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 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
Topic in Entropy, Future Internet, Healthcare, Sensors, Data
Communications Challenges in Health and Well-Being, 2nd Edition Topic Editors: Dragana Bajic, Konstantinos Katzis, Gordana Gardasevic
Deadline: 28 February 2026
Topic in AI, Computers, Education Sciences, Societies, Future Internet, Technologies
AI Trends in Teacher and Student Training Topic Editors: José Fernández-Cerero, Marta Montenegro-Rueda
Deadline: 11 March 2026
Special Issue in Future Internet
Digital Twins in Next-Generation IoT Networks Guest Editors: Junhui Jiang, Yu Zhao, Mengmeng Yu, Dongwoo Kim
Deadline: 25 October 2025
Special Issue in Future Internet
Internet of Things and Cyber-Physical Systems, 3rd Edition Guest Editor: Iwona Grobelna
Deadline: 30 October 2025
Special Issue in Future Internet
IoT–Edge–Cloud Computing and Decentralized Applications for Smart Cities Guest Editors: Antonis Litke, Rodger Lea, Takuro Yonezawa
Deadline: 30 October 2025
Special Issue in Future Internet
Intelligent Decision Support Systems and Prediction Models in IoT-Based Scenarios Guest Editors: Mario Casillo, Marco Lombardi, Domenico Santaniello
Deadline: 31 October 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
Computer Vision, Deep Learning and Machine Learning with Applications Collection Editors: Remus Brad, Arpad Gellert
Topical Collection in Future Internet
5G/6G Networks for the Internet of Things: Communication Technologies and Challenges Collection Editor: Sachin Sharma
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