Journal of Network and Systems Management

Aims & Scope

Journal of Network and Systems Management, features peer-reviewed original research, as well as case studies in the fields of network and system management.

The journal regularly disseminates significant new information on both the telecommunications and computing aspects of these fields, as well as their evolution and emerging integration.

This outstanding quarterly covers architecture, analysis, design, software, standards, and migration issues related to the operation, management, and control of distributed systems and communication networks for voice, data, video, and networked computing.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	3.9
2024	4.10

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	5930

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1187

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.876

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	47

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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 Business, Management and Accounting and 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.

• The WSLA Framework: Specifying and Monitoring Service Level Agreements for Web Services

  Citation: 470

  Authors: Alexander, Heiko

• Resource Management in Clouds: Survey and Research Challenges

  Citation: 371

  Authors: Brendan, Rolf

• Policy driven management for distributed systems

  Citation: 370

  Authors: Morris

• CYCLON: Inexpensive Membership Management for Unstructured P2P Overlays

  Citation: 327

  Authors: Spyros, Daniela, Maarten

• A Survey of Fault Management in Wireless Sensor Networks

  Citation: 263

  Authors: Lilia, Qi

• A Survey of PSO-Based Scheduling Algorithms in Cloud Computing

  Citation: 190

  Authors: Mohammad, Farbod, Marzie, Moazam

• A Genetic Algorithm-Based, Dynamic Clustering Method Towards Improved WSN Longevity

  Citation: 171

  Authors: Xiaohui, Mohamed, Hamdy K., Alaa M.

• Scalability, Consistency, Reliability and Security in SDN Controllers: A Survey of Diverse SDN Controllers

  Citation: 154

  Authors: Suhail, Ajaz Hussain

• Effective and Efficient Hybrid Android Malware Classification Using Pseudo-Label Stacked Auto-Encoder

  Citation: 146

  Authors: Samaneh, Dima, Ali. A.

• AS-IDS: Anomaly and Signature Based IDS for the Internet of Things

  Citation: 136

  Authors: Yazan, Amiya

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