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Foundations and Trends in Databases
ISSN 1931-7883 · eISSN 1931-7891 · Now Publishers Inc.
Foundations and Trends in Databases: CAS Zone 3 · Computer Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.9 (journal website); subscription journal; 2 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Foundations and Trends in Databases is published by Now Publishers Inc. and is in Zone 3 of Computer Science in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Advanced Database Systems and Queries, Data Management and Algorithms and Advanced Data Storage Technologies, together about 36.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Artificial Intelligence and Computer Networks and Communications. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Foundations and Trends® in Databases covers a breadth of topics relating to the management of large volumes of data. The journal targets the full scope of issues in data management, from theoretical foundations, to languages and modeling, to algorithms, system architecture, and applications.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Computer Science-Computer Science (all)
Editor-in-chief Joseph M. HellersteinPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 6, India 1, Canada 1, Australia 1, Netherlands 1 (12 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Advanced Database Systems and QueriesComputer Science17.7%
- Data Management and AlgorithmsComputer Science11.5%
- Advanced Data Storage TechnologiesComputer Science7.3%
- Data Quality and ManagementDecision Sciences7.3%
- Cloud Computing and Resource ManagementComputer Science5.2%
- Algorithms and Data CompressionComputer Science5.2%
- Neural Networks and ApplicationsComputer Science4.2%
- Privacy-Preserving Technologies in DataComputer Science4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Computer Science Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Software Engineering | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: yes
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Computer Science Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Software Engineering | 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
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.22LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.05LetPub ·
- h-index
- 25OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 30OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.4OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 1LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 1,098Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 47 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 33 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 25 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 | 44 |
| 2021 | 6 | 1 | 128 |
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
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted5
- editorialFoundations and Trends in Databases publishes exclusively long (± 100 pages) review and tutorial papers. For full details read the Editorial Aims of the journal…Length not stated
- original research paperFoundations and Trends in Databases publishes exclusively long (± 100 pages) review and tutorial papers. For full details read the Editorial Aims of the journal…Length not stated
- reviewFoundations and Trends in Databases publishes exclusively long (± 100 pages) review and tutorial papers. For full details read the Editorial Aims of the journal…Length not stated
- review and tutorial papersFoundations and Trends in Databases publishes exclusively long (± 100 pages) review and tutorial papers.Length not stated
- tutorialFoundations and Trends in Databases publishes exclusively long (± 100 pages) review and tutorial papers. For full details read the Editorial Aims of the journal…Length not stated
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
- Now Publishers Inc.
- ISSN
- 1931-7883
- Electronic ISSN
- 1931-7891
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 16, Issue 1 (April 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Foundations and Trends in Databases
What CAS zone is Foundations and Trends in Databases in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Foundations and Trends in Databases is in Zone 3 of Computer Science, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Computer Science, Software Engineering. 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.
What is the impact factor of Foundations and Trends in Databases?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.9 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 6.2, h-index 25.
Where are the editorial board members of Foundations and Trends in Databases based?
Of the 12 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (6), India (1) and Canada (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Foundations and Trends in Databases?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Foundations and Trends in Databases is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Foundations and Trends in Databases open access, and what is the APC?
Foundations and Trends in Databases 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, 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: .