Overview
TUGboat, published by The TeX Users Group (United States), published 389 papers in 2021–2025, and its papers received 176 citations in those years. Its h-index is 5 and its two-year mean citedness is 0.18. On the ITS Journal Score it ranks #37,353 of 62,158 ranked journals and #2,023 of 3,238 in Computer Science.
Key figures
Citations count every citation the journal's papers received in these years, including citations to older papers. Two-year mean citedness is OpenAlex's measure of how often recent papers are cited; it is similar in idea to, but not the same as, an impact factor.
Papers and citations by year
| Year | Papers | Citations received | Open-access papers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 82 | 39 | 16 |
| 2021 | 68 | 55 | 11 |
| 2022 | 77 | 36 | 20 |
| 2023 | 79 | 48 | 22 |
| 2024 | 86 | 29 | 22 |
| 2025 | 79 | 8 | 15 |
What it publishes
The leading research topics of its papers (OpenAlex topic classification). Select a topic to find other journals that publish on it.
Similar journals
Ranked journals that publish on the same topics.
| Journal | Field | Score | Papers 2021–2025 | Open access |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Journal of the Text Encoding Initiative | Computer Science | 37.0 | 72 | 100% |
| Data Science Journal | Decision Sciences | 65.7 | 201 | 100% |
| International Journal of Digital Humanities | Arts and Humanities | 48.4 | 86 | 69% |
| Digital humanities quarterly | Arts and Humanities | 44.2 | 304 | 100% |
| International Journal of Digital Curation | Computer Science | 48.2 | 124 | 100% |
| Journal of eScience Librarianship | Decision Sciences | 49.5 | 114 | 100% |
| Research Ideas and Outcomes | Environmental Science | 62.9 | 296 | 100% |
| IASSIST Quarterly | Computer Science | 39.8 | 89 | 100% |
Identity and sources
- ISSN-L: 0896-3207
- Print ISSN: 0896-3207
- Publisher: The TeX Users Group
- Listed in DOAJ: Not yet checked
- Crossref: Not yet checked
- OpenAlex: S5825123
- Journal website: www.tug.org
Figures come from OpenAlex (papers, citations, h-index, topics), Crossref (ISSN check) and DOAJ (open-access listing and fees). They change as records are corrected, so treat them as a dated snapshot. This page does not state whether the journal is indexed in Scopus, Web of Science or PubMed.
Questions
What is the ITS Journal Score of TUGboat?
It is 32.4 out of 100, which places it #37,353 among ranked journals. The score combines citation impact (45%), h-index (35%) and size (20%) from open OpenAlex data.
What is the impact factor of TUGboat?
This site does not publish Journal Impact Factors, which belong to Clarivate. As an open alternative, its two-year mean citedness in OpenAlex is 0.18.
Is TUGboat open access?
23% of its papers from 2021–2025 are recorded as open access.
Does TUGboat charge a publication fee?
No fee is recorded in the open data used here. Check the journal's own website for its current fees.