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Q2Entropy
About Entropy
Entropy is a scholarly journal published by Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI). SCImago 2025 lists it in Q2, with an SJR of 0.475 and H-index of 123.
Coverage: 1999-2026. Research categories: Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Q2); Information Systems (Q2); Mathematical Physics (Q2); Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous) (Q2).
Verified field sources
- Journal Impact Factor: 2.1 — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal Impact Factor and reporting year from the publisher imprint.
- Impact Factor year: 2025 — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal Impact Factor and reporting year from the publisher imprint.
- Editor(s): Prof. Dr. Kevin H. Knuth (Editor-in-Chief) — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Editor-in-Chief listed on the journal homepage.
- Contact email: entropy@mdpi.com — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal editorial office email published by MDPI; manuscript files use the submission system.
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Topics in published research
Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics; Statistical Mechanics and Entropy; Quantum Mechanics and Applications; Quantum Information and Cryptography; Complex Systems and Time Series Analysis; Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture.
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