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Journal of Frontiers of Computer Science and Technology is Scopus-indexed (Q2, CiteScore 3.1), DOAJ. Published by Journal of Computer Engineering and Applications Beijing Co., Ltd.; Science Press.
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ISSN 1673-9418Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Journal of Computer Engineering and Applications Beijing Co., Ltd.; Science Press
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| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science (all) | 120 / 241 | 50th | Q2 |
Not listed in: Web of Science, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2019–present, best quartile Q2, CiteScore 3.1.
Journal of Frontiers of Computer Science and Technology is Q2 in Computer Science (all) (rank 120 of 241), by CiteScore 2025.
Journal of Frontiers of Computer Science and Technology is not in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI), so Clarivate publishes no Journal Impact Factor for it. Its Scopus CiteScore is 3.1, quartile Q2, 50th percentile. Any "impact factor" quoted elsewhere is not the Clarivate metric. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.231, quartile Q3, with an H-index of 24.
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$508 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.
Journal of Frontiers of Computer Science and Technology is published by Journal of Computer Engineering and Applications Beijing Co., Ltd.; Science Press. Its ISSN is 1673-9418.
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Yes — it is an open-access journal, listed in DOAJ.
Journal of Frontiers of Computer Science and Technology has an h-index of 10 and a 2-year mean of 0 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 3.1, quartile Q2. On 2-year citations it ranks #205 of 219 Scopus journals in Computer Science (all).
Journal of Frontiers of Computer Science and Technology published 2 papers in 2016; its busiest recent year was 2010 with 106. 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.
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.
Index data is curated from public sources (Scopus, Web of Science, ABDC, FT50, UT Dallas, DOAJ). CiteScore and quartiles reflect the latest available Scopus release. Always verify a journal's current status on its official source before submitting.
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