ImpaQ Ecosystem•Clarivate, Scopus & CORE Data
Clarivate WoS 2024 / 2025 Data
IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #1,843Top JournalHybrid

Knowledge-Based Systems

Acronym:knosys
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Abbreviation (ISO):KNOWL-BASED SYST
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Identifier (ISSN):0950-7051(Print)/1872-7409(Online)
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Publisher:Elsevier
Clarivate IF (2026)
8↑ +0.4
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q1
WoS SCIETop Tier
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2020–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Knowledge-Based Systems

WoS Q1
479125.9220208.0420218.1420228.820237.220247.6202582026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):8
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
1.753
#1,843

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
206

206 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate9.7%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
948articles/year
12.82% Gold OA•100% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Knowledge-Based Systems is an international, interdisciplinary and applications-oriented journal. This journal focuses on systems that use knowledge-based (KB) techniques to support human decision-making, learning and action; emphases the practical significance of such KB-systems; its computer development and usage; covers the implementation of such KB-systems: design process, models and methods, software tools, decision-support mechanisms, user interactions, organizational issues, knowledge acquisition and representation, and system architectures. This journal's current leading topics are but not limited to: • Big data techniques and methodologies, data-driven information systems, and knowledge acquisition • Cognitive interaction and intelligent human interfaces • Recommender systems and E-service personalization • Intelligent decision support systems, prediction systems and warning systems • Computational and artificial intelligence based systems and uncertain information processes • Swarm intelligence and evolutionary computing • Knowledge engineering, machine learning-based systems and web semantics The journal also welcomes papers describing novel applications of knowledge based systems in any human endeavor: ranging from financial technology to engineering to health science or any other domain impacted by Artificial Intelligence technologies and its associated techniques and systems.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Computer science99.8%Artificial intelligence74.5%Mathematics60.9%Machine learning52.8%Philosophy38%Engineering35.7%Data mining34.7%Programming language33.4%Psychology30.2%Statistics28.7%Physics27.5%Linguistics26.9%Biology25.8%Operating system25.5%Economics23%Algorithm21.6%Cognitive psychology20.1%

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSCIE2026

COMPUTER SCIENCE, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Q1
Rank34/210
IndexSCIE
JCISCIE2026

COMPUTER SCIENCE, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Q1
Rank38/210
IndexSCIE

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
2026Latest
IF8
Articles / Year1,668
Total Citations998
2025
IF7.6
Articles / Year2,083
Total Citations10,884
2024
IF7.2
Articles / Year1,386
Total Citations21,859
2023
IF8.8
Articles / Year952
Total Citations25,172
2022
IF8.139
Articles / Year1,181
Total Citations41,048

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #1,843Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1987-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Business, Management and AccountingComputer ScienceDecision Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.753

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

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
9.59

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,794 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations34,165
3-Year Documents3,518
Citable Documents3,515

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)1

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate31.0%

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
Information Systems and ManagementQ1
Management Information SystemsQ1
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: 9.7%

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):
2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

Knowledge-Based Systems (acronym: knosys, abbr: KNOWL-BASED SYST, ISSN: 0950-7051) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Engineering & Technology, published by Elsevier in Netherlands. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 8.00, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 1.753 (Q1), an H-index of 206.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of Bimonthly, an annual output of approximately 948 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,794 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
Hybrid
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Bimonthly
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed
Editorial Address
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV, PO BOX 211, AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS, 1000 AE

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Database Updated: 2026-10-16