Theoretical Computer Science

Theoretical Computer Science 由 Elsevier 出版，属中科院计算机科学大类（2025 升级版4区）。按 OpenAlex 近年发文统计，该刊主要发表 semigroups and automata theory、Logic, programming, and type systems、Algorithms and Data Compression 等主题的论文，这 3 个主题约占 26.5%，主导子领域为 Computational Theory and Mathematics、Artificial Intelligence。（根据 OpenAlex 主题统计与中科院分区数据生成）

Theoretical Computer Science is mathematical and abstract in spirit, but it derives its motivation from practical and everyday computation. Its aim is to understand the nature of computation and, as a consequence of this understanding, provide more efficient methodologies. All papers introducing or studying mathematical, logic and formal concepts and methods are welcome, provided that their motivation is clearly drawn from the field of computing.Any queries about submissions and peer review should be addressed to the TCS editorial office: [email protected].Papers published in Theoretical Computer Science are grouped in three sections according to their nature. The first section `Algorithms, automata, complexity and games' is devoted to the study of algorithms and their complexity using analytical, combinatorial or probabilistic methods. It includes the whole field of abstract complexity (i.e. all the results about the hierarchies that can be defined using Turing machines), the whole field of automata and language theory (including automata on infinite words and infinitary languages), the whole field of geometrical (graphic) applications and the whole field of measurement of system performance using statistical methods.The second section,`Logic, semantics and theory of programming', is devoted to formal methods to check properties of programs or implement formally described languages; it contains all papers dealing with semantics of sequential and parallel programming languages. All formal methods treating these problems are published in this section, including rewriting techniques, abstract data types, automatic theorem proving, calculi such as SCP or CCS, Petri nets, new logic calculi and developments in categorical methods.The third section, 'Natural Computing', is devoted to the study of computing occurring in nature and computing inspired by nature. In the rapidly evolving field of computer science, natural computing plays an important role as the catalyst for the synergy of human designed computing with the computing going on in nature. This synergy leads to a deeper and broader understanding of the nature of computation. Although natural computing is concerned also with experiments and applications, this section of Theoretical Computer Science is focused on the theoretical aspects of natural computing with clear relevance to computing. Among others, it will contain papers dealing with the theoretical issues in evolutionary computing, neural networks,

摘自期刊官网 Aims & Scope

研究方向（LetPub）：工程技术-计算机：理论方法

中科院期刊分区表

数据库收录

SCIEScopusLetPub

国际期刊预警名单：各版本均未列入LetPub

不同版本、大类与小类分别展示，不将不同评价口径合并为一个分区值；投稿与考核前请确认所在机构采用的版本。

影响力指标

影响因子

1.06LetPub · 2026-09-13

影响因子（出版商公布）

1.1出版商官网 · 2026-09-29

CiteScore 2026-06

2.5LetPub · 2026-09-13

CiteScore（出版商公布）

2.5出版商官网 · 2026-09-29

SJR 2026-06

0.44LetPub · 2026-09-13

SNIP 2026-06

0.99LetPub · 2026-09-13

h-index

105LetPub · 2026-09-13

h-index

209OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

i10-index

7,237OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

两年平均被引

0.98OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

自引率

9.1%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Gold OA 文章占比

28.05%LetPub · 2026-09-13

发文规模

年文章数

352LetPub · 2026-09-13

不同来源的统计口径与观测时间不同，页面保留各来源原值；“出版商公布”为期刊官网自述数据。

各来源数据

平均审稿速度（社区反馈）

平均4.5个月来源Elsevier官网：平均26.2周LetPub · 2026-09-13

平均录用比例（社区反馈）

容易LetPub · 2026-09-13

投稿到首次决定

11 天出版商官网 · 2026-09-29

外审后首次决定

154 天出版商官网 · 2026-09-29

投稿到接收

282 天出版商官网 · 2026-09-29

接收到发表

6 天出版商官网 · 2026-09-29

社区反馈来自投稿者样本，置信度 0.5，不代表期刊承诺；“出版商公布”的时间节点定义以官网为准。

混合期刊的文章处理费仅在作者选择开放获取发表时收取；按订阅方式发表通常不收费。

费用以期刊官网为准；不同来源的观测时间可能不同，页面保留各来源原值，不做平均。

摘录来自期刊官网页面，仅保留原文片段；“模型摘要”由 Workers AI 生成并经原文校验，以官网为准。

出版商

Elsevier

出版国家或地区

NETHERLANDS

出版语言

English

出版周期

Biweekly

创刊年份

1975

ISSN

0304-3975

电子版 ISSN

1879-2294

官方链接

• 期刊主页 ↗OpenAlex
• 投稿系统 ↗出版商官网
• 专刊 / 特刊征稿 ↗出版商官网