Journal profile · Computer Science, Theory & Methods
Expert Systems
ISSN 0266-4720 · eISSN 1552-3934 · Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · ENGLAND · Bimonthly
Expert Systems: CAS Zone 4 · Computer Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.31; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,600; median 172 days to acceptance (99 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 224 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Expert Systems is published by Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd 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 AI-based Problem Solving and Planning, Topic Modeling and Multi-Criteria Decision Making, together about 21.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Artificial Intelligence. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Computer Science, Theory & Methods
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named South Korea 1, Australia 1, Finland 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- AI-based Problem Solving and PlanningComputer Science8.9%
- Topic ModelingComputer Science6.6%
- Multi-Criteria Decision MakingDecision Sciences5.7%
- Neural Networks and ApplicationsComputer Science5.2%
- Semantic Web and OntologiesComputer Science4.8%
- Data Mining Algorithms and ApplicationsComputer Science4.4%
- Imbalanced Data Classification TechniquesComputer Science4.4%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering3.9%
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, Artificial Intelligence | 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, Artificial Intelligence | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Theory & Methods | Zone 3 |
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, Artificial Intelligence | 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
Indexing the journal's website claims
ESCIWeb of SciencePsycINFOPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest, AGRICOLA, OCLC
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
- 3.31LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.2Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 9.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 2.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.74LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.1LetPub ·
- h-index
- 32LetPub ·
- h-index
- 82OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,141OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.21OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 2.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 24.71%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 165LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 37Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 2,022Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 80,759Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,652 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 256 | 93 | 118 |
| 2025 | 224 | 120 | 846 |
| 2024 | 310 | 177 | 2,359 |
| 2023 | 308 | 159 | 3,568 |
| 2022 | 309 | 63 | 3,840 |
| 2021 | 270 | 52 | 6,399 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
172 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 128 days – 264 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 15 days (105 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 190 days
- Sample
- 99 articles with submission and acceptance dates (549 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 24 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 50%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 50%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 60 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 60 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 281 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 16 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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 | USD 3,600 / EUR 3,020 / GBP 2,390 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- 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 prepare8 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 100 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 7
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 6,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
- Suggested reviewers
- Required
- Highlights
- Required
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Not considered
- colored pictures or colored graphs in print
Article types accepted5
- book reviewArticle Type Description Word Limit Abstract / Structure Original Article Report of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make a significant contrib…Length not stated
- opinionArticle Type Description Word Limit Abstract / Structure Original Article Report of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make a significant contrib…Length not stated
- original articleArticle Type Description Word Limit Abstract / Structure Original Article Report of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make a significant contrib…Length not stated
- reviewArticle Type Description Word Limit Abstract / Structure Original Article Report of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make a significant contrib…Length not stated
- short reviewArticle Type Description Word Limit Abstract / Structure Original Article Report of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make a significant contrib…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- Authorship Authorship
All listed authors should have contributed to the manuscript substantially and have agreed to the final submitted version. Review editorial standards and scroll down for a description of authorship criteria.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing and Data Availability
This journal encourages data sharing. Review Wiley’s Data Sharing policy where you will be able to see and select the data availability statement that is right for your submission.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Reproduction of Copyright Material
If excerpts from copyrighted works owned by third parties are included, credit must be shown in the contribution. It is your responsibility to also obtain written permission for reproduction from the copyright owners. For more information visit Wiley’s Copyright Terms & Conditions FAQ. The corresponding author is responsible for obtaining written permission to reproduce the material "in print and …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
This journal is a subscription journal that offers an open access option. You’ll have the option to choose to make your article open access after acceptance, which will be subject to an APC, unless a waiver applies. Read more about APCs here.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review 1. Submission and Peer Review Process
Once the submission materials have been prepared in accordance with the Author Guidelines, manuscripts should be submitted online at: https://authors.wiley.com/journal/FCSR. For help with submissions, please contact: Mari L. Borr, mari.borr@ndsu.edu This journal does not charge submission fees. Article Preparation Support Wiley Editing Services offers expert help with English Language Editing, as …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint Policy
Please find the Wiley preprint policy here.This journal accepts articles previously published on preprint servers. Family & Consumer Sciences Research Journal will consider for review articles previously available as preprints. You may also post the submitted version of a manuscript to a preprint server at any time. You are requested to update any pre-publication versions with a link to the final …
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
- Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- ISSN
- 0266-4720
- Print ISSN
- 1077-727X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1552-3934
- Society / sponsor
- American Association of Family & Consumer Sciences
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 55, Issue 1 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Expert Systems
What CAS zone is Expert Systems in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Expert Systems is in Zone 4 of Computer Science, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence / 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 Expert Systems?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.31; CiteScore 9.6, h-index 82.
How long does peer review take at Expert Systems?
Based on the dates recorded on 99 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 172 days (interquartile range 128–264 days); authors report an average review time of about 24 months; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 50% (2025). 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 Expert Systems?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 100 words; Keywords: ≤ 7; Manuscript length: ≤ 6,000 words; Reference style: APA; Suggested reviewers: Required; Highlights: Required; Graphical abstract: Optional. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Expert Systems based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are South Korea (1), Australia (1) and Finland (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Expert Systems?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Expert Systems is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists ESCI, Web of Science and PsycINFO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Expert Systems open access, and what is the APC?
Expert Systems is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,600.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .