Journal profile · COMPUTER SCIENCE, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Journal of Intelligent Systems
ISSN 0334-1860 · eISSN 2191-026X · De Gruyter · Poland
Journal of Intelligent Systems: CAS Zone 4 · Computer Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.3 (journal website); fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 51 weeks (community reports); 57 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Intelligent Systems is published by De Gruyter 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 Neural Networks and Applications, Metaheuristic Optimization Algorithms Research and Face and Expression Recognition, together about 22.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Artificial Intelligence. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
About this journal The Journal of Intelligent Systems is an Open Access, peer reviewed journal. The journal provides readers with a compilation of stimulating and up-to-date articles within the field of intelligent systems. The focus of the journal is on high quality research that addresses paradigms, development, applications and implications in the field of intelligent systems. Aims and ScopeThe list of topics spans all the areas of modern intelligent systems such as:Pattern RecognitionMachine LearningDeep LearningArtificial IntelligenceArtificial Neural NetworksReinforcement LearningSupervised, Semi-Supervised and Unsupervised LearningComputer VisionAI Powered Robotic SystemsNatural Language ProcessingAI Powered Internet of ThingsImage and Video Processing and AnalysisData MiningBayesian LearningIntelligent Agents and Multi-Agent SystemsData ScienceVoice recognitionMachine Translation Your Benefits Why submitAs an Author of Journal of Intelligent Systems, You benefit from fast, fair and constructive peer reviewquick online publication of accepted papers (continuous publication model)language correction services upon acceptance for authors from non-English speaking regionsno limitations on colour figures and word count in published articlesall articles are freely available to the academic community worldwide without any restrictionspromotion of published papers to readers and citersdistribution to open access directories (such as DOAJ) and thousands of libraries worldwideliberal policies on copyrights (authors retain copyright) and on self-archiving (no embargo periods)secure archiving by De Gruyter and the independent archiving service PorticoArticle Processing Charges In order to sustain the p roduction of our fully refereed open access journal, each article accepted for publication in Journal of Intelligent Systems is subject to an Article Processing Charge of €1500.This fee is used to cover the costs of the peer-review process, professional typesetting and copyediting, as well as online hosting, long-term preservation, and extensive promotion to potential readers. There is no submission fee. Information regarding payment of the charge will be provided following acceptance for publication For more information please go to Article Processing Charges.Publication Ethics and Editorial Policies Detailed information on Editorial Policy, Publication Ethics, Instructions for Authors etc. can be found in the Supplementary Materials section.For more information
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): COMPUTER SCIENCE, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Editor-in-chief Hasan FleyehPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Neural Networks and ApplicationsComputer Science9.7%
- Metaheuristic Optimization Algorithms ResearchComputer Science7.3%
- Face and Expression RecognitionComputer Science5.6%
- Multi-Criteria Decision MakingDecision Sciences5.4%
- Topic ModelingComputer Science5.3%
- Natural Language Processing TechniquesComputer Science4.8%
- Fuzzy Logic and Control SystemsComputer Science4.6%
- Rough Sets and Fuzzy LogicComputer Science4.3%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EBSCO, ProQuest, Baidu, OCLCPublisher website
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)
- 2.3Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 6.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.49LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.9LetPub ·
- h-index
- 44OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 332OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.93OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 56LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,394 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 26 | 26 | 5 |
| 2025 | 57 | 57 | 131 |
| 2024 | 102 | 102 | 591 |
| 2023 | 80 | 80 | 603 |
| 2022 | 87 | 87 | 1,175 |
| 2021 | 55 | 55 | 1,069 |
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)
- about 51 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 51 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 1,500 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | EUR 1,500 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 1,200 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | EUR 1,500 | — | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics
- Publication ethics Publication Ethics and Editorial Policies
Detailed information on Editorial Policy, Publication Ethics, Instructions for Authors etc. can be found in the Supplementary Materials section.
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
- De Gruyter
- Country or region
- Poland
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0334-1860
- Electronic ISSN
- 2191-026X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Intelligent Systems
What CAS zone is Journal of Intelligent Systems in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Intelligent Systems 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 Intelligent Systems?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 2.3; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 6.9, h-index 44.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Intelligent Systems?
Authors report an average review time of about 51 weeks. 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.
Which databases index Journal of Intelligent Systems?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Intelligent Systems is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Journal of Intelligent Systems open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Intelligent Systems 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, DOAJ; 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .