Journal profile · Computer Science, Theory & Methods
Theory and Practice of Logic Programming
ISSN 1471-0684 · eISSN 1475-3081 · Cambridge University Press · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly
Theory and Practice of Logic Programming: CAS Zone 2 · Mathematics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.3; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,550; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 44 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Theory and Practice of Logic Programming is published by Cambridge University Press and is in Zone 2 of Mathematics in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Logic, Reasoning, and Knowledge, Logic, programming, and type systems and Multi-Agent Systems and Negotiation, together about 53.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Artificial Intelligence. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Theory and Practice of Logic Programming is a fully gold open access journal. It emphasizes both the theory and practice of logic programming. Logic programming applies to all areas of artificial intelligence and computer science and is fundamental to them. Among the topics covered are AI applications that use logic programming, logic programming methodologies, specification, analysis and verification of systems, inductive logic programming, multi-relational data mining, natural language processing, knowledge representation, non-monotonic reasoning, semantic web reasoning, databases, implementations and architectures and constraint logic programming.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Computer Science, Theory & Methods
Editor-in-chief Agostino Dovier AreaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Italy 7, United States 5, Austria 4, Japan 3, Spain 3 (33 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Logic, Reasoning, and KnowledgeComputer Science25.9%
- Logic, programming, and type systemsComputer Science15.9%
- Multi-Agent Systems and NegotiationComputer Science11.4%
- Semantic Web and OntologiesComputer Science9.1%
- Formal Methods in VerificationComputer Science7.5%
- Constraint Satisfaction and OptimizationComputer Science4.1%
- Advanced Algebra and LogicComputer Science3.4%
- Bayesian Modeling and Causal InferenceComputer Science3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Mathematics Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Mathematics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Theory & Methods | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Logic | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Software Engineering | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Mathematics Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Mathematics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Software Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Theory & Methods | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Logic | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Mathematics Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Mathematics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Logic | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Software Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Theory & Methods | 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
- 1.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.58LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.53LetPub ·
- h-index
- 37LetPub ·
- h-index
- 55OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 391OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.96OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 15.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 92.24%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 39LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,068 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 29 | 29 | 2 |
| 2025 | 44 | 44 | 17 |
| 2024 | 45 | 45 | 94 |
| 2023 | 38 | 33 | 110 |
| 2022 | 43 | 30 | 272 |
| 2021 | 52 | 47 | 354 |
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
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 3,550 / GBP 2,460 | — | — |
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- ISSN
- 1471-0684
- Electronic ISSN
- 1475-3081
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Theory and Practice of Logic Programming
What CAS zone is Theory and Practice of Logic Programming in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Theory and Practice of Logic Programming is in Zone 2 of Mathematics, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Computer Science, Theory & Methods / Logic / Computer Science, Software Engineering. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Mathematics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Theory and Practice of Logic Programming?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.3; CiteScore 5.7, h-index 55.
How long does peer review take at Theory and Practice of Logic Programming?
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.
Where are the editorial board members of Theory and Practice of Logic Programming based?
Of the 33 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Italy (7), United States (5) and Austria (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Theory and Practice of Logic Programming?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Theory and Practice of Logic Programming is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Theory and Practice of Logic Programming open access, and what is the APC?
Theory and Practice of Logic Programming is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,550.
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: .