WoS ESCI Q3Scopus Q2SCImago #12,922CAS 3区Hybrid

Network Science

Country: United Kingdom•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q3•Scopus SJR: 0.454•SCImago Rank: #12,922•Identifier (ISSN):2050-1242(Print)/2050-1250(Online)•Articles / Year: 31•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $2,908 USD

Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (ESCI)

Clarivate IF (2026)Q3

1.6

↑ +0.1

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

H-Index (Hirsch Index)

29 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: ESCIQ3

Self-Citation Rate7.1%

Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)

Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.

Volume & Open AccessHybrid

31articles/year

89.06% Gold OA•100% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

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

1.50pts

Latest Max Score

Estimated (Dec 26)

Scoring Basis: WoS Q2(IF: 1.6)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year

Year	Max Score	Evaluation Details	Source
2026	1.50đ	WoS Q2(IF: 1.6)	🔵 Computed
2025	1.50đ	WoS Q2(IF: 1.5)	🔵 Computed
2024	1.50đ	WoS Q2(IF: 1.4)	🔵 Computed
2023	1.50đ	WoS Q2(IF: 1.7)	🔵 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

Network Science is an important journal for an important discipline - one using the network paradigm, focusing on actors and relational linkages, to inform research, methodology, and applications from many fields across the natural, social, engineering and informational sciences. Given growing understanding of the interconnectedness and globalization of the world, network methods are an increasingly recognized way to research aspects of modern society along with the individuals, organizations, and other actors within it. The discipline is ready for a comprehensive journal, open to papers from all relevant areas. Network Science is a defining work, shaping this discipline. The journal welcomes contributions from researchers in all areas working on network theory, methods, and data.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)

Computer science75.3%Mathematics61%Physics53.9%Engineering50%Combinatorics43.3%Quantum mechanics42.4%Artificial intelligence33.7%Statistics33.7%Psychology32.6%Theoretical computer science31.5%Sociology30.6%World Wide Web30.1%Political science29.8%Law29.2%Biology28.9%Economics26.4%Thermodynamics25.6%Philosophy25.3%Machine learning25%Mechanical engineering23.3%Social psychology23.3%Discrete mathematics20.8%Social science20.8%Cover (algebra)20.8%

Primary Research Areas

Social Sciences Interdisciplinary

Official Website NLM PubMed Catalog SCImago Profile

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #12,922Scopus Q2SCImago Profile

Scopus Coverage:2013-2026

•

Scopus Broad Areas:PsychologySocial Sciences

Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2

0.454

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q2

Scopus H-Index (2025)

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)

Citations / Doc (2 years)

1.71

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

2-Year Citation Window

Estimated Publication Fee (APC)

$2,908 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations117

3-Year Documents72

Citable Documents70

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 Rate23.3%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

CommunicationQ2

Sociology and Political ScienceQ2

Social PsychologyQ3

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):

3区 (Zone 3)Computer Science

Minor Category (Specific Field):

3区MATHEMATICS, 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

Cambridge University Press

Publication Language

English

Frequency

Periodic

Indexing & Databases

ESCIScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI

Category	Index	Rank	Quartile
MATHEMATICS, INTERDISCIPLINARY APPLICATIONS	JCRESCI	78/137	Q3
SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY	JCRESCI	91/275	Q2
SOCIAL SCIENCES, MATHEMATICAL METHODS	JCRESCI	37/70	Q3
SOCIOLOGY	JCRESCI	103/222	Q2
MATHEMATICS, INTERDISCIPLINARY APPLICATIONS	JCIESCI	70/137	Q3
SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY	JCIESCI	128/276	Q2
SOCIAL SCIENCES, MATHEMATICAL METHODS	JCIESCI	41/70	Q3
SOCIOLOGY	JCIESCI	146/222	Q3