Journal profile · Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Journal of Experimental & Theoretical Artificial Intelligence
ISSN 0952-813X · eISSN 1362-3079 · Taylor and Francis Ltd. · ENGLAND · Quarterly · Founded 1989
Journal of Experimental & Theoretical Artificial Intelligence: CAS Zone 4 · Computer Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.96; hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 459 days to acceptance (34 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 18 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Experimental & Theoretical Artificial Intelligence is published by Taylor and Francis 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, Logic, Reasoning, and Knowledge and Semantic Web and Ontologies, together about 25% of its articles. Its main subfields are Artificial Intelligence. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of Experimental & Theoretical Artificial Intelligence (JETAI) is a world-leading journal with a long-term history dedicated to publishing high quality, rigorously reviewed, original papers in Artificial Intelligence (AI) research. Today the journal publishes cutting-edge theoretical and experimental results in all aspects of AI, with particular emphasis on the following topics: Problem-solving Automated reasoning Commonsense reasoning Machine Learning Reinforcement Learning Hybrid AI (Neuro-symbolic Computation) Quantum AI Computational Neuroscience Neuromorphic Computing Cognitive Sciences Ethical AI & AI for Social Good (AI4SG) AI Art JETAI Editorial Board accepts only submissions that bring a solid contribution to AI theory, its methodologies, or the understanding of the core concepts involved in this discipline. The experimental component must be oriented to verify and improve the AI algorithms themselves with the intent of advancing this discipline from a scientific point of view. The journal is not interested in papers presenting applications of conventional methods. Any paper that does not fit the scope of the journal will be desk-rejected. The journal accepts the following article types: a) Research articles (5000 words); b) Reviews articles (4000 words); c) Discussion (2500 words); d) Letters to the Editor (1000 words); e) News. All manuscript submissions are subject to initial appraisal by the Editorial Team, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to double anonymous review by two or more independent, anonymous expert referees. Read the Instructions for Authors for information on how to submit your article. Proposals for special issues should be discussed with the Editor-in-Chief.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Editor-in-chief Filippo FabrociniPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 25%); most named Italy 2, Mainland China 1, Australia 1 (4 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 Science10%
- Logic, Reasoning, and KnowledgeComputer Science8.7%
- Semantic Web and OntologiesComputer Science6.3%
- Metaheuristic Optimization Algorithms ResearchComputer Science5.8%
- Computability, Logic, AI AlgorithmsComputer Science5.8%
- Constraint Satisfaction and OptimizationComputer Science5.2%
- Evolutionary Algorithms and ApplicationsComputer Science4.2%
- Multi-Agent Systems and NegotiationComputer Science4.1%
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 |
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 |
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 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexWeb of ScienceINSPECPsycINFOzbMATHDBLPPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, ACM Digital Library, Astrophysics Data System, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, Crossref, British Library, EBSCO - Applied Science & Technology Source, EBSCO - Academic Search Complete, EBSCO - STM Source, E-LIB (University of Bremen), Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA), Microsoft Academic, Naver Corporation, ProQuest - ProQuest Central, ProQuest - SciTech Premium Collection, ProQuest - Technology Collection, SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System Abstract Service, Ulrich's Periodicals Directory, WorldCat Local (OCLC), Zetoc
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
- 1.96LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.1Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 7.2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.51LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.51Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.95LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.95Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 36LetPub ·
- h-index
- 71OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 552OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.27OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 5.21%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 16LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 3Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 65,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,322 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 5 | 26 |
| 2025 | 18 | 3 | 35 |
| 2024 | 28 | 3 | 195 |
| 2023 | 55 | 10 | 455 |
| 2022 | 105 | 12 | 1,101 |
| 2021 | 61 | 2 | 918 |
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
459 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 277 days – 732 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 22 days (34 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 481 days
- Sample
- 34 articles with submission and acceptance dates (36 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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 1%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 9 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 107 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted7, with length limits
- discussionc) Discussion (2500 words)Length not stated
- letters to the editorwords); c) Discussion (2500 words); d) Letters to the Editor (1000 words); e) News. All manuscript submissions are subject to initiamain text ≤ 1,000 words
- newse) NewsLength not stated
- research articleaccepts the following article types: a) Research articles (5000 words); b) Reviews articles (4000 words); c) Discussion (2500 wormain text ≤ 5,000 words
- research articlesa) Research articles (5000 words)Length not stated
- review: a) Research articles (5000 words); b) Reviews articles (4000 words); c) Discussion (2500 words); d) Letters to the Editor (100main text ≤ 4,000 words
- reviews articlesb) Reviews articles (4000 words)Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Hybrid open access journal, part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program. Model summary
Journal of Experimental & Theoretical Artificial Intelligence is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open ac…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double anonymous peer review by two or more independent, anonymous expert referees, with initial appraisal by the Editorial Team. Model summary
All manuscript submissions are subject to initial appraisal by the Editorial Team, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to double anonymous review by two or more independent, anonymous expert referees.
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
- Taylor and Francis Ltd.
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1989
- ISSN
- 0952-813X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1362-3079
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 38, Issue 5-6 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Experimental & Theoretical Artificial Intelligence
What CAS zone is Journal of Experimental & Theoretical Artificial Intelligence in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Experimental & Theoretical Artificial Intelligence is in Zone 4 of Computer Science, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence. 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 Journal of Experimental & Theoretical Artificial Intelligence?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.96; CiteScore 7.2, h-index 71.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Experimental & Theoretical Artificial Intelligence?
Based on the dates recorded on 34 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 459 days (interquartile range 277–732 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 1%. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Experimental & Theoretical Artificial Intelligence based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 25%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Italy (2), Mainland China (1) and Australia (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Experimental & Theoretical Artificial Intelligence?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Experimental & Theoretical Artificial Intelligence is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, Web of Science, INSPEC, PsycINFO, zbMATH and DBLP; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Experimental & Theoretical Artificial Intelligence open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Experimental & Theoretical Artificial Intelligence is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .