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WoS SCIE Q4Scopus Q3SCImago #16,538CAS 4区Hybrid

Acta Informatica

Abbreviation (ISO):ACTA INFORM
Country: Germany•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q4•Scopus SJR: 0.319•SCImago Rank: #16,538•Identifier (ISSN):0001-5903(Print)/1432-0525(Online)•Articles / Year: 23•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $2,835 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q4
1.2
↑ +0.7

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
34

34 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ4
Self-Citation Rate0%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
23articles/year
39.71% Gold OA•100% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

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

1.00pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q4(IF: 1.2)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 1.2)
🔵 Computed
20251.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.5)
🔵 Computed
20241.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.4)
🔵 Computed
20231.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.6)
🔵 Computed
20221.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.871)
🔵 Computed
20211.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.375)
🔵 Computed
20201.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.9)
🔵 Computed
20191.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 1.042)
🔵 Computed
20181.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.886)
🔵 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

Acta Informatica provides international dissemination of articles on formal methods for the design and analysis of programs, computing systems and information structures, as well as related fields of Theoretical Computer Science such as Automata Theory, Logic in Computer Science, and Algorithmics. Topics of interest include: • semantics of programming languages • models and modeling languages for concurrent, distributed, reactive and mobile systems • models and modeling languages for timed, hybrid and probabilistic systems • specification, program analysis and verification • model checking and theorem proving • modal, temporal, first- and higher-order logics, and their variants • constraint logic, SAT/SMT-solving techniques • theoretical aspects of databases, semi-structured data and finite model theory • theoretical aspects of artificial intelligence, knowledge representation, description logic • automata theory, formal languages, term and graph rewriting • game-based models, synthesis • type theory, typed calculi • algebraic, coalgebraic and categorical methods • formal aspects of performance, dependability and reliability analysis • foundations of information and network security • parallel, distributed and randomized algorithms • design and analysis of algorithms • foundations of network and communication protocols.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Computer ScienceMathematicsProgramming LanguagesAlgorithmsPhilosophyArtificial IntelligenceOperating SystemsPhysicsLinguisticsMathematical AnalysisEngineeringBiology

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #16,538Scopus Q3SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1971-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Computer Science
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q3
0.319

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q3
Scopus H-Index (2025)
46

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
1.16

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,835 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations64
3-Year Documents64
Citable Documents61

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 Rate17.1%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Computer Networks and CommunicationsQ3
Information SystemsQ3
SoftwareQ3

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, INFORMATION SYSTEMS
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
Multi-Language
Frequency
Monthly
Founding Year
1971
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 & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
COMPUTER SCIENCE, INFORMATION SYSTEMS
JCRSCIE
216/266Q4
COMPUTER SCIENCE, INFORMATION SYSTEMS
JCISCIE
228/266Q4

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—296
20250.5349
20240.42551
20230.61462
20220.8712671
20210.3753981
20200.944121
20191.04243215
20180.88632125
2017—21270
2016—51605
2015—40514
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Acta Informatica

WoS Q4
0112201820192020202120222023202420250.50
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:0.5

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 0%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

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

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

Record UUID: 32fc35f3-0135-4adc-a9d4-30e17aef15a4
Database Updated: 2026-09-28