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Cryptography is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 6.4), WoS ESCI, DOAJ. Published by Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI).
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ISSN 2410-387XVerify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
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| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Applied Mathematics | 66 / 680 | 90th | Q1 |
| Computational Theory and Mathematics | 37 / 203 | 82nd | Q1 |
| Computer Networks and Communications | 142 / 568 | 75th | Q1 |
| Computer Science Applications | 281 / 1022 | 72nd | Q2 |
| Software | 156 / 503 | 69th | Q2 |
Not listed in: ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2017–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 6.4.
Cryptography is Q1 in Applied Mathematics (rank 66 of 680), Q1 in Computational Theory and Mathematics (rank 37 of 203) and Q1 in Computer Networks and Communications (rank 142 of 568), by CiteScore 2025. It is ranked in 5 subject areas in all.
Cryptography 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 6.4, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 90th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.595, quartile Q2, with an H-index of 29.
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$1,930 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.
Cryptography is published by Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI). Its ISSN is 2410-387X.
Yes — indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index.
Yes — it is an open-access journal, listed in DOAJ.
Cryptography has an h-index of 35 and a 2-year mean of 4.5 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 6.4, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #41 of 621 Scopus journals in Applied Mathematics.
Cryptography published 93 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2024 with 95. 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 96 research articles (2025–2026), authors are most often from China (28.5%), United States (7.6%) and United Kingdom (5.2%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Scopus status: Active. 2 retracted papers are recorded (3.1 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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