Journal profile · Computer Science, Software Engineering
COMPUTER JOURNAL
ISSN 0010-4620 · eISSN 1460-2067 · Oxford University Press · ENGLAND · Bimonthly · Founded 1958
COMPUTER JOURNAL: CAS Zone 4 · Computer Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.61; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,794; review about 3 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: about 20%; 158 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
COMPUTER JOURNAL is published by Oxford University Press and is in Zone 4 of Computer Science in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Diverse Historical and Scientific Studies, History of Science and Medicine and Parallel Computing and Optimization Techniques, together about 26.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Computer Networks and Communications. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Computer Journal is one of the longest-established journals serving all branches of the academic computer science community. It is currently published in four sections.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Computer Science, Software Engineering
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Diverse Historical and Scientific StudiesArts and Humanities10.2%
- History of Science and MedicineArts and Humanities10.2%
- Parallel Computing and Optimization TechniquesComputer Science6.3%
- Academic and Historical Perspectives in PsychologyPsychology6.2%
- Distributed and Parallel Computing SystemsComputer Science5.4%
- Algorithms and Data CompressionComputer Science5.1%
- Advanced Database Systems and QueriesComputer Science4.6%
- Cryptography and Data SecurityComputer Science4.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Computer Science Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Hardware & Architecture | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Information Systems | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Software Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Theory & Methods | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Computer Science Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Hardware & Architecture | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Information Systems | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Software Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Theory & Methods | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Computer Science Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Hardware & Architecture | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Information Systems | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Software Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Theory & Methods | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 1.61LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.44LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- h-index
- 57LetPub ·
- h-index
- 143OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,300OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.9OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 5.37%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 147LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 8,356 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 105 | 9 | 18 |
| 2025 | 158 | 8 | 188 |
| 2024 | 140 | 15 | 559 |
| 2023 | 140 | 23 | 722 |
| 2022 | 191 | 17 | 1,564 |
| 2021 | 218 | 23 | 2,291 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 3 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 20%LetPub ·
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | GBP 2,877 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1958
- ISSN
- 0010-4620
- Electronic ISSN
- 1460-2067
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about COMPUTER JOURNAL
What CAS zone is COMPUTER JOURNAL in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, COMPUTER JOURNAL is in Zone 4 of Computer Science, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Computer Science, Hardware & Architecture / Computer Science, Information Systems / Computer Science, Software Engineering / Computer Science, Theory & Methods. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Computer Science. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of COMPUTER JOURNAL?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.61; CiteScore 5, h-index 143.
How long does peer review take at COMPUTER JOURNAL?
Authors report an average review time of about 3 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 20%”. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index COMPUTER JOURNAL?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, COMPUTER JOURNAL is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is COMPUTER JOURNAL open access, and what is the APC?
COMPUTER JOURNAL is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,794.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-28). Last updated: .