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WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #7,491CAS 1区Top JournalHybrid

Journal of Complexity

Abbreviation (ISO):J. COMPLEXITY
Country: United States•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 0.754•SCImago Rank: #7,491•Identifier (ISSN):0885-064X(Print)/1090-2708(Online)•Articles / Year: 44•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,237 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
1.7
↓ -0.1

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
46

46 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate16.7%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
44articles/year
28.68% Gold OA•100% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

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

2.00pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1(IF: 1.7)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20262.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 1.7)
🔵 Computed
20252.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 1.8)
🔵 Computed
20242.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 1.8)
🔵 Computed
20232.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 1.7)
🔵 Computed
20222.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 1.333)
🔵 Computed
20212.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 1.397)
🔵 Computed
20202.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 1.338)
🔵 Computed
20192.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 0.888)
🔵 Computed
20182.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 1.174)
🔵 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

The multidisciplinary Journal of Complexity publishes original research papers that contain substantial mathematical results on complexity as broadly conceived. Outstanding review papers will also be published. In the area of computational complexity, the focus is on complexity over the reals, with the emphasis on lower bounds and optimal algorithms. The Journal of Complexity also publishes articles that provide major new algorithms or make important progress on upper bounds. Other models of computation, such as the Turing machine model, are also of interest. Computational complexity results in a wide variety of areas are solicited. Areas Include: • Approximation theory • Biomedical computing • Compressed computing and sensing • Computational finance • Computational number theory • Computational stochastics • Control theory • Cryptography • Design of experiments • Differential equations • Discrete problems • Distributed and parallel computation • High and infinite-dimensional problems • Information-based complexity • Inverse and ill-posed problems • Machine learning • Markov chain Monte Carlo • Monte Carlo and quasi-Monte Carlo • Multivariate integration and approximation • Noisy data • Nonlinear and algebraic equations • Numerical analysis • Operator equations • Optimization • Quantum computing • Scientific computation • Tractability of multivariate problems • Vision and image understanding.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Mathematics98.3%Computer science65.8%Mathematical analysis58.1%Combinatorics48.6%Discrete mathematics46.8%Physics43.6%Pure mathematics41.6%Algorithm33.9%Applied mathematics33.1%Quantum mechanics32.2%Statistics30.8%Philosophy30.6%Geometry28%Economics27%Biology26.4%Artificial intelligence24%Programming language22.5%Engineering22.3%

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #7,491Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1985-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Mathematics
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
0.754

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
59

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
1.84

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,237 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations235
3-Year Documents126
Citable Documents125

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 Rate15.0%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Algebra and Number TheoryQ1
Control and OptimizationQ1
Mathematics (miscellaneous)Q1
Numerical AnalysisQ1
Applied MathematicsQ2
Statistics and ProbabilityQ2

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
1区 (Zone 1)Mathematics
Minor Category (Specific Field):
1区MATHEMATICS, APPLIED
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
18.4周
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
Academic Press Inc.
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Quarterly
Founding Year
1985
Editorial Address
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE, 525 B ST, STE 1900, SAN DIEGO, USA, CA, 92101-4495
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
MATHEMATICS
JCRSCIE
51/492Q1
MATHEMATICS, APPLIED
JCRSCIE
99/345Q2
MATHEMATICS
JCISCIE
86/492Q1
MATHEMATICS, APPLIED
JCISCIE
79/345Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—283
20251.85230
20241.858162
20231.752201
20221.33350268
20211.39749257
20201.33849335
20190.88850312
20181.17449373
2017—50309
2016—54410
2015—752,054
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Journal of Complexity

WoS Q1
0123201820192020202120222023202420251.80
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:1.8

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 16.7%

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