Applied Soft Computing

pISSN: 1568-4946eISSN: 1872-9681• JCR: APPL SOFT COMPUTElsevier BVNetherlands
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2026 Impact Factor

7.8

Released June 2026 · Based on 2025 citation data

↑ 1.2 (+18.2%) vs last year

Impact Factor History

  1. Metric year 2025

    Released

    7.8
  2. Metric year 2024

    6.6

JCR Category Rankings

Journal Citation Reports category rankings
CategoryIndexesQuartile
COMPUTER SCIENCE, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCESCIEQ1
COMPUTER SCIENCE, INTERDISCIPLINARY APPLICATIONSSCIEQ1
Q1
JCR Quartile
B1
CAS Block

Applied Soft Computing current release and JCR quartile

Applied Soft Computing's newest impact factor is 7.8, released June 17, 2026 and based on 2025 citation data. The journal is listed as JCR Q1 in this Journal Metrics record.

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Ranking position in Computer Science

Ranked #132 in Computer Science by impact factor and #131 among Q1 Computer Science journals. This context helps compare Applied Soft Computing against journals publishing in the same field.

#132
of 2,368 field journals

Applied Soft Computing publication trend

Published 5,474 papers across the last 5 recorded years with a current impact factor of 7.8.

2026 vs 2025: -1,154
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Journal Details

Total Articles
13,669
H-Index
233
Open Access
Hybrid
APC
$3,350 USD
Subject Areas
Artificial IntelligenceComputational Theory and MathematicsManagement Science and Operations ResearchArtificial Intelligence

Article Volume

2022
902
2023
1,084
2024
1,294
2025
1,674
2026
520
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