Journal profile · COMPUTER SCIENCE, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Foundations and Trends in Machine Learning
ISSN 1935-8237 · eISSN 1935-8245 · Now Publishers Inc.
Foundations and Trends in Machine Learning: CAS Zone 1 · Computer Science (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); subscription journal; 6 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Foundations and Trends in Machine Learning is published by Now Publishers Inc. and is in Zone 1 of Computer Science in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Reinforcement Learning in Robotics, Gaussian Processes and Bayesian Inference and Neural Networks and Applications, together about 24% of its articles. Its main subfields are Artificial Intelligence. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): COMPUTER SCIENCE, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Reinforcement Learning in RoboticsComputer Science8.3%
- Gaussian Processes and Bayesian InferenceComputer Science8.3%
- Neural Networks and ApplicationsComputer Science7.4%
- Machine Learning and AlgorithmsComputer Science7.4%
- Bayesian Methods and Mixture ModelsComputer Science6.6%
- Advanced Graph Neural NetworksComputer Science5.8%
- Sparse and Compressive Sensing TechniquesEngineering5%
- Advanced Bandit Algorithms ResearchDecision Sciences5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Computer Science Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: yes
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Computer Science Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 52.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 5.92LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 10.46LetPub ·
- h-index
- 52OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 71OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 25.53OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 5LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 78 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 6 | 3 | 229 |
| 2024 | 6 | 2 | 154 |
| 2023 | 6 | 2 | 1,523 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 119 |
| 2021 | 5 | 5 | 404 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Now Publishers Inc.
- ISSN
- 1935-8237
- Electronic ISSN
- 1935-8245
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Foundations and Trends in Machine Learning
What CAS zone is Foundations and Trends in Machine Learning in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Foundations and Trends in Machine Learning is in Zone 1 of Computer Science, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Computer Science. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Foundations and Trends in Machine Learning?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Foundations and Trends in Machine Learning is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Foundations and Trends in Machine Learning open access, and what is the APC?
Foundations and Trends in Machine Learning is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .