Journal profile · COMPUTER SCIENCE, HARDWARE & ARCHITECTUREC-COMPUTER SCIENCE, INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Sustainable Computing-Informatics & Systems
ISSN 2210-5379 · eISSN 2210-5387 · Elsevier USA · NETHERLANDS
Sustainable Computing-Informatics & Systems: CAS Zone 3 · Computer Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 6.01; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,290; review about 147 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); 176 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Sustainable Computing-Informatics & Systems is published by Elsevier USA and is in Zone 3 of Computer Science in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Cloud Computing and Resource Management, IoT and Edge/Fog Computing and Parallel Computing and Optimization Techniques, together about 34.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Computer Networks and Communications and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Sustainable computing is a rapidly expanding research area spanning the fields of computer science and engineering, electrical engineering as well as other engineering disciplines. The aim of Sustainable Computing: Informatics and Systems (SUSCOM) is to publish the myriad research findings related to energy-aware and thermal-aware management of computing resource. Equally important is a spectrum of related research issues such as applications of computing that can have ecological and societal impacts. SUSCOM publishes original and timely research papers and survey articles in current areas of power, energy, temperature, and environment related research areas of current importance to readers. SUSCOM has an editorial board comprising prominent researchers from around the world and selects competitively evaluated peer-reviewed papers.Making computing sustainable - Software systems perspective: • Power-aware software • Code profiling and transformation for power management • Power-aware middleware • Multimedia systems • Scheduling and allocationComputing for sustainability - Use of computing to make the world a sustainable place: • Use of sensors for environmental monitoring • Smart control for eco-friendly buildings • Green Data Centers and Enterprise ComputingRe-inventing algorithms and applications for sustainability: • Theoretical aspect of energy, power, and temperature • Power-aware applications • Resource management to optimize performance and power • Power implications for portable and mobile computing • Algorithms for reduced power, energy and heat for high-performance computingModeling and evaluation of sustainable systems: • Reliability of Power-aware computers • Runtime systems that assist in power saving • Models for collective optimization of power and performance • Monitoring tools for power and performance of parallel and distributed systemsSustainable hardware platforms and devices - Hardware and architecture perspective: • Power aware networking • Real-time systems • Power-efficient architectures • Efficient circuit design for energy harvesting • Power management in memory, disk, storage and other peripheral devices • Configurable and renewable energy • Low power electronics • Embedded systems, ASICs and FPGSs • Power leakage and dissipationPlease submit your article via https://www.editorialmanager.com/suscom/default.aspx.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): COMPUTER SCIENCE, HARDWARE & ARCHITECTUREC-COMPUTER SCIENCE, INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Editor-in-chief Ali R. HursonPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 11 in mainland China (about 10%); most named United States 23, India 23, Mainland China 11, Saudi Arabia 7, Italy 6 (112 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cloud Computing and Resource ManagementComputer Science13.3%
- IoT and Edge/Fog ComputingComputer Science13%
- Parallel Computing and Optimization TechniquesComputer Science8%
- Smart Grid Energy ManagementEngineering5.8%
- Green IT and SustainabilityEngineering5%
- Energy Efficient Wireless Sensor NetworksComputer Science4.5%
- Caching and Content DeliveryComputer Science4.2%
- Distributed and Parallel Computing SystemsComputer Science4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Computer Science Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Hardware & Architecture | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Information Systems | Zone 3 |
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, Hardware & Architecture | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Information Systems | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Computer Science Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Hardware & Architecture | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Information Systems | Zone 3 |
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
- 6.01LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 6.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 13.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 13.2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.07LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.63LetPub ·
- h-index
- 17LetPub ·
- h-index
- 63OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 510OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.91OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 10.51%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 165LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,266 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 167 | 29 | 67 |
| 2025 | 176 | 22 | 655 |
| 2024 | 96 | 12 | 995 |
| 2023 | 87 | 22 | 1,715 |
| 2022 | 144 | 27 | 3,147 |
| 2021 | 106 | 13 | 2,283 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
147 dayssubmission to acceptance
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Submission to first decision
- 1 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 59 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 147 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 3 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single 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 3,080 / GBP 2,630 / JPY 408,060 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 3,460 | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Open calls for papers1, by deadline
Publisher websiteWhat to prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- 1–7
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Highlights
- Required
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use Declaration of generative AI use
Authors must declare the use of generative AI tools in the manuscript preparation process upon submission of the paper.Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies (“AI tools”) have been rapidly adopted in research and scholarly publishing, offering significant benefits while requiring clear standards for responsible and transparent use.Authors preparing a manuscript for this journal may use AI tool…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Group authorship
Group authorship refers to the attribution of an article to a defined and named group of authors whose members have contributed to the work. Examples include research consortia, clinical trial groups, collaborative networks, task forces or working groups, expert panels or consensus groups, and participatory research groups. Group authorship must be declared on the title page at submission. When av…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Declaration of competing interests
All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence or bias their work. Examples of potential competing interests include:EmploymentConsultanciesStock ownershipHonorariaPaid expert testimonyPatent applications or registrationsGrants or any other fundingAffiliation with the journal as an Editor or Advisory Board …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Ethics in publishing Model summary
Authors must follow ethical guidelines stated in Elsevier's Publishing Ethics Policy.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright License options
Authors will be offered open access user license options which will determine how you, and third parties, can reuse your open access article. We advise that you review these options and any funding body license requirements before selecting a license option.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
We refer you to our open access information page to learn about open access options for this journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
This journal follows a single anonymized review process. Your submission will initially be assessed by our editors. If your submission is deemed suitable, it will typically be sent to be reviewed by a minimum of two reviewers for an independent expert assessment of the scientific quality. The decision as to whether your article is accepted or rejected for publication will be made by our editors.Re…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Submission declaration Model summary
Preprint sharingAuthors may share preprints in line with Elsevier's article sharing policy. Sharing preprints, such as on a preprint server, will not count as prior publication.We advise you to read our policy on multiple, redundant or concurrent publication. In support of Open Science, this journal offers its authors a free preprint posting service on SSRN, Elsevier’s preprint and early research …
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
- Elsevier USA
- Country or region
- NETHERLANDS
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2210-5379
- Electronic ISSN
- 2210-5387
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Sustainable Computing-Informatics & Systems
What CAS zone is Sustainable Computing-Informatics & Systems in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Sustainable Computing-Informatics & Systems is in Zone 3 of Computer Science, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Computer Science, Hardware & Architecture / Computer Science, Information Systems. 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 Sustainable Computing-Informatics & Systems?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 6.01; CiteScore 13.2, h-index 63.
How long does peer review take at Sustainable Computing-Informatics & Systems?
The publisher reports about 147 days (submission to acceptance). 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 Sustainable Computing-Informatics & Systems?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: 1–7; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; Highlights: Required; Graphical abstract: 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 Sustainable Computing-Informatics & Systems based?
Of the 112 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 11 (about 10%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (23), India (23) and Mainland China (11). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Sustainable Computing-Informatics & Systems?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Sustainable Computing-Informatics & Systems is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Sustainable Computing-Informatics & Systems open access, and what is the APC?
Sustainable Computing-Informatics & Systems is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,290.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .