Journal profile · Computer Science-Software
Electronic Proceedings in Theoretical Computer Science
ISSN 2075-2180 · Open Publishing Association · Australia
Electronic Proceedings in Theoretical Computer Science: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 21 weeks (community reports); 302 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Electronic Proceedings in Theoretical Computer Science is published by Open Publishing Association. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Logic, programming, and type systems, Formal Methods in Verification and Logic, Reasoning, and Knowledge, together about 50.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Computational Theory and Mathematics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Electronic Proceedings in Theoretical Computer Science (EPTCS) is an international refereed open access venue for the rapid electronic publication of the proceedings of workshops and conferences, and of Festschriften, etc, in the general area of theoretical computer science, broadly construed.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Computer Science-Software
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Logic, programming, and type systemsComputer Science24.2%
- Formal Methods in VerificationComputer Science16.4%
- Logic, Reasoning, and KnowledgeComputer Science10.2%
- semigroups and automata theoryComputer Science8.5%
- Advanced Algebra and LogicComputer Science6.4%
- Computability, Logic, AI AlgorithmsComputer Science3.9%
- Model-Driven Software Engineering TechniquesComputer Science3.2%
- Petri Nets in System ModelingComputer Science3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Software | Q4 | 312/389 | 19th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.34LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.79LetPub ·
- h-index
- 43OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 639OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.38OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,673 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 341 | 341 | 977 |
| 2025 | 302 | 302 | 1,594 |
| 2024 | 245 | 245 | 1,803 |
| 2023 | 393 | 393 | 1,927 |
| 2022 | 311 | 311 | 1,611 |
| 2021 | 349 | 349 | 2,048 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 21 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 21 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Unspecified peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Preprints
- License & copyright
Authors retain copyright; non-exclusive license to distribute. Model summary
Copyright on all papers is retained by the author
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Originality requirement; extended abstracts published in EPTCS may later be published elsewhere. Model summary
Only original papers will be considered: manuscripts are accepted for review with the understanding that the same work has not been published, nor is presently submitted, elsewhere. However, full versions of extended abstracts published in EPTCS, or substantial revisions, may later be published elsewhere.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Open Publishing Association
- Country or region
- Australia
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2075-2180
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Electronic Proceedings in Theoretical Computer Science
How long does peer review take at Electronic Proceedings in Theoretical Computer Science?
Authors report an average review time of about 21 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index Electronic Proceedings in Theoretical Computer Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Electronic Proceedings in Theoretical Computer Science is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Electronic Proceedings in Theoretical Computer Science open access, and what is the APC?
Electronic Proceedings in Theoretical Computer Science is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .