Acta Informatica
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Aims & Scope
Acta Informatica provides international dissemination of articles on formal methods for the design and analysis of programs, computing systems and information structures, as well as related fields of Theoretical Computer Science such as Automata Theory, Logic in Computer Science, and Algorithmics. Topics of interest include: • semantics of programming languages • models and modeling languages for concurrent, distributed, reactive and mobile systems • models and modeling languages for timed, hybrid and probabilistic systems • specification, program analysis and verification • model checking and theorem proving • modal, temporal, first- and higher-order logics, and their variants • constraint logic, SAT/SMT-solving techniques • theoretical aspects of databases, semi-structured data and finite model theory • theoretical aspects of artificial intelligence, knowledge representation, description logic • automata theory, formal languages, term and graph rewriting • game-based models, synthesis • type theory, typed calculi • algebraic, coalgebraic and categorical methods • formal aspects of performance, dependability and reliability analysis • foundations of information and network security • parallel, distributed and randomized algorithms • design and analysis of algorithms • foundations of network and communication protocols.
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COMPUTER SCIENCE, INFORMATION SYSTEMS
COMPUTER SCIENCE, INFORMATION SYSTEMS
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Academic Intelligence Overview & Context
ImpaQ AnalysisActa Informatica (abbr: ACTA INFORM, ISSN: 0001-5903) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Engineering & Technology, published by Springer Berlin Heidelberg in Germany since 1971. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 1.20, ranking in quartile Q4 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.319 (Q3), an H-index of 46.
The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of Monthly, an annual output of approximately 23 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $2,835 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.
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