Journal profile · COMPUTER SCIENCE, INTERDISCIPLINARY APPLICATIONS
International Journal of Pervasive Computing and Communications
ISSN 1742-7371 · eISSN 1742-738X · Emerald
International Journal of Pervasive Computing and Communications: CAS Zone 4 · Computer Science (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 7 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Pervasive Computing and Communications is published by Emerald 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 Context-Aware Activity Recognition Systems, Mobile Ad Hoc Networks and Energy Efficient Wireless Sensor Networks, together about 29.8% 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
- Context-Aware Activity Recognition SystemsComputer Science11.8%
- Mobile Ad Hoc NetworksComputer Science9%
- Energy Efficient Wireless Sensor NetworksComputer Science8.9%
- IoT and Edge/Fog ComputingComputer Science8.7%
- Opportunistic and Delay-Tolerant NetworksComputer Science5.8%
- Indoor and Outdoor Localization TechnologiesEngineering4.2%
- Service-Oriented Architecture and Web ServicesComputer Science4.1%
- Caching and Content DeliveryComputer Science3.8%
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
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.31LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.97LetPub ·
- h-index
- 32OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 149OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.11OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 5LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 614 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 4 | 4 |
| 2025 | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| 2024 | 40 | 27 | 63 |
| 2023 | 11 | 1 | 115 |
| 2022 | 56 | 2 | 216 |
| 2021 | 64 | 5 | 583 |
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
- Publisher
- Emerald
- ISSN
- 1742-7371
- Electronic ISSN
- 1742-738X
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Pervasive Computing and Communications
What CAS zone is International Journal of Pervasive Computing and Communications in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of Pervasive Computing and Communications 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 International Journal of Pervasive Computing and Communications?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Pervasive Computing and Communications is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is International Journal of Pervasive Computing and Communications open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Pervasive Computing and Communications 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .