International Journal of Ad Hoc and Ubiquitous Computing

International Journal of Ad Hoc and Ubiquitous Computing is published by Inderscience Enterprises Ltd and 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 Mobile Ad Hoc Networks, Energy Efficient Wireless Sensor Networks and Opportunistic and Delay-Tolerant Networks, together about 33.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Computer Networks and Communications and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

Hardware and architecture Algorithm and protocol designs Quality of service Power-aware and energy-efficient designs Middleware service Physical interaction and human experience Service, application, and system Simulation, modelling, and analysis Security, privacy, and trust Emerging technologies More topics...Ad Hoc ComputingAddressing and location managementArchitectures, protocols, and algorithmsData management issuesDistributed technologyNetwork design and planningPower-aware and energy-efficient designsQuality of serviceResource allocationSecurity and privacySelf-configuring and self-healing schemesServices and applicationsTraffic analysis and controlMobile ad hoc networkingWireless sensor networkMobile ad hoc learningUbiquitous ComputingSystem support infrastructures and servicesMiddleware services and agent technologiesArchitectural structure, design decisions and philosophiesInteroperability and wide scale deploymentContext and location awareness, context based and implicit computingUser interfaces and interaction modelsSoftware infrastructuresService discovery mechanisms and protocolsIntelligent devices and environmentsWireless/mobile service management and deliveryWearable computers and technologiesPersonalised applications More on this journal... ObjectivesThe IJAHUC publishes state-of-the-art international research in all areas of ad hoc and ubiquitous computing topics. The missions of IJAHUC are to improve international research on new and valuable ad hoc and ubiquitous computing technology by publishing high-quality articles, and to expose the reader to various methodologies and types of articles.ReadershipProfessors and graduate students in telecommunication, computer science, and electrical engineering Ad hoc and ubiquitous computing technology researchers, engineers and managers General participants in ad hoc and ubiquitous computing technology ContentsThe IJAHUC serves as a medium to report, exchange and discuss work-in-progress, experience, case studies, trend-setting ideas on ad hoc and ubiquitous computing as well as potential future directions and issues. In addition, theoretical contributions (such as new techniques, concepts, and analyses) and practical contributions (such as system experiments, prototypes, and new applications) are included.

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Research area (LetPub): Telecommunications

Editor-in-chief Yuh-Shyan ChenPublisher website

CAS Journal Ranking

Database indexing

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Impact

Impact factor

1.81LetPub · 2026-09-13

Impact factor (publisher) 2025

0.7Publisher website · 2026-09-29

5-year impact factor (publisher)

0.6Publisher website · 2026-09-29

CiteScore 2026-06

2.2LetPub · 2026-09-13

CiteScore (publisher) 2025

2.2Publisher website · 2026-09-29

SJR 2026-06

0.23LetPub · 2026-09-13

SNIP 2026-06

0.33LetPub · 2026-09-13

h-index

21LetPub · 2026-09-13

h-index

32OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

i10-index

166OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

2-year mean citedness

0.38OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

Self-citation rate

14.3%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Share of gold OA articles

0%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Volume

Articles per year

54LetPub · 2026-09-13

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Other sources

Average review time (community reports)

6–12 weeksLetPub · 2026-09-13

Average acceptance (community reports)

EasyLetPub · 2026-09-13

Peer review

Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website

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Open Access

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Publisher

Inderscience Enterprises Ltd

Country or region

SWITZERLAND

Language

English

Frequency

Quarterly

ISSN

1743-8225

Electronic ISSN

1743-8233

Official links

• Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
• Submission system ↗LetPub