International Journal of Communication Networks and Distributed Systems

Aims & Scope

IJCNDS aims to improve the state-of-the-art of worldwide research in communication networks and distributed systems and to address the various methodologies, tools, techniques, algorithms and results.

It is not limited to networking issues in telecommunications; network problems in other application domains such as biological networks, social networks, and chemical networks will also be considered.

This feature helps in promoting interdisciplinary research in these areas.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1
2024	1.00

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	18983

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	136

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.241

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	21

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Computer Science, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• A scalable quorum-based location service in ad hoc and sensor networks

  Citation: 66

  Authors: Ivan, Dandan, Xiaohua

• Implementation and evaluation of a simulation system based on particle swarm optimisation for node placement problem in wireless mesh networks

  Citation: 51

  Authors: Shinji, Tetsuya, Makoto, Leonard, Fatos

• Using existing network infrastructure to estimate building occupancy and control plugged-in devices in user workspaces

  Citation: 49

  Authors: Ken, Ryan, Bruce, Ben, Raul

• Performance analysis of WMNs by WMN-GA simulation system for two WMN architectures and different TCP congestion-avoidance algorithms and client distributions

  Citation: 30

  Authors: Keita, Shinji, Tetsuya, Admir, Makoto, Leonard

• Cognitive networking of large scale wireless systems

  Citation: 21

  Authors: Liang, Dimitrios

• A new approach for decreasing energy in wireless sensor networks with hybrid LEACH protocol and fuzzy C-means algorithm

  Citation: 21

  Authors: Asgarali, Abdolreza, Mohammad

• A reliability-based framework for multi-path routing analysis in mobile ad-hoc networks

  Citation: 20

  Authors: Marcello, Giancarlo, Luigi

• Decentralised reinforcement learning for energy-efficient scheduling in wireless sensor networks

  Citation: 20

  Authors: Mihail, Yann Aël Le, Karl, Ann

• Measuring message propagation and social influence on Twitter.com

  Citation: 17

  Authors: Shaozhi, Felix

• Heap and parameter-based load balanced clustering algorithms for wireless sensor networks

  Citation: 17

  Authors: Pratyay, Prasanta K.

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