Journal profile
Frontiers of Computer Science in China
ISSN 1673-7350 · Founded 2007
Frontiers of Computer Science in China: impact factor 7.3 (journal website); subscription journal; community-reported acceptance: 0%; 0 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, Frontiers of Computer Science in China's largest topics are Logic, programming, and type systems, Formal Methods in Verification and Distributed and Parallel Computing Systems, together about 22.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Artificial Intelligence and Computer Networks and Communications. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Frontiers of Computer Science aims to provide a forum for the publication of peer-reviewed papers to promote rapid communication and exchange between computer scientists. The journal publishes research papers and review articles in a wide range of topics, including: architecture, software, artificial intelligence, theoretical computer science, networks and communication, information systems, image and graphics, information security, interdisciplinary, etc. The journal especially encourages papers from new emerging and multidisciplinary areas, as well as papers reflecting the international trends of research and development and on special topics reporting progress made by computer scientists.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Zhi-Hua ZhouPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 45 in mainland China (about 63%); most named Mainland China 45, Hong Kong, China 6, United States 4, Canada 4, Australia 3 (72 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Logic, programming, and type systemsComputer Science9.1%
- Formal Methods in VerificationComputer Science6.8%
- Distributed and Parallel Computing SystemsComputer Science6.8%
- Complex Network Analysis TechniquesPhysics and Astronomy5.9%
- Parallel Computing and Optimization TechniquesComputer Science4.9%
- Peer-to-Peer Network TechnologiesComputer Science4.6%
- Logic, Reasoning, and KnowledgeComputer Science4.6%
- Advanced Clustering Algorithms ResearchComputer Science4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
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.
Database indexing
Indexed in: no record yet.
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexSCIEScopusINSPECCASDBLPCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, ACM Digital Library, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS
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) 2025
- 7.3Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 5.6Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 25OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 70OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 51LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 213,200Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 259 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 58 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 101 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 139 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 150 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 158 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 177 |
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 acceptance (community reports)
- 0%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
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Open calls for papers2, by deadline
Publisher websitePolicy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Open access
- AI use Large Language Model Agents: Foundations, Collaboration, and Trustworthy Evolution
Background Large language model (LLM)-based agents are rapidly emerging as a major research frontier in Artificial Intelligence (AI).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Frontiers of Computer Science, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page.
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
- Founded
- 2007
- ISSN
- 1673-7350
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Frontiers of Computer Science in China
What is the impact factor of Frontiers of Computer Science in China?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 7.3 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; h-index 25.
Where are the editorial board members of Frontiers of Computer Science in China based?
Of the 72 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 45 (about 63%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (45), Hong Kong, China (6) and United States (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Frontiers of Computer Science in China?
The journal's website lists EI Compendex, SCIE, Scopus, INSPEC, CAS, DBLP and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Frontiers of Computer Science in China open access, and what is the APC?
Frontiers of Computer Science in China 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, 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: .