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Blockchain: Research and Applications is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 15.7), WoS ESCI, DOAJ. Published by Zhejiang University.
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ISSN 2096-7209Verify ISSN ↗2666-9536Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Zhejiang University
Cost to publish: Checking DOAJ for article charges…
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Networks and Communications | 20 / 568 | 96th | Q1 |
| Computer Science Applications | 55 / 1022 | 94th | Q1 |
| Information Systems | 30 / 519 | 94th | Q1 |
Not listed in: ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2020–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 15.7.
Blockchain: Research and Applications is Q1 in Computer Networks and Communications (rank 20 of 568), Q1 in Computer Science Applications (rank 55 of 1022) and Q1 in Information Systems (rank 30 of 519), by CiteScore 2025.
Blockchain: Research and Applications is indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index, so it may have a Journal Impact Factor in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports. JCR is paid, so check it for the current value. The closest free measure is its Scopus CiteScore 15.7, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 96th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 1.302, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 32.
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$1,600 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Blockchain: Research and Applications is published by Zhejiang University. Its print ISSN is 2096-7209 and its online ISSN is 2666-9536.
Yes — indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index.
Yes — it is an open-access journal, listed in DOAJ.
Blockchain: Research and Applications has an h-index of 38 and a 2-year mean of 3.69 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 15.7, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #122 of 394 Scopus journals in Computer Networks and Communications.
Blockchain: Research and Applications published 160 papers in 2025. 2026* is the year so far.
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.
In its latest 85 research articles (2026), authors are most often from China (32.7%), India (8.8%) and Australia (5.3%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Scopus status: Active. 1 retracted paper is recorded (2.3 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
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