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WoS ESCI Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #219Top JournalSubscription

Foundations and Trends in Machine Learning

Identifier (ISSN):1935-8237(Print)/1935-8245(Online)
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Publisher:Now Publishers Inc.
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (ESCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)
36.6↑ +11.2
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q1
WoS ESCITop Tier
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2023–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Foundations and Trends in Machine Learning

WoS Q1
1739618432.8202365.3202425.4202536.62026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):36.6
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
5.923
#219

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
45

45 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: ESCITop Tier
Self-Citation Rate0%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessSubscription
6articles/year
0% Gold OA•100% Original Research

Aims & Scope

The growth in all aspects of research in the last decade has led to a multitude of new publications and an exponential increase in published research. Finding a way through the excellent existing literature and keeping up to date has become a major time-consuming problem. Electronic publishing has given researchers instant access to more articles than ever before. But which articles are the essential ones that should be read to understand and keep abreast with developments of any topic? To address this problem Foundations and Trends® in Machine Learning publishes high-quality survey and tutorial monographs of the field.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Computer science93.7%Mathematics76.2%Artificial intelligence57.1%Statistics44.4%Machine learning44.4%Physics27%Geometry22.2%

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRESCI2026

COMPUTER SCIENCE, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Q1
Rank1/210
IndexESCI
JCIESCI2026

COMPUTER SCIENCE, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Q1
Rank3/210
IndexESCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
2026Latest
IF36.6
Articles / Year3
Total Citations0
2025
IF25.4
Articles / Year6
Total Citations117
2024
IF65.3
Articles / Year6
Total Citations134
2023
IF32.8
Articles / Year6
Total Citations1,489
2022
IF—
Articles / Year4
Total Citations119

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #219Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2008-2025
Scopus Broad Areas:Computer Science
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
5.923

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
38.40

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$5,705 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations425
3-Year Documents14
Citable Documents14

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate16.0%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Artificial IntelligenceQ1
Human-Computer InteractionQ1
SoftwareQ1
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 0%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
1区 (Zone 1)Computer Science
Minor Category (Specific Field):
1区COMPUTER SCIENCE, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

Foundations and Trends in Machine Learning (ISSN: 1935-8237) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of COMPUTER SCIENCE, published by Now Publishers Inc. in United States. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 36.6, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (ESCI), a Scopus SJR indicator of 5.923 (Q1), an H-index of 45.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 6 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Subscription model with an estimated APC of $5,705 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Open Access Model
Subscription
Publisher
Now Publishers Inc.
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
ESCIScopusPubMed

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01