited about 1.0 times each within two years of publication, and Scimago places it in Q2, with an h-index of 137. 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 Information and Computation (Q1, Q2, Q3, or Q4)?
In the Scimago Journal Rank 2025 edition, Information and Computation is Q2 in 2 of its 4 subject categories and Q3 in the other 2. By category: Computational Theory and Mathematics: Q2, #87 of 183; Information Systems: Q2, #204 of 434; Theoretical Computer Science: Q3, #74 of 128; Computer Science Applications: Q3, #477 of 875. Its best category quartile is Q2. 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; Information and Computation is cited about 1.0 times per paper over two years, with an h-index of 137.
What is the Web of Science (JCR) quartile of Information and Computation?
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 Information and Computation. The open equivalent is its best Scimago quartile, Q2 in Computational Theory and Mathematics and 1 other category, 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 Information and Computation 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.
How long does Information and Computation take to publish a paper?
Submission to first decision for Information and Computation takes about 5 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 Information and Computation.
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