Journal profile · Computer Science, Information Systems
RAIRO - Theoretical Informatics and Applications
ISSN 0988-3754 · eISSN 2804-7346 · EDP Sciences · FRANCE · Quarterly
RAIRO - Theoretical Informatics and Applications: CAS Zone 4 · Computer Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.6; subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 21 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
RAIRO - Theoretical Informatics and Applications is published by EDP Sciences 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 semigroups and automata theory, Algorithms and Data Compression and Logic, programming, and type systems, together about 42.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Computational Theory and Mathematics and Artificial Intelligence. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
RAIRO - Theoretical Informatics and Applications, an international journal on theoretical computer science and its applications
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Computer Science, Information Systems
Editor-in-chief Enrico FORMENTIPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- semigroups and automata theoryComputer Science24.3%
- Algorithms and Data CompressionComputer Science10%
- Logic, programming, and type systemsComputer Science8.6%
- DNA and Biological ComputingBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.5%
- Computability, Logic, AI AlgorithmsComputer Science5.4%
- Advanced Algebra and LogicComputer Science5.1%
- Formal Methods in VerificationComputer Science4.9%
- Cellular Automata and ApplicationsComputer Science3.6%
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, Applied | 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, Theory & Methods | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Mathematics, Applied | Zone 3 |
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 3 |
| Minor | Mathematics, Applied | 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
- 0.6LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.6Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.92LetPub ·
- h-index
- 25LetPub ·
- h-index
- 48OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 279OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.5OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 16.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 21LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,045 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 40 | 40 | 2 |
| 2025 | 21 | 21 | 15 |
| 2024 | 19 | 19 | 23 |
| 2023 | 12 | 12 | 33 |
| 2022 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
| 2021 | 13 | 13 | 33 |
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | EUR 0 | — | — |
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
- EDP Sciences
- Country or region
- FRANCE
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 0988-3754
- Electronic ISSN
- 2804-7346
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about RAIRO - Theoretical Informatics and Applications
What CAS zone is RAIRO - Theoretical Informatics and Applications in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, RAIRO - Theoretical Informatics and Applications is in Zone 4 of Computer Science, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Computer Science, Theory & Methods / Mathematics, Applied. 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 RAIRO - Theoretical Informatics and Applications?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.6; CiteScore 1, h-index 48.
How long does peer review take at RAIRO - Theoretical Informatics and Applications?
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 RAIRO - Theoretical Informatics and Applications?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, RAIRO - Theoretical Informatics and Applications is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is RAIRO - Theoretical Informatics and Applications open access, and what is the APC?
RAIRO - Theoretical Informatics and Applications is a subscription journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .