Journal profile
Netcom
ISSN 0987-6014 · Netcom Association · France
Netcom: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 18 weeks (community reports); 20 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Netcom is published by Netcom Association. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are ICT Impact and Policies, Information Society and Technology Trends and Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis, together about 40.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- ICT Impact and PoliciesEngineering22%
- Information Society and Technology TrendsSocial Sciences11.4%
- Regional Economics and Spatial AnalysisEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.3%
- French Urban and Social StudiesSocial Sciences6.9%
- Media and Digital CommunicationComputer Science5.9%
- Smart Cities and TechnologiesEngineering5.7%
- Geographic Information Systems StudiesSocial Sciences5.3%
- ICT in Developing CommunitiesComputer Science4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 59OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.33OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 987 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 2 | 45 |
| 2025 | 20 | 20 | 80 |
| 2024 | 17 | 17 | 155 |
| 2023 | 23 | 23 | 160 |
| 2022 | 23 | 23 | 163 |
| 2021 | 30 | 30 | 218 |
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)
- about 18 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 18 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Open access
- AI use
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Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
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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
- Netcom Association
- Country or region
- France
- Language
- English, French
- ISSN
- 0987-6014
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Netcom
How long does peer review take at Netcom?
Authors report an average review time of about 18 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.
Which databases index Netcom?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Netcom is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Netcom open access, and what is the APC?
Netcom is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .