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WoS SCIE Q3Scopus Q2SCImago #11,983Hybrid

Machine Vision and Applications

Acronym:mvap
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Abbreviation (ISO):MACH VISION APPL
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Identifier (ISSN):0932-8092(Print)/1432-1769(Online)
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Publisher:Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Clarivate IF (2026)
2↓ -0.3
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q3
WoS SCIEJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Machine Vision and Applications

WoS Q3
02351.3120181.7920191.620202.0120212.9820223.320232.420242.3202522026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):2
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q2
0.496
#11,983

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
84

84 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ3
Self-Citation Rate8.3%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
106articles/year
20.1% Gold OA•100% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Machine Vision and Applications publishes high-quality technical contributions in machine vision research and development. Specifically, the editors encourage submittals in all applications and engineering aspects of image-related computing. In particular, original contributions dealing with scientific, commercial, industrial, military, and biomedical applications of machine vision, are all within the scope of the journal. Particular emphasis is placed on engineering and technology aspects of image processing and computer vision. The following aspects of machine vision applications are of interest: algorithms, architectures, VLSI implementations, AI techniques and expert systems for machine vision, front-end sensing, multidimensional and multisensor machine vision, real-time techniques, image databases, virtual reality and visualization. Papers must include a significant experimental validation component.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Computer science99.5%Artificial intelligence98.2%Computer vision86.1%Mathematics66%Psychology59.9%Physics54.7%Cognitive psychology51.7%Pattern recognition (psychology)51.4%Image (mathematics)44.4%Engineering42.9%Philosophy40%Programming language35.3%Linguistics33.8%Geometry32.2%Biology30.6%Statistics29.3%Quantum mechanics29%Optics28.7%Operating system28.5%Machine learning24.2%Algorithm23.1%

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSCIE2026

COMPUTER SCIENCE, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Q3
Rank148/210
IndexSCIE
JCRSCIE2026

COMPUTER SCIENCE, CYBERNETICS

Q3
Rank23/34
IndexSCIE
JCRSCIE2026

ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC

Q3
Rank243/369
IndexSCIE
JCISCIE2026

COMPUTER SCIENCE, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Q3
Rank141/210
IndexSCIE
JCISCIE2026

COMPUTER SCIENCE, CYBERNETICS

Q3
Rank21/34
IndexSCIE
JCISCIE2026

ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC

Q3
Rank226/371
IndexSCIE

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
2026Latest
IF2
Articles / Year139
Total Citations30
2025
IF2.3
Articles / Year133
Total Citations297
2024
IF2.4
Articles / Year148
Total Citations867
2023
IF3.3
Articles / Year129
Total Citations742
2022
IF2.983
Articles / Year99
Total Citations1,129

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #11,983Scopus Q2SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1988-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Computer Science
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2
0.496

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

Quartile: Scopus Q2
Citations / Doc (2 years)
2.33

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,033 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations1,014
3-Year Documents360
Citable Documents357

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 Rate26.4%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Computer Science ApplicationsQ2
Computer Vision and Pattern RecognitionQ2
Hardware and ArchitectureQ2
SoftwareQ2
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: 8.3%

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):
4区 (Zone 4)Computer Science
Minor Category (Specific Field):
4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

Machine Vision and Applications (acronym: mvap, abbr: MACH VISION APPL, ISSN: 0932-8092) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Engineering & Technology, published by Springer Berlin Heidelberg in United States since 1988. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 2.00, ranking in quartile Q3 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.496 (Q2), an H-index of 84.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of Bimonthly, an annual output of approximately 106 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,033 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
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Bimonthly
Founding Year
1988
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed
Editorial Address
SPRINGER, 233 SPRING ST, NEW YORK, USA, NY, 10013

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Database Updated: 2026-09-28