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WoS SCIE Q2Scopus Q2SCImago #10,785CAS 4区Hybrid

Real-Time Systems

Abbreviation (ISO):REAL-TIME SYST
Country: Netherlands•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q2•Scopus SJR: 0.55•SCImago Rank: #10,785•Identifier (ISSN):0922-6443(Print)/1573-1383(Online)•Articles / Year: 17•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $2,988 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q2
2.1
↑ +0.8

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
49

49 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ2
Self-Citation Rate14.3%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
17articles/year
52.94% Gold OA•100% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

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

1.75pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.1)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.1)
🔵 Computed
20251.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.3)
🔵 Computed
20241.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.4)
🔵 Computed
20231.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.3)
🔵 Computed
20221.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.865)
🔵 Computed
20211.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.267)
🔵 Computed
20201.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.66)
🔵 Computed
20191.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.717)
🔵 Computed
20181.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.595)
🔵 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

Papers published in Real-Time Systems cover, among others, the following topics: requirements engineering, specification and verification techniques, design methods and tools, programming languages, operating systems, scheduling algorithms, architecture, hardware and interfacing, dependability and safety, distributed and other novel architectures, wired and wireless communications, wireless sensor systems, distributed databases, artificial intelligence techniques, expert systems, and application case studies. Applications are found in command and control systems, process control, automated manufacturing, flight control, avionics, space avionics and defense systems, shipborne systems, vision and robotics, pervasive and ubiquitous computing, and in an abundance of embedded systems.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Computer science96.2%Engineering77.1%Operating system69.5%Mathematics66.7%Programming language55.5%Economics53.9%Distributed computing48.6%Computer network39.3%Management38.4%Mathematical optimization37.8%Operations management36.6%Scheduling (production processes)35.5%Telecommunications32%Parallel computing30.9%Embedded system29.6%Real-time computing28.9%Physics27.3%Algorithm25.2%Artificial intelligence22.8%

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #10,785Scopus Q2SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1989-2025
Scopus Broad Areas:Computer ScienceEngineeringMathematics
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2
0.55

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q2
Scopus H-Index (2025)
62

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
2.28

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,988 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations136
3-Year Documents62
Citable Documents52

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 Rate16.9%

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 CommunicationsQ2
Computer Science ApplicationsQ2
Control and OptimizationQ2
Control and Systems EngineeringQ2
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringQ2
Modeling and SimulationQ2

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, THEORY & METHODS
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 US
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Bimonthly
Founding Year
1989
Editorial Address
SPRINGER, VAN GODEWIJCKSTRAAT 30, DORDRECHT, NETHERLANDS, 3311 GZ
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
COMPUTER SCIENCE, THEORY & METHODS
JCRSCIE
64/146Q2
COMPUTER SCIENCE, THEORY & METHODS
JCISCIE
84/147Q3

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
20251.32122
20241.41840
20231.323145
20221.86530190
20211.26720139
20201.6615112
20191.71717170
20181.59526453
2017—33527
2016—17354
2015—32682
2014—18454
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Real-Time Systems

WoS Q2
0123201820192020202120222023202420251.30
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:1.3

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 14.3%

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

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Database Updated: 2026-09-28