Journal profile · Computer Science, Cybernetics
Interacting with Computers
ISSN 0953-5438 · eISSN 1873-7951 · Oxford University Press · NETHERLANDS · Bimonthly · Founded 1989
Interacting with Computers: CAS Zone 4 · Computer Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.88; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,794; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 58 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Interacting with Computers is published by Oxford University 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 Usability and User Interface Design, Innovative Human-Technology Interaction and Personal Information Management and User Behavior, together about 32.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Human-Computer Interaction. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
As a scholarly journal, Interacting with Computers publishes original work from all areas of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), pushing forward HCI theories, methods, and practices. Research areas considered by the journal include (but are not limited to): User experience and usability Interaction design and user interface design Ethical and societal implications of HCI User research, prototyping, or evaluation methods Human-Computer Interaction for specific domains (e.g., healthcare, work, education, transportation) User-centered design for specific user groups (e.g., children, older adults) Emerging Technologies and Interfaces (e.g., mobile and ubiquitous computing, Virtual/Augmented/Mixed/Extended reality, Conversational user interfaces, tangible user interfaces and physical computing) Human-robot interaction Privacy, security and trust in HCI Social and Collaborative Computing Human-centered AI While the areas of interest in HCI are constantly evolving as new technologies emerge, the primary message of most articles involves information about the interaction between humans and computers, and the implications for the design or evaluation of interactive systems, products, and services. The journal mainly publishes original empirical work, whose contributions are assessed on criteria of significance, originality, validity, and presentation quality. As part of its dedication to fostering a diverse scholarly expression within the HCI community, IwC actively promotes various forms of academic contributions: full and short papers (which includes critical literature reviews), and critical essays (labelled ‘provocations’). Note that if your paper primarily concerns the psychological impact of computer use, or uses a framing from another discipline than HCI (e.g., media and communication, information science, marketing, business management) without a central consideration for the interaction and the use of relevant literature in HCI, other journals are likely to be a better fit. If you are uncertain about the suitability of your paper for IwC, we kindly invite you to submit an abstract to the Editor in Chief for further evaluation and guidance. Interacting with Computers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Human-Computer Interaction, is an official publication of BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT and the Interaction Specialist Group. For information on the BCS interaction Specialist Group, please see: http://www.bcs.org/category/14296 and http://www.bcs.org/categ
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Computer Science, Cybernetics
Editor-in-chief Helen PetriePublisher website
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 3%); most named United Kingdom 30, United States 17, Germany 3, Italy 3, Finland 3 (77 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Usability and User Interface DesignComputer Science15.4%
- Innovative Human-Technology InteractionComputer Science11.3%
- Personal Information Management and User BehaviorDecision Sciences5.8%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering5.6%
- Interactive and Immersive DisplaysComputer Science5.4%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.4%
- Tactile and Sensory InteractionsNeuroscience4.2%
- Virtual Reality Applications and ImpactsComputer Science3.6%
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, Cybernetics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Ergonomics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Computer Science Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Cybernetics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Ergonomics | Zone 4 |
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, Cybernetics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Ergonomics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIESSCIScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 1.88LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.35LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.47LetPub ·
- h-index
- 73LetPub ·
- h-index
- 119OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 920OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.52OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 40.85%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 55LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,686 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 43 | 26 | 8 |
| 2025 | 58 | 37 | 124 |
| 2024 | 66 | 41 | 456 |
| 2023 | 48 | 22 | 407 |
| 2022 | 28 | 6 | 151 |
| 2021 | 53 | 16 | 408 |
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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- 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 | GBP 2,877 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 12,000 words
- Templates
- LaTeX and Word
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted4
- pictorialsPictorials are academic papers that rely heavily on visual elements such as diagrams, sketches, illustrations, photographs, or collages, in addition to text, to…Length not stated
- provocationsWe encourage authors to submit short (3,000 – 5,000 words) pieces that tackle timely, difficult, or controversial issues in HCI.Length not stated
- research papers (long or short)Research papers may have a substantial theoretical basis and/or contain the findings of empirical work.Length not stated
- state-of-the-art reviewsWe encourage comprehensive reviews or meta-analyses that critically assess and synthesize existing literature and research, thereby providing valuable insights …Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, Open access, Peer review, Preprints, Self-archiving
- Authorship Authorship issues
Authorship All authors listed on the manuscript should have contributed significantly to the work, and have been involved in the writing of the manuscript at draft and any revision stages, and have read and approved the final version. Anyone who made major contributions to the writing of the manuscript should be listed as an author. Any other individuals who made less substantive contributions to …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflicts of interest
At the time of submission, each author should reveal any financial interests or connections, direct or indirect, or other situations that might raise the question of bias in the work reported or the conclusions, implications, or opinions stated – including pertinent commercial or other sources of funding for the individual author(s) or for the associated department(s) or organisation(s), personal …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Availability of Data and Materials
Where ethically feasible, the Journal strongly encourages authors to make all data and software code on which the conclusions of the paper rely available to readers. Authors are required to include a data availability statement in their paper. When data and software underlying the research article are available in an online source, authors should include a full citation in their reference list. Fo…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics
Authors should observe high standards with respect to research integrity and publication ethics as set out by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Falsification or fabrication of data including inappropriate image manipulation, plagiarism, including duplicate publication of the author's own work without proper citation, and misappropriation of work are all unacceptable practices. Allegation…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
Interacting with Computers offers the option of publishing under either a standard licence or an open access licence. Please note that some funders require open-access publication as a condition of funding. If you are unsure whether you are required to publish open access, please clarify any such requirements with your funder or institution. Should you wish to publish your article open access, you…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review process
Double-anonymized peer review Model summary
All submissions to the journal are initially reviewed by the Editor-in-Chief and are allocated to a member of the Editorial Board to act as Associate Editor. At this stage, and usually within 3 weeks after submission, manuscripts may be desk rejected without peer review if it is felt that they are not of high enough quality or not within the scope of the journal. Manuscripts that are not immediate…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint Policy
Authors retain the right to make an Author’s Original Version (preprint) available through various channels, and this does not prevent submission to the journal. For further information see our Online Licensing, Copyright and Permissions policies. If accepted, the authors are required to update the status of any preprint, including your published paper’s DOI, as described on our Author Self-Archiv…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving Self-Archiving Policy
Self-archiving policy Model summary
For information about this journal's policy, please see the Author Self-Archiving Policy.
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
- Oxford University Press
- Country or region
- NETHERLANDS
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1989
- ISSN
- 0953-5438
- Electronic ISSN
- 1873-7951
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 38, Issue 5 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Interacting with Computers
What CAS zone is Interacting with Computers in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Interacting with Computers is in Zone 4 of Computer Science, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Computer Science, Cybernetics / Ergonomics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Computer Science. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Interacting with Computers?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.88; CiteScore 2.9, h-index 119.
How long does peer review take at Interacting with Computers?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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 Interacting with Computers?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Manuscript length: ≤ 12,000 words; Templates: LaTeX and Word; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Cover letter: Required. 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 Interacting with Computers based?
Of the 77 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 3%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (30), United States (17) and Germany (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Interacting with Computers?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Interacting with Computers is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Is Interacting with Computers open access, and what is the APC?
Interacting with Computers is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,794.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .