Journal profile · Computer Science, Theory & Methods
Journal of Cellular Automata
ISSN 1557-5969 · eISSN 1557-5977 · Old City Publishing · ENGLAND · Quarterly
Journal of Cellular Automata: CAS Zone 4 · Computer Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.17; subscription journal; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 1 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Cellular Automata is published by Old City Publishing 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 Cellular Automata and Applications, DNA and Biological Computing and Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence, together about 56.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Computational Theory and Mathematics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Cellular Automata publishes high-quality papers where cellular automata are studied theoretically or used as computational models of mathematical, physical, chemical, biological, social and engineering systems. A few examples are given in the list below, which is but a small sample of the areas of interest explored by this journal: Structure formation, heat conduction, self-reproduction, language recognition, evolutionary games, image processing, cryptography, random number generation, computational universality, traffic dynamics, neural networks, alternative discrete-physics models, population dynamics etc. Full length original papers, short communications, reviews and tutorial articles are welcome.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Computer Science, Theory & Methods
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cellular Automata and ApplicationsComputer Science38%
- DNA and Biological ComputingBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.3%
- Modular Robots and Swarm IntelligenceEngineering7.3%
- Computability, Logic, AI AlgorithmsComputer Science6.7%
- Mathematical Dynamics and FractalsMathematics3.8%
- Quantum-Dot Cellular AutomataComputer Science3.5%
- Quasicrystal Structures and PropertiesMaterials Science2.9%
- Coding theory and cryptographyComputer Science2.6%
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, Theory & Methods | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Mathematics, 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, Theory & Methods | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Computer Science Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Theory & Methods | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- 0.17LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.13LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.35LetPub ·
- h-index
- 12LetPub ·
- h-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 30OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.5OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 185 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Old City Publishing
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 1557-5969
- Electronic ISSN
- 1557-5977
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Cellular Automata
What CAS zone is Journal of Cellular Automata in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Cellular Automata is in Zone 4 of Computer Science, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Computer Science, Theory & Methods / Mathematics, 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.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Cellular Automata?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.17; CiteScore 0.5, h-index 16.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Cellular Automata?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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 Journal of Cellular Automata?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Cellular Automata is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of Cellular Automata open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Cellular Automata 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: .