International Journal of Network Management

Aims & Scope

Modern computer networks and communication systems are increasing in size, scope, and heterogeneity.

The promise of a single end-to-end technology has not been realized and likely never will occur.

The decreasing cost of bandwidth is increasing the possible applications of computer networks and communication systems to entirely new domains.

Problems in integrating heterogeneous wired and wireless technologies, ensuring security and quality of service, and reliably operating large-scale systems including the inclusion of cloud computing have all emerged as important topics.

The one constant is the need for network management.

Challenges in network management have never been greater than they are today.

The International Journal of Network Management is the forum for researchers, developers, and practitioners in network management to present their work to an international audience.

The journal is dedicated to the dissemination of information, which will enable improved management, operation, and maintenance of computer networks and communication systems.

The journal is peer reviewed and publishes original papers (both theoretical and experimental) by leading researchers, practitioners, and consultants from universities, research laboratories, and companies around the world.

Issues with thematic or guest-edited special topics typically occur several times per year.

Topic areas for the journal are largely defined by the taxonomy for network and service management developed by IFIP WG6.6, together with IEEE-CNOM, the IRTF-NMRG and the Emanics Network of Excellence.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.6
2024	1.50

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.518

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	33

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	11227

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	293

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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.

• Mobility prediction and routing in<i>ad hoc</i>wireless networks

  Citation: 391

  Authors: William, Sung‐Ju, Mario

• A survey of methods for encrypted traffic classification and analysis

  Citation: 275

  Authors: Petr, Milan, Pavel, Martin

• Managing energy consumption costs in desktop PCs and LAN switches with proxying, split TCP connections, and scaling of link speed

  Citation: 193

  Authors: Chamara, Ken, Bruce

• A survey on blockchain cybersecurity vulnerabilities and possible countermeasures

  Citation: 145

  Authors: Huru, Ui‐jun, Mu‐gon, Kyunghee, Myung‐Sup

• FastFabric: Scaling hyperledger fabric to 20 000 transactions per second

  Citation: 143

  Authors: Christian, Stephen, Lukasz, Srinivasan

• Scalability study of the ad hoc on‐demand distance vector routing protocol

  Citation: 126

  Authors: Sung‐Ju, Elizabeth M., Charles E.

• A survey and classification of controller placement problem in SDN

  Citation: 100

  Authors: Ashutosh Kumar, Shashank

• Interference temperature: a metric for dynamic spectrum utilization

  Citation: 98

  Authors: Paul J.

• Recent advances delivered by Mobile Cloud Computing and Internet of Things for Big Data applications: a survey

  Citation: 93

  Authors: Christos, Kostas E.

• A mobility‐based clustering approach to support mobility management and multicast routing in mobile <i>ad‐hoc</i> wireless networks

  Citation: 93

  Authors: Beongku, Symeon

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