Journal profile · Computer Science, Software Engineering
JOURNAL OF VISUAL LANGUAGES AND COMPUTING
ISSN 1045-926X · eISSN 1095-8533 · Academic Press Inc. · ENGLAND · Bimonthly
JOURNAL OF VISUAL LANGUAGES AND COMPUTING: subscription journal; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 0 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
JOURNAL OF VISUAL LANGUAGES AND COMPUTING is published by Academic Press Inc.. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Data Visualization and Analytics, Model-Driven Software Engineering Techniques and Computer Graphics and Visualization Techniques, together about 41.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Computer Science, Software Engineering
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Data Visualization and AnalyticsComputer Science18.1%
- Model-Driven Software Engineering TechniquesComputer Science13.8%
- Computer Graphics and Visualization TechniquesComputer Science9.4%
- Logic, programming, and type systemsComputer Science6.5%
- Usability and User Interface DesignComputer Science6.1%
- Spreadsheets and End-User ComputingComputer Science4.6%
- Teaching and Learning ProgrammingComputer Science4.1%
- Advanced Database Systems and QueriesComputer Science3.4%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Human-Computer Interaction | Q3 | 50/89 | 44th |
| Language and Linguistics | Q1 | 71/702 | 89th |
| Computer Science Applications | Q1 | 273/569 | 52nd |
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
Indexed in: no record yet.
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.62LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.23LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.02LetPub ·
- h-index
- 42LetPub ·
- h-index
- 72OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 539OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,136 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 376 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 581 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 803 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 1,049 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 981 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 1,217 |
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 ·
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Academic Press Inc.
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- ISSN
- 1045-926X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1095-8533
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about JOURNAL OF VISUAL LANGUAGES AND COMPUTING
How long does peer review take at JOURNAL OF VISUAL LANGUAGES AND COMPUTING?
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.
Is JOURNAL OF VISUAL LANGUAGES AND COMPUTING open access, and what is the APC?
JOURNAL OF VISUAL LANGUAGES AND COMPUTING 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: .