WSU-led scientific journal breaks the top ranks world-wide

The Semantic Web Journal was established in 2010 by the editors-in-chief Pascal Hitzler (Data Semantics Lab, Wright State University) and Krzysztof Janowicz (University of California, Santa Barbara) in collaboration with the established publishing house IOS Press headquartered in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

SCImago, a prominent journal ranking site powered by Elsevier's Scopus database, currently ranks the Semantic Web journal among the world leaders:

* Among all listed journals and conferences in Computer Science world-wide, the Semantic Web journal is ranked 18th, well ahead of other journals in its field.

* Among all listed journals and conferences in Computer Networks and Communications world-wide, the Semantic Web journal is ranked 2nd.

* Among all listed journals and conferences in Information Systems world-wide, the Semantic Web journal is ranked 3rd.

* Among all listed journals and conferences in Computer Science Applications world-wide, the Semantic Web journal is ranked 6th.

The Semantic Web journal not only focusses on publishing highest quality articles: It is also distinguished by an original and innovative review process based on openness and transparency. **

** Krzysztof Janowicz, Pascal Hitzler, Open and transparent: the review process of the Semantic Web journal. Learned Publishing 25 (1), 48-55, 2012.