Journal profile · Telecommunications
Personal and Ubiquitous Computing
ISSN 1617-4909 · eISSN 1617-4917 · Springer London · ENGLAND · Bimonthly · Founded 1997
Personal and Ubiquitous Computing: impact factor 3.36; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,290; median 316 days to acceptance (11 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 8 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Personal and Ubiquitous Computing is published by Springer London. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Context-Aware Activity Recognition Systems, Innovative Human-Technology Interaction and Interactive and Immersive Displays, together about 35.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Human-Computer Interaction. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Aims and Scope Personal and Ubiquitous Computing publishes peer-reviewed, multidisciplinary human-centred research, focusing on personal and ubiquitous technologies and services. Domains of interest include, among others: mobile, wearable and implanted computing; entertainment technologies; extended reality; social computing technologies and social impact; and the responsible use of AI relating to these sorts of technologies and use cases. It aims to provide insights for the design and implementation of human-centred systems that support personal and/or ubiquitous experiences involving novel interfaces, algorithms, devices and infrastructure. Therefore, all articles should have a strong human-centred, user and/or design perspective through studies that highlight, for example, design research, participatory design, ethnographic methods, applied responsible research approaches, or field user studies. Articles not in scope will be desk-rejected by the Editor in Chief. As well as standard research articles, the journal publishes: Agenda Setting Articles: literature reviews that directly open up significant new research agendas, perspectives or paradigms with a human-centred focus. Commentaries: extended reflections on one or more research articles (by the authors or others). Design Sketches (Pictorials): articles with extensive use of sketches, photographs, illustrations or collages that are integral to scaffold the communication of an original design research endeavour. Critical Debates on Research Culture: Critical articles that offer insights into the Research Culture and environment ecosystem, and related practices in HCI. Archaeologies and Speculative Futures for HCI: opinion pieces that seek to explain our past, present and future through the lens of things that have been or that might come to pass.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Telecommunications
Editor-in-chief Matt JonesPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 11, Austria 4, India 2, France 2, Australia 2 (27 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Context-Aware Activity Recognition SystemsComputer Science14.4%
- Innovative Human-Technology InteractionComputer Science11.5%
- Interactive and Immersive DisplaysComputer Science10%
- Usability and User Interface DesignComputer Science5.8%
- Tactile and Sensory InteractionsNeuroscience5.2%
- IoT and Edge/Fog ComputingComputer Science4.9%
- Augmented Reality ApplicationsComputer Science4.8%
- Personal Information Management and User BehaviorDecision Sciences4.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
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
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexINSPECDBLPPublisher 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
- 3.36LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 9.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.54LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.03LetPub ·
- h-index
- 78LetPub ·
- h-index
- 127OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,331OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.83OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 12.11%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 164LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 451,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,171 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 8 | 6 | 4 |
| 2024 | 58 | 40 | 409 |
| 2023 | 70 | 52 | 546 |
| 2022 | 46 | 22 | 556 |
| 2021 | 173 | 83 | 3,175 |
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
316 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 222 days – 500 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 15 days (11 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 332 days
- Sample
- 11 articles with submission and acceptance dates (25 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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 16 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,290 / EUR 2,590 / GBP 2,290 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Other fees
- Charged; see the journal's website for the amount
- Page charges
- No page charges
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)
What to prepare7 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Templates
- LaTeX and Word
- Highlights
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Optional
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access
- AI use Generative AI Images
Please check Springer’s policy on generative AI images and make sure your work adheres to the principles described therein. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship principles
Original work only, not under consideration elsewhere, all co-authors approve. Model summary
These guidelines describe authorship principles and good authorship practices to which prospective authors should adhere to. Authorship clarified The Journal and Publisher assume all authors agreed with the content and that all gave explicit consent to submit and that they obtained consent from the responsible authorities at the institute/organization where the work has been carried out, before th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Competing Interests
Authors are requested to disclose interests that are directly or indirectly related to the work submitted for publication. Interests within the last 3 years of beginning the work (conducting the research and preparing the work for submission) should be reported. Interests outside the 3-year time frame must be disclosed if they could reasonably be perceived as influencing the submitted work. Disclo…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability statements
Data availability statement required. Model summary
All original research must include a data availability statement. This statement should explain how to access data supporting the results and analysis in the article, including links/citations to publicly archived datasets analysed or generated during the study. Please see our full policy here. If it is not possible to share research data publicly, for instance when individual privacy could be com…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Competing interests disclosure required. Model summary
Authors are required to disclose financial or non-financial interests that are directly or indirectly related to the work submitted for publication.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Permission required for previously published material. Model summary
Open Choice articles do not require transfer of copyright as the copyright remains with the author. In opting for open access, the author(s) agree to publish the article under a Creative Commons license. Details of the OA licences offered to authors can be found on the individual journal website, in the journal's How to publish with us guide. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Personal and Ubiquitous Computing, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
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 London
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1997
- ISSN
- 1617-4909
- Electronic ISSN
- 1617-4917
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Personal and Ubiquitous Computing
What is the impact factor of Personal and Ubiquitous Computing?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.36; CiteScore 9.8, h-index 127.
How long does peer review take at Personal and Ubiquitous Computing?
Based on the dates recorded on 11 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 316 days (interquartile range 222–500 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Personal and Ubiquitous Computing?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; Templates: LaTeX and Word; Highlights: Optional; Graphical abstract: Optional; Cover letter: Optional. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Personal and Ubiquitous Computing based?
Of the 27 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (11), Austria (4) and India (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Personal and Ubiquitous Computing?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Personal and Ubiquitous Computing is indexed in Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, INSPEC and DBLP; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Personal and Ubiquitous Computing open access, and what is the APC?
Personal and Ubiquitous Computing is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,290.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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: .