What is the Impact Factor of Future Internet?

According to the latest Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR), the Journal Impact Factor of Future Internet is 4.60, ranking in quartile Q2 of Web of Science (ESCI).

Is Future Internet indexed in Web of Science or Scopus?

Yes, Future Internet is indexed in Web of Science (ESCI, Q2 quartile). Furthermore, in Scopus (SCImago), it holds an SJR rating of 0.845 (Q1) and an H-index of 90.

Who publishes Future Internet and what is the Article Processing Charge (APC)?

Future Internet is published by Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI). The estimated Article Processing Charge (APC) is approximately $3,192 USD, subject to institutional waivers and corresponding author affiliations.

WoS ESCI Q2Scopus Q1SCImago #6,368Hybrid

Future Internet

Identifier (ISSN):1999-5903(Print)

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Publisher:Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)

Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (ESCI)

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Clarivate IF (2026)

4.6↑ +1

Journal Impact Factor

IF Trend↓

WoS Quartile

WoS ESCIJCR Quartile

Clarivate WoS JCR

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JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2023–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Future Internet

WoS Q2

Annual Impact Factor Metric

Current (2026):4.6

Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1

0.845

#6,368

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025

H-Index (2025)

90 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: ESCIQ2

Self-Citation Rate7.1%

Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)

Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.

Volume & Open AccessHybrid

312articles/year

99.93% Gold OA•90.81% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Future Internet is a scholarly open access journal which provides an advanced forum for science and research concerned with evolution of Internet technologies and related smart systems for “Net-Living” development. The general reference subject is therefore the evolution towards the future internet ecosystem, which is feeding a continuous, intensive, artificial transformation of the lived environment, for a widespread and significant improvement of well-being in all spheres of human life (private, public, professional). Included topics are: • advanced communications network infrastructures • evolution of internet basic services • internet of things • netted peripheral sensors • industrial internet • centralized and distributed data centers • embedded computing • cloud computing • software defined network functions and network virtualization • cloud-let and fog-computing • big data, open data and analytical tools • cyber-physical systems • network and distributed operating systems • web services • semantic structures and related software tools • artificial and augmented intelligence • augmented reality • system interoperability and flexible service composition • smart mission-critical system architectures • smart terminals and applications • pro-sumer tools for application design and development • cyber security compliance • privacy compliance • reliability compliance • dependability compliance • accountability compliance • trust compliance • technical quality of basic services.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)

Computer science99%Operating system68.8%Engineering63.9%Mathematics49.3%World Wide Web46.2%Artificial intelligence45.4%Computer security43%Political science41.9%Law41.7%Computer network37.6%Programming language37.3%Biology36.2%Physics35.5%Economics34.4%Philosophy29.6%Telecommunications29.4%Geography26.8%Machine learning26%Quantum mechanics24.4%Psychology23.8%Statistics23.4%Business21.9%

Primary Research Areas

Computer Science Computer Networks and Communications

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Special Issues

Calls for Papers

No active Calls for Papers found for this journal.

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WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI

JCRESCI2026

COMPUTER SCIENCE, INFORMATION SYSTEMS

Rank84/266

IndexESCI

JCIESCI2026

COMPUTER SCIENCE, INFORMATION SYSTEMS

Rank113/266

IndexESCI

Category	Index	Rank	Quartile
COMPUTER SCIENCE, INFORMATION SYSTEMS	JCRESCI	84/266	Q2
COMPUTER SCIENCE, INFORMATION SYSTEMS	JCIESCI	113/266	Q2

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year

2026Latest

IF4.6

Articles / Year482

Total Citations297

2025

IF3.6

Articles / Year598

Total Citations3,994

2024

IF2.8

Articles / Year472

Total Citations6,409

2023

IF3.4

Articles / Year401

Total Citations9,322

2022

IF—

Articles / Year389

Total Citations8,082

Year	Impact Factor	Articles / Year	Total Citations
2026	4.6	482	297
2025	3.6	598	3,994
2024	2.8	472	6,409
2023	3.4	401	9,322
2022	—	389	8,082
2021	—	332	8,761
2020	—	237	7,925
2019	—	262	9,143
2018	—	131	3,953
2017	—	95	2,902
2016	—	55	1,628
2015	—	31	460

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #6,368Scopus Q1SCImago Profile

Scopus Coverage:2009-2026

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Scopus Broad Areas:Computer Science

Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1

0.845

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

Quartile: Scopus Q1

Citations / Doc (2 years)

7.15

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

2-Year Citation Window

Estimated Publication Fee (APC)

$3,192 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations8,439

3-Year Documents1,268

Citable Documents1,238

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 Rate24.8%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Computer Networks and CommunicationsQ1

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: 7.1%

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):

3区 (Zone 3)Computer Science

Minor Category (Specific Field):

3区COMPUTER SCIENCE, INFORMATION SYSTEMS

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

Future Internet (ISSN: 1999-5903) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Computer Science, published by Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) in Switzerland. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 4.60, ranking in quartile Q2 of Web of Science (ESCI), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.845 (Q1), an H-index of 90.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 312 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,192 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.