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Future Internet

Future Internet is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal on internet technologies and the information society, published monthly online by MDPI.  
  • Open Access— free for readers, with article processing charges (APC) paid by authors or their institutions.
  • High Visibility: indexed within Scopus, ESCI (Web of Science), Ei Compendex, dblp, Inspec, and other databases.
  • Journal Rank: JCR - Q2 (Computer Science, Information Systems) / CiteScore - Q1 (Computer Networks and Communications)
  • Rapid Publication: manuscripts are peer-reviewed and a first decision is provided to authors approximately 17 days after submission; acceptance to publication is undertaken in 3.6 days (median values for papers published in this journal in the first half of 2025).
  • Recognition of Reviewers: reviewers who provide timely, thorough peer-review reports receive vouchers entitling them to a discount on the APC of their next publication in any MDPI journal, in appreciation of the work done.
Impact Factor: 3.6 (2024); 5-Year Impact Factor: 3.5 (2024)
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Topic in Algorithms, Future Internet, Information, Mathematics, Symmetry
Research on Data Mining of Electronic Health Records Using Deep Learning Methods Topic Editors: Dawei Yang, Yu Zhu, Hongyi Xin
Deadline: 31 August 2025
Topic in Algorithms, Applied Sciences, Future Internet, Information, Mathematics
Soft Computing and Machine Learning Topic Editors: Rui Araújo, António Pedro Aguiar, Nuno Lau, Rodrigo Ventura, João Fabro
Deadline: 30 September 2025
Topic in Education Sciences, Future Internet, Information, Sustainability
Advances in Online and Distance Learning Topic Editors: Neil Gordon, Han Reichgelt
Deadline: 31 December 2025
Topic in Applied Sciences, Electronics, Future Internet, IoT, Technologies, Inventions, Sensors, Vehicles
Next-Generation IoT and Smart Systems for Communication and Sensing Topic Editors: Dinh-Thuan Do, Vitor Fialho, Luis Pires, Francisco Rego, Ricardo Santos, Vasco Velez
Deadline: 31 January 2026
Special Issue in Future Internet
Blockchain and Web 3.0: Applications, Challenges and Future Trends—Volume II Guest Editor: Qiang Qu
Deadline: 15 July 2025
Special Issue in Future Internet
Internet of Things (IoT) in Smart City Guest Editors: Heli Zhang, Nan Yang, Djamel Djenouri
Deadline: 20 July 2025
Special Issue in Future Internet
Modern Trends in Multi-Agent Systems II Guest Editors: Agostino Poggi, Martin Kenyeres, Ivana Budinská, Ladislav Hluchy
Deadline: 20 July 2025
Special Issue in Future Internet
Information and Future Internet Security, Trust and Privacy—3rd Edition Guest Editors: Weizhi Meng, Christian D. Jensen
Deadline: 31 July 2025
Topical Collection in Future Internet
Information Systems Security Collection Editor: Luis Javier Garcia Villalba
Topical Collection in Future Internet
Innovative People-Centered Solutions Applied to Industries, Cities and Societies Collection Editors: Dino Giuli, Filipe Portela
Topical Collection in Future Internet
Featured Reviews of Future Internet Research Collection Editor: Dino Giuli
Topical Collection in Future Internet
Machine Learning Approaches for User Identity Collection Editors: Kaushik Roy, Mustafa Atay, Ajita Rattani
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