Journal profile · COMPUTER SCIENCE, THEORY & METHODS
Computer Science-AGH
ISSN 1508-2806 · eISSN 2300-7036 · AGH University of Science and Technology Press · Poland
Computer Science-AGH: CAS Zone 4 · Computer Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.3 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 34 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Computer Science-AGH is published by AGH University of Science and Technology 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 Distributed and Parallel Computing Systems, Cloud Computing and Resource Management and Scientific Computing and Data Management, together about 25.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Computer Networks and Communications and Artificial Intelligence. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Computer Science Journal is published by the AGH University, Krakow Poland. The Editors of the Journal are members of the Faculty of Computer Science, Electronics and Telecommunications and the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Automatics, Computer Science and Biomedical Engineering. The Editorial Board consists of many renowned computer science researchers from all over the world. The first issue of the Journal was published in 1999. Currently, the Journal is published quarterly, with the main goal of creating a forum for exchanging research experience for scientists specialized in different fields of computer science.Original papers are sought concerning theoretical and applied computer science problems. Example areas of interest are: * theoretical aspects of computer science, * pattern recognition and processing, * evolutionary algorithms, * neural networks, * database systems, * knowledge engineering, * automatic reasoning, * computer network management, * distributed and grid systems, * multi-agent systems, * multimedia systems and computer graphics, * natural language processing, * soft-computing, * embedded systems, * adaptive algorithms, * simulation. Abstracts and full versions of the issued volumes may be found at:https://journals.agh.edu.pl/csci/issue/archive Digital archiving is supported by an internal server with professionally maintained backups.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): COMPUTER SCIENCE, THEORY & METHODS
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Distributed and Parallel Computing SystemsComputer Science13%
- Cloud Computing and Resource ManagementComputer Science6.1%
- Scientific Computing and Data ManagementDecision Sciences6.1%
- Advanced Data Storage TechnologiesComputer Science5.8%
- Parallel Computing and Optimization TechniquesComputer Science4.8%
- Advanced Database Systems and QueriesComputer Science4.8%
- Service-Oriented Architecture and Web ServicesComputer Science4.5%
- Topic ModelingComputer Science4.2%
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, 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, Theory & Methods | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceDBLPERIH PLUSPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, Crossref
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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 (publisher)
- 0.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.21LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.33LetPub ·
- h-index
- 18OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 44OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.9OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 97.53%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 33LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 401 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| 2025 | 34 | 34 | 23 |
| 2024 | 29 | 29 | 40 |
| 2023 | 19 | 19 | 59 |
| 2022 | 24 | 24 | 83 |
| 2021 | 24 | 24 | 94 |
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 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Other fees
- No other fees
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 150 words
- Reference style
- ACS
- Templates
- LaTeX
- Suggested reviewers
- Required, 5
- Not considered
- papers prepared by ghostwriters; papers including guest authors
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Self-archiving
- Authorship
submissions only from authors affiliated with scientific institutions; general email addresses (Google, Yahoo, Outlook) desk-rejected Model summary
We accept the papers only from the Authors affiliated at the scientific institutions (Institutes, Universities etc.). Please do not use general emails like Google, Yahoo, Outlook - such submissions will be desk-rejected outright!
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement
strict anti-plagiarism procedure; ghostwritten papers and guest authors not accepted; authors submitting plagiarized work banned for one year and their institution/associations informed Model summary
1. Editorial Board Our journal has editorial boards consisting of renowned researchers and practitioners in the field of Computer Science. The full list of the members is provided here. Editorial office contact information may be found here. 2. Authors and Authors' responsibilities The publication of the paper is free of charge. Authors must provide us with PDF generated by our Overleaf template w…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright 5. Copyright and Access
Copyright and licensing information is described in detail on our Consent to Publish form. The papers are distributed along with the Open Access mode stated clearly here.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
This is an open access journal which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles in this journal without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author. This is following the BOAI definition of open access. The content of the jo…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Review process
double-blind peer review with at least two independent reviewers; at least one reviewer from a country different from the authors' affiliations; decisions: accept as-is, accept after minor revision, accept after major revision, reject; fast track procedure available in special cases Model summary
Detailed description of review procedure: For each of papers at least two independent reviewers are assigned. At least one of the reviewers must work in a country different than the countries of the authors' affiliations. The papers are reviewed in a double-blind process. The review is concluded with decision: accept as-is, accept after minor revision, accept after major revision (in this case ano…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism
We follow strict anti-plagiary procedure and we neither accept papers prepared by ghostwriters (a person hired for preparing a paper) nor including guest authors (co-authors listed only from honorary reasons). Such activities are perceived as transgressions and may be followed by criminal prosecution. Authors that do not follow these guidelines (i.e. submit plagiaries) will be banned from publishi…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving
authors must provide at least five suggested reviewers with no conflicting interests and not affiliated with the same institution as any author Model summary
To streamline the evaluation process and expand our repository of experts, we require the authors to accompany the submission with a list of at least five suggested reviewers.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- AGH University of Science and Technology Press
- Country or region
- Poland
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1508-2806
- Electronic ISSN
- 2300-7036
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 27, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Computer Science-AGH
What CAS zone is Computer Science-AGH in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Computer Science-AGH is in Zone 4 of Computer Science, and in Zone 4 of the minor category 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 Science-AGH?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.3; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1.6, h-index 18.
How long does peer review take at Computer Science-AGH?
Authors report an average review time of about 20 weeks. 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Computer Science-AGH?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 150 words; Reference style: ACS; Templates: LaTeX; Suggested reviewers: Required, 5. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Which databases index Computer Science-AGH?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Computer Science-AGH is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, DBLP and ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Computer Science-AGH open access, and what is the APC?
Computer Science-AGH is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .