Journal profile · COMPUTER SCIENCE, INTERDISCIPLINARY APPLICATIONS
Parallel Processing Letters
ISSN 0129-6264 · eISSN 1793-642X · World Scientific
Parallel Processing Letters: CAS Zone 4 · Computer Science (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; 15 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Parallel Processing Letters is published by World Scientific 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 Parallel Computing and Optimization Techniques, Interconnection Networks and Systems and Distributed and Parallel Computing Systems, together about 44.8% 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
Editor-in-chief Andrew AdamatzkyPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Parallel Computing and Optimization TechniquesComputer Science17%
- Interconnection Networks and SystemsComputer Science15.6%
- Distributed and Parallel Computing SystemsComputer Science12.2%
- Distributed systems and fault toleranceComputer Science6.9%
- Advanced Data Storage TechnologiesComputer Science5.1%
- Algorithms and Data CompressionComputer Science4.7%
- Advanced Graph Theory ResearchComputer Science4.2%
- Embedded Systems Design TechniquesComputer Science4.1%
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
- 1.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.49LetPub ·
- h-index
- 46OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 299OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.39OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 14.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 5.77%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 15LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,336 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 15 | 2 | 6 |
| 2024 | 16 | 1 | 12 |
| 2023 | 22 | 2 | 41 |
| 2022 | 14 | 0 | 29 |
| 2021 | 29 | 3 | 61 |
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- World Scientific
- ISSN
- 0129-6264
- Electronic ISSN
- 1793-642X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Parallel Processing Letters
What CAS zone is Parallel Processing Letters in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Parallel Processing Letters 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 Parallel Processing Letters?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Parallel Processing Letters is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Parallel Processing Letters open access, and what is the APC?
Parallel Processing Letters is a hybrid 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .