Journal profile · COMPUTER SCIENCE, INTERDISCIPLINARY APPLICATIONS
ERCIM News
ISSN 0926-4981 · eISSN 1564-0094
ERCIM News: CAS Zone 4 · Computer Science (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 6 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
ERCIM News is in Zone 4 of Computer Science in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Semantic Web and Ontologies, Distributed and Parallel Computing Systems and Scientific Computing and Data Management, together about 26.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Computer Networks and Communications. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): COMPUTER SCIENCE, INTERDISCIPLINARY APPLICATIONS
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Semantic Web and OntologiesComputer Science12.3%
- Distributed and Parallel Computing SystemsComputer Science8.7%
- Scientific Computing and Data ManagementDecision Sciences5.8%
- Big Data and Business IntelligenceBusiness, Management and Accounting5.4%
- Service-Oriented Architecture and Web ServicesComputer Science5.2%
- Business Process Modeling and AnalysisBusiness, Management and Accounting4.8%
- Information and Cyber SecurityComputer Science4.3%
- IoT and Edge/Fog ComputingComputer Science4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Computer Science Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Computer Science Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCILetPub
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
- h-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 26OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,259 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 2024 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 2021 | 76 | 0 | 28 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- ISSN
- 0926-4981
- Electronic ISSN
- 1564-0094
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about ERCIM News
What CAS zone is ERCIM News in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, ERCIM News is in Zone 4 of Computer Science, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Computer Science. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index ERCIM News?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, ERCIM News is indexed in ESCI.
Is ERCIM News open access, and what is the APC?
ERCIM News is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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 2026-08-28). Last updated: .