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Journal of Cloud Computing-Advances Systems and Applications
ISSN 2192-113X · Springer Berlin Heidelberg · United Kingdom · Founded 2012
Journal of Cloud Computing-Advances Systems and Applications: CAS Zone 3 · Computer Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 5.43; fully open access; APC about USD 1,890; median 174 days to acceptance (114 articles, last 24 months); 99 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Cloud Computing-Advances Systems and Applications is published by Springer Berlin Heidelberg 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 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing, Cloud Computing and Resource Management and Blockchain Technology Applications and Security, together about 43.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Computer Networks and Communications and Information Systems. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Cloud Computing: Advances, Systems and Applications (JoCCASA) will publish research articles on all aspects of Cloud Computing. Principally, articles will address topics that are core to Cloud Computing, focusing on the Cloud applications, the Cloud systems, and the advances that will lead to the Clouds of the future. Comprehensive review and survey articles that offer up new insights, and lay the foundations for further exploratory and experimental work, are also relevant. Published articles will impart advanced theoretical grounding and practical application of Clouds and related systems as are offered up by the numerous possible combinations of internet-based software, development stacks and database availability, and virtualized hardware for storing, processing, analysing and visualizing data. Where relevant, Clouds should be scrutinized alongside other paradigms such Peer to Peer (P2P) computing, Cluster computing, Grid computing, and so on. Thorough examination of Clouds with respect to issues of management, governance, trust and privacy, and interoperability, are also in scope. The Journal of Cloud Computing is indexed by the Science Citation Index Expanded/SCIE. SCI has subsequently merged into SCIE.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Computer Science-Computer Networks and Communications
Editor-in-chief Chunming RongPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 23 in mainland China (about 37%); most named Mainland China 23, Netherlands 7, Italy 6, United Kingdom 5, Norway 4 (63 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- IoT and Edge/Fog ComputingComputer Science18%
- Cloud Computing and Resource ManagementComputer Science17.5%
- Blockchain Technology Applications and SecurityComputer Science8.4%
- Cloud Data Security SolutionsComputer Science6%
- Network Security and Intrusion DetectionComputer Science5.2%
- Cryptography and Data SecurityComputer Science5%
- Privacy-Preserving Technologies in DataComputer Science5%
- Caching and Content DeliveryComputer Science3.7%
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, Information Systems | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Computer Science Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Information Systems | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Computer Science Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Information Systems | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexINSPECCASDBLPCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, ACM Digital Library, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 5.43LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 5.5Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 5.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 14.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.77LetPub ·
- h-index
- 73OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 526OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 9.43OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 95LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 1,100,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,014 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 160 | 160 | 56 |
| 2025 | 99 | 99 | 742 |
| 2024 | 161 | 161 | 3,161 |
| 2023 | 181 | 181 | 3,860 |
| 2022 | 100 | 100 | 3,266 |
| 2021 | 56 | 56 | 1,835 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
174 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 84 days – 264 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 21 days (114 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 200 days
- Sample
- 114 articles with submission and acceptance dates (275 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 13 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 40 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 13 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 1,490 / USD 1,890 / GBP 1,340 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 1,790 / EUR 1,390 / GBP 1,290 | — | — | |
| LetPub | GBP 1,190 / USD 1,590 / EUR 1,290 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | GBP 1,340 / USD 1,890 / EUR 1,490 | — | — |
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)
Open calls for papers1, by deadline
Publisher websiteWhat to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Article types accepted2
- researchFormatting guidelines for specific article types can be found below. Reviews ResearchLength not stated
- reviewsFormatting guidelines for specific article types can be found below. Reviews ResearchLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Data availability Formatting the 'Availability of data and materials' section of your manuscript
The following format for the 'Availability of data and materials section of your manuscript should be used:
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Licensing and copyright
Creative Commons licences Open access articles in Springer Nature journals are published under Creative Commons licences. These provide an industry-standard framework to support easy re-use of open access material. Under Creative Commons licences, authors retain copyright of their articles. Journal of Cloud Computing articles are published open access under a CC BY-NC-ND (Creative Commons Attribut…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Benefits of open access
Publishing open access (OA) offers a number of benefits, including greater reach and readership for your work: Cited more 1.6x more citations of OA articles than non-OA articles across all subjects Downloaded more 4x more downloads of OA articles than non-OA articles Greater impact 2.5x more Altmetric attention. OA articles attracted 1.9x more news mentions and 1.2x more policy mentions Open acces…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review policy
Peer review is the process used to evaluate the quality of a manuscript before publication. Independent researchers in the relevant field assess submitted manuscripts to check their validity and robustness. Their feedback guides editors in making publication decisions. Typically, two or more experts evaluate each manuscript based on three main criteria: scientific robustness: is the research metho…
Source ↗Publisher website ·
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
- Springer Berlin Heidelberg
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- Founded
- 2012
- ISSN
- 2192-113X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Cloud Computing-Advances Systems and Applications
What CAS zone is Journal of Cloud Computing-Advances Systems and Applications in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Cloud Computing-Advances Systems and Applications is in Zone 3 of Computer Science, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Computer Science, Information Systems. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Computer Science. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Cloud Computing-Advances Systems and Applications?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 5.43; CiteScore 14.7, h-index 73.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Cloud Computing-Advances Systems and Applications?
Based on the dates recorded on 114 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 174 days (interquartile range 84–264 days); authors report an average review time of about 13 weeks. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Cloud Computing-Advances Systems and Applications based?
Of the 63 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 23 (about 37%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (23), Netherlands (7) and Italy (6). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Cloud Computing-Advances Systems and Applications?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Cloud Computing-Advances Systems and Applications is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, INSPEC, CAS, DBLP and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Cloud Computing-Advances Systems and Applications open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Cloud Computing-Advances Systems and Applications is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,890.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .