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WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q2SCImago #8,920CAS 4区Hybrid

Soft Computing

Abbreviation (ISO):SOFT COMPUT
Country: United States•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 0.656•SCImago Rank: #8,920•Identifier (ISSN):1432-7643(Print)/1433-7479(Online)•Articles / Year: 925•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,171 USD
Clarivate Impact Factor (IF 2024)Q1
N/A

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

H-Index (2021)
64

64 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ1
Self-Citation Rate6.5%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
925articles/year
5.02% Gold OA•99.03% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

1.50pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q3

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20251.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 2.5)
🔵 Computed
20241.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 3.1)
🔵 Computed
20231.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 4.1)
🔵 Computed
20221.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 3.732)
🔵 Computed
20211.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 3.643)
🔵 Computed
20201.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 3.05)
🔵 Computed
20191.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 2.784)
🔵 Computed
20181.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 2.367)
🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

Soft Computing is dedicated to system solutions based on soft computing techniques. It provides rapid dissemination of important results in soft computing technologies, a fusion of research in evolutionary algorithms and genetic programming, neural science and neural net systems, fuzzy set theory and fuzzy systems, and chaos theory and chaotic systems. Soft Computing encourages the integration of soft computing techniques and tools into both everyday and advanced applications. By linking the ideas and techniques of soft computing with other disciplines, the journal serves as a unifying platform that fosters comparisons, extensions, and new applications. As a result, the journal is an international forum for all scientists and engineers engaged in research and development in this fast growing field.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Computer science97.2%Mathematics80.8%Artificial intelligence77.8%Machine learning51.9%Philosophy47.4%Algorithm37.8%Engineering37.7%Linguistics37.6%Physics36.3%Mathematical optimization35%Programming language31.5%Economics30.5%Biology30.4%Statistics29.6%Fuzzy logic27%Quantum mechanics25.5%Operating system24.9%Psychology22.8%Data mining22%

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #8,920Scopus Q2SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2000, 2003-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Computer ScienceMathematics
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2
0.656

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q2
Scopus H-Index (2025)
130

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
4.07

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,171 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations11,964
3-Year Documents2,931
Citable Documents2,923

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate28.4%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Geometry and TopologyQ2
SoftwareQ2
Theoretical Computer ScienceQ2

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
4区 (Zone 4)Computer Science
Minor Category (Specific Field):
4区COMPUTER SCIENCE, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Monthly
Founding Year
1997
Editorial Address
SPRINGER, 233 SPRING ST, NEW YORK, USA, NY, 10013
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR

No WoS category details available for this journal.

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—42667
20252.5447805
20243.18172,960
20234.11,60615,434
20223.7321,07015,392
20213.64394318,846
20203.0580920,280
20192.78491224,462
20182.36770618,914
2017—50516,607
2016—46614,406
2015—42711,249
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Soft Computing

WoS Q1
1245201820192020202120222023202420252.50
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:2.5

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 6.5%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01