Journal profile · Computer Science-Computer Networks and Communications
Frontiers in ICT
ISSN 2297-198X · Frontiers Media S.A.
Frontiers in ICT: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; 0 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Frontiers in ICT is published by Frontiers Media S.A.. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts, Interactive and Immersive Displays and Innovative Human-Technology Interaction, together about 26.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Human-Computer Interaction. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Frontiers in ICT publishes rigorously peer-reviewed research encompassing fundamental aspects of computer science and social applications from algorithms, to quantum computing and software engineering, including big data, human-computer interaction, and computer and network security. Led by an outstanding Editorial Board of international experts, this multidisciplinary open-access journal is at the forefront of disseminating and communicating scientific knowledge and impactful discoveries to researchers and the public worldwide. It’s a well-worn fact that information and communication technology (ICT) is now an inextricable part of human life. Whether we are socializing, working, communicating, engineering, researching or fighting wars, it finds its place as an indispensable component of our activities. In fact, the computer’s integration in human civilization and endeavor has reached such a level of penetration and pervasiveness that, whenever it evolves, human civilization evolves in parallel. Therefore, far from representing an inaccessible domain, computer science is perhaps one of the most relevant academic disciplines being pursued in universities, labs and research institutions today. Because of this relevance, its scope is much wider than its technical underpinnings would imply, and because the field is currently witnessing the emergence of a series of radical new subfields, it potentially stands at the forefront of sweeping changes in how we live our lives and relate to the world around us. It’s consequently the mission of Frontiers in ICT to catalyse these changes and provide the most comprehensive outlet for every burgeoning and established subfield within computer science. Not only does the journal encourage submissions in the more fundamental areas of algorithms, quantum computing, distributed and parallel computing, computer architecture, and software engineering, but it also welcomes studies that tie these foundational subjects to the realms in which they have wider social, psychological and economic ramifications. It therefore encompasses such exciting new specialties as big data, mobile and ubiquitous computing, digital education, human-computer interaction, and computer and network security. These ascendant areas present novel opportunities for interdisciplinary research, for marrying the hard sciences with the humanities, and they underline why information and communications technology is one of the most promising and pivotal fields to h
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Computer Science-Computer Networks and Communications
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Virtual Reality Applications and ImpactsComputer Science10.4%
- Interactive and Immersive DisplaysComputer Science8.7%
- Innovative Human-Technology InteractionComputer Science7.7%
- Social Robot Interaction and HRIPsychology6%
- Tactile and Sensory InteractionsNeuroscience5.5%
- Context-Aware Activity Recognition SystemsComputer Science4.9%
- Emotion and Mood RecognitionPsychology4.9%
- Quantum Computing Algorithms and ArchitectureComputer Science4.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Networks and Communications | Q1 | 56/359 | 84th |
| Information Systems | Q1 | 57/353 | 83rd |
| Software | Q1 | 78/398 | 80th |
| Hardware and Architecture | Q1 | 34/167 | 79th |
| Artificial Intelligence | Q1 | 63/269 | 76th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
DBLPDOAJPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, CLOCKSS, 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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 6.2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.49LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.95LetPub ·
- h-index
- 35OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 91OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 148 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 341 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 496 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 547 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 580 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 601 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 657 |
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
- Peer review
- Single 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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 0 | — | — |
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 prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Keywords
- 5–8
- Reference style
- Harvard
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access
- AI use Use of AI to create written or visual content
Authors should not list a generative AI technology as a co-author or author of any submitted manuscript. Generative AI technologies cannot be held accountable for all aspects of a manuscript and consequently do not meet the criteria required for authorship. If the author of a submitted manuscript has used written or visual content produced by or edited using a generative AI technology, this use mu…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Safeguards against financial conflicts of interest
Only leading researchers acting as Associate Editors, who are not part of Frontiers' staff, can make acceptance decisions based on reviews performed by external experts acting as Community Reviewers or Reviewers. None have a financial incentive to accept articles, i.e. they are not paid for their role as Associate Editor or community Reviewer, and any award scheme is not linked to acceptances of m…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Open access and copyright
All Frontiers' articles from July 2012 onwards are published with open access under the Creative Commons CC-BY license (the current version is CC-BY, version 4.0). This means that the author(s) retains copyright, but the content is free to download, distribute, and adapt for commercial or non-commercial purposes, given appropriate attribution to the original article. Upon submission, the author(s)…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access and copyright
All Frontiers' articles from July 2012 onwards are published with open access under the Creative Commons CC-BY license (the current version is CC-BY, version 4.0). This means that the author(s) retains copyright, but the content is free to download, distribute, and adapt for commercial or non-commercial purposes, given appropriate attribution to the original article. Upon submission, the author(s)…
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
- Frontiers Media S.A.
- ISSN
- 2297-198X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Frontiers in ICT
What are the manuscript requirements of Frontiers in ICT?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: 5–8; Reference style: Harvard. 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 Frontiers in ICT?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Frontiers in ICT is indexed in Scopus. The journal's website also lists DBLP and DOAJ; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Frontiers in ICT open access, and what is the APC?
Frontiers in ICT is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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: .