| Personal and Ubiquitous Computing | |
|---|---|
| Former name(s) | Personal Technologies |
| Discipline | Ubiquitous computing |
| Language | English |
| Edited by | Peter James Thomas |
| Publication details | |
| Publisher | Springer Science+Business Media |
| Publication history | 1997–present |
| Frequency | Bimonthly |
| Open access | Partly |
| License | CC-BY-NC 2.5 |
| Impact factor (2010) |
1.137 |
| Indexing | |
| ISSN | 1617-4909 (print) 1617-4917 (web) |
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Personal and Ubiquitous Computing is a peer-reviewed scientific journal that was established in 1997. It covers original research on ubiquitous and pervasive computing, ambient intelligence, and handheld, wearable and mobile information devices, with a focus on user experience and interaction design issues. The journal publishes a mixture of issues themed on specific topics, or organised around scientific workshops, and original research papers. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2010 impact factor of 1.137, ranking it 24th out of 78 journals in the category "Telecommunications" and 62nd out of 126 in the category "Computer Science/Information Systems".[1]
The editor-in-chief is Peter Thomas (Manifesto Group). The journal is published by Springer Science+Business Media.
The journal is abstracted and indexed in Academic OneFile, Academic Search, Compendex, Computer Science Index, Current Abstracts, Current Contents/Engineering, Computing and Technology, Digital Bibliography & Library Project, Ergonomics Abstracts, Inspec, io-port.net, Science Citation Index Expanded, and Scopus.