Theory of Computing Systems

Aims & Scope

TOCS is devoted to publishing original research from all areas of theoretical computer science, ranging from foundational areas such as computational complexity, to fundamental areas such as algorithms and data structures, to focused areas such as parallel and distributed algorithms and architectures.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.4
2024	0.60

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.414

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	49

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	13477

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	113

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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 and Mathematics, 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.

• Linear Time Solvable Optimization Problems on Graphs of Bounded Clique-Width

  Citation: 553

  Authors: B., J. A., U.

• Generating Shorter Bases for Hard Random Lattices

  Citation: 264

  Authors: Joël, Chris

• Balanced Graph Partitioning

  Citation: 243

  Authors: Konstantin, Harald

• Compressed Suffix Trees with Full Functionality

  Citation: 221

  Authors: Kunihiko

• Upper and Lower Bounds for Randomized Search Heuristics in Black-Box Optimization

  Citation: 214

  Authors: Stefan, Thomas, Ingo

• On covering problems of codes

  Citation: 132

  Authors: M., A.

• Verification of Quantum Computation: An Overview of Existing Approaches

  Citation: 118

  Authors: Alexandru, Theodoros, Elham

• Graph-Modeled Data Clustering: Exact Algorithms for Clique Generation

  Citation: 104

  Authors: Jens, Jiong, Falk, Rolf

• First- and Second-Order Diffusive Methods for Rapid, Coarse, Distributed Load Balancing

  Citation: 104

  Authors: S.

• Accessing Nearby Copies of Replicated Objects in a Distributed Environment

  Citation: 98

  Authors: C. G.

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