SciSight Ecosystem
WoS SCIE Q4Scopus Q2SCImago #14,921CAS 3区Hybrid

Simulation-Transactions of the Society for Modeling and Simulation International

Abbreviation (ISO):SIMUL-T SOC MOD SIM
Country: England•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q4•Scopus SJR: 0.374•SCImago Rank: #14,921•Identifier (ISSN):0037-5497(Print)/1741-3133(Online)•Articles / Year: 82•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $2,841 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q4
1.7
↓ -0.3

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
45

45 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ4
Self-Citation Rate30.8%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
82articles/year
16.67% Gold OA•98.67% 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(IF: 1.7)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.7)
🔵 Computed
20251.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 2)
🔵 Computed
20241.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.3)
🔵 Computed
20231.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.6)
🔵 Computed
20221.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.699)
🔵 Computed
20211.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.377)
🔵 Computed
20201.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.09)
🔵 Computed
20191.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.455)
🔵 Computed
20181.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 0.94)
🔵 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

SIMULATION is a peer-reviewed journal, which covers subjects including the modelling and simulation of: computer networking and communications, high performance computers, real-time systems, mobile and intelligent agents, simulation software, and language design, system engineering and design, aerospace, traffic systems, microelectronics, robotics, mechatronics, and air traffic and chemistry, physics, biology, medicine, biomedicine, sociology, and cognition.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Computer science94.9%Engineering59.2%Mathematics46.6%Physics32.7%Economics30.5%Operating system30.3%Programming language29%Quantum mechanics23.5%Artificial intelligence21.3%

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #14,921Scopus Q2SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1963-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Computer ScienceMathematics
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2
0.374

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q2
Scopus H-Index (2025)
58

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
2.30

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,841 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations453
3-Year Documents215
Citable Documents205

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 Rate24.7%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided DesignQ2
Mathematics (miscellaneous)Q2
Modeling and SimulationQ3
SoftwareQ3

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
3区 (Zone 3)Engineering & Technology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
4区COMPUTER SCIENCE, INTERDISCIPLINARY APPLICATIONS
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
SAGE Publications Ltd
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Monthly
Founding Year
1963
Editorial Address
SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD, 1 OLIVERS YARD, 55 CITY ROAD, LONDON, ENGLAND, EC1Y 1SP
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
COMPUTER SCIENCE, INTERDISCIPLINARY APPLICATIONS
JCRSCIE
140/185Q4
COMPUTER SCIENCE, SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
JCRSCIE
85/128Q3
COMPUTER SCIENCE, INTERDISCIPLINARY APPLICATIONS
JCISCIE
142/185Q4
COMPUTER SCIENCE, SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
JCISCIE
94/128Q3

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—386
202524256
20241.383376
20231.656351
20221.69974584
20211.37763617
20201.0949500
20191.45561751
20180.94871,040
2017—1191,688
2016—911,307
2015—941,085
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Simulation-Transactions of the Society for Modeling and Simulation International

WoS Q4
0123201820192020202120222023202420252.00
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:2

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 30.8%

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: df195d5b-955a-4cdf-913c-d8944ae5a4e3
Database Updated: 2026-10-01