Journal profile · COMPUTER SCIENCE, HARDWARE & ARCHITECTURE
SICS Software-Intensive Cyber-Physical Systems
ISSN 2524-8510 · eISSN 2524-8529 · Springer Nature
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SICS Software-Intensive Cyber-Physical Systems: hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,690; 0 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus; flagged on an early-warning list or for an indexing change: check before submitting; the journal's website says submissions are paused or closed.
The journal's website says submissions are paused or closed: SICS Software-Intensive Cyber-Physical Systems is now archived and no longer receiving submissions with this publisher. All articles published in the journal during its time with Springer will remain fully searchable through our websites. Source ↗Publisher website ·
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
SICS Software-Intensive Cyber-Physical Systems is published by Springer Nature. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Advanced Software Engineering Methodologies, Cloud Computing and Resource Management and Software Engineering Techniques and Practices, together about 38.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Information Systems. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Software-Intensive Cyber-Physical Systems (SICS), formerly Computer Science – Research and Development (CSRD), is a quarterly international journal that ...
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): COMPUTER SCIENCE, HARDWARE & ARCHITECTURE
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Advanced Software Engineering MethodologiesComputer Science20.6%
- Cloud Computing and Resource ManagementComputer Science12.4%
- Software Engineering Techniques and PracticesComputer Science5.2%
- Embedded Systems Design TechniquesComputer Science5.2%
- Model-Driven Software Engineering TechniquesComputer Science5.2%
- Parallel Computing and Optimization TechniquesComputer Science4.1%
- Software Engineering ResearchComputer Science4.1%
- Advanced Database Systems and QueriesComputer 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
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science (miscellaneous) | Q1 | 8/103 | 92nd |
| Computational Theory and Mathematics | Q1 | 18/165 | 89th |
| Computer Networks and Communications | Q1 | 68/379 | 82nd |
| Information Systems | Q1 | 79/379 | 79th |
| Hardware and Architecture | Q1 | 37/169 | 78th |
| Software | Q1 | 88/404 | 78th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
Early warning / risk: Marked as ceased in ESCI on 19 January 2026. CAS Early Warning Journal List: not listed in any of 6 editions.LetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.38LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.76LetPub ·
- h-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 17OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 25%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 40 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 58 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 102 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 95 |
| 2021 | 3 | 2 | 98 |
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,690 / EUR 2,040 / GBP 1,760 | — | — |
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
- Springer Nature
- ISSN
- 2524-8510
- Electronic ISSN
- 2524-8529
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about SICS Software-Intensive Cyber-Physical Systems
Which databases index SICS Software-Intensive Cyber-Physical Systems?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, SICS Software-Intensive Cyber-Physical Systems is indexed in Scopus.
Is SICS Software-Intensive Cyber-Physical Systems open access, and what is the APC?
SICS Software-Intensive Cyber-Physical Systems is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,690.
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: .