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Real-Time Systems
Real-Time Systems is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 4), WoS SCIE. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by Springer Netherlands.
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Quick answers
Is Real-Time Systems indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1989–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 4.
What quartile is Real-Time Systems in Scopus?
Real-Time Systems is Q1 in Control and Optimization (rank 41 of 198), Q2 in Modeling and Simulation (rank 126 of 397) and Q2 in Computer Networks and Communications (rank 205 of 568), by CiteScore 2025. It is ranked in 6 subject areas in all.
What is the impact factor of Real-Time Systems?
Real-Time Systems is indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded, 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 4, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 79th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.550, quartile Q2, with an H-index of 62.
How much does it cost to publish in Real-Time Systems?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$2,990 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes Real-Time Systems and what is its ISSN?
Real-Time Systems is published by Springer Netherlands. Its print ISSN is 0922-6443 and its online ISSN is 1573-1383.
Is Real-Time Systems covered under ONOS in India?
Yes. It is part of the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) national subscription, so readers at participating Indian institutions get its full text. ONOS does not cover its article processing charge.
Is Real-Time Systems in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded.
Is Real-Time Systems open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Real-Time Systems? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Real-Time Systems has an h-index of 88 and a 2-year mean of 2.23 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 4, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #39 of 129 Scopus journals in Control and Optimization.
88
h-index
2.23
2-yr mean citations
496
i10-index
958
works indexed
34,283
total citations
Publication fee · open access list price, US$
US$2,990
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2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#39 of 129Top 31%Control and Optimization
#121 of 323Top 38%Modeling and Simulation
#191 of 394Top 49%Computer Networks and Communications
Papers published per year
Real-Time Systems published 21 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2017 with 33. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
Real-Time Systems SchedulingEmbedded Systems Design TechniquesDistributed systems and fault toleranceParallel Computing and Optimization Techniques
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.
Who publishes in Real-Time Systems? — latest 87 articles, 2021–2026
In its latest 87 research articles (2021–2026), authors are most often from United States (30.2%), France (11.9%) and Germany (11.1%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Real-Time Systems? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
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.
Scopus statusActive
Retracted papersNone recorded
Problematic Paper Screener flagsNone flagged
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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