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Groups, Complexity, Cryptology is Scopus-indexed (Q4, CiteScore 0.9), WoS ESCI, DOAJ. Published by Episciences.
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ISSN 1867-1144Verify ISSN ↗1869-6104Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Episciences
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| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Networks and Communications | 440 / 568 | 22nd | Q4 |
| Applied Mathematics | 553 / 680 | 18th | Q4 |
| Computational Theory and Mathematics | 166 / 203 | 18th | Q4 |
| Computational Mathematics | 174 / 212 | 18th | Q4 |
Not listed in: ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2009–present, best quartile Q4, CiteScore 0.9.
Groups, Complexity, Cryptology is Q4 in Computer Networks and Communications (rank 440 of 568), Q4 in Applied Mathematics (rank 553 of 680) and Q4 in Computational Theory and Mathematics (rank 166 of 203), by CiteScore 2025. It is ranked in 4 subject areas in all.
Groups, Complexity, Cryptology 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 0.9, which places it in quartile Q4 at the 22nd percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.145, quartile Q4, with an H-index of 16.
Groups, Complexity, Cryptology is published by Episciences. Its print ISSN is 1867-1144 and its online ISSN is 1869-6104.
Yes — indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index.
Yes — it is an open-access journal, listed in DOAJ.
Groups, Complexity, Cryptology has an h-index of 16 and a 2-year mean of 0.5 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 0.9, quartile Q4. On 2-year citations it ranks #326 of 394 Scopus journals in Computer Networks and Communications.
Groups, Complexity, Cryptology published 6 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2017 with 15. 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 32 research articles (2021–2026), authors are most often from United States (35.9%), Germany (25%) and Russia (15.6%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Scopus status: Active. No retracted papers are recorded. 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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