Journal profile · COMPUTER SCIENCE, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-COMPUTER SCIENCE, THEORY & METHODS

Malaysian Journal of Computer Science

ISSN 0127-9084 · Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology · Malaysia · Semiannual

Malaysian Journal of Computer Science: CAS Zone 4 · Computer Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.74; fully open access; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 37 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.

Impact factor0.74Latest value listed by LetPub
CAS zoneZone 4 · Computer Science2025 upgraded edition, major category · 2026 Xinrui edition Zone 4 · Computer Science
Review timeover 12 weeksCommunity average
APC—No source gives fee information
AcceptanceEasyCommunity average
Articles per year372025 · OpenAlex count

Scope

Aims, scope and focus

Malaysian Journal of Computer Science is published by Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology 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 Sentiment Analysis and Opinion Mining, Topic Modeling and Text and Document Classification Technologies, together about 19.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Artificial Intelligence and Information Systems. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

The Malaysian Journal of Computer Science (ISSN 0127-9084) is published four times a year in January, April, July and October by the Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology, University of Malaya, since 1985. Over the years, the journal has gained popularity and the number of paper submissions has increased steadily. The rigorous reviews from the referees have helped in ensuring that the high standard of the journal is maintained. The objectives are to promote exchange of information and knowledge in research work, new inventions/developments of Computer Science and on the use of Information Technology towards the structuring of an information-rich society and to assist the academic staff from local and foreign universities, business and industrial sectors, government departments and academic institutions on publishing research results and studies in Computer Science and Information Technology through a scholarly publication. The journal is being indexed and abstracted by Clarivate Analytics' Web of Science and Elsevier's Scopus

Source: LetPub

Research area (LetPub): COMPUTER SCIENCE, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-COMPUTER SCIENCE, THEORY & METHODS

Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate

  1. Sentiment Analysis and Opinion MiningComputer Science7.2%
  2. Topic ModelingComputer Science6.1%
  3. Text and Document Classification TechnologiesComputer Science5.8%
  4. Software Engineering ResearchComputer Science5.5%
  5. Service-Oriented Architecture and Web ServicesComputer Science5.3%
  6. Software Engineering Techniques and PracticesComputer Science5%
  7. Natural Language Processing TechniquesComputer Science4.7%
  8. Advanced Text Analysis TechniquesComputer Science4.7%

Rankings & indexing

CAS ranking and database indexing

CAS Journal Ranking

CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Computer Science Zone 4
LevelCategoryZone
MajorComputer ScienceZone 4
MinorComputer Science, Artificial IntelligenceZone 4
MinorComputer Science, Theory & MethodsZone 4

Top journal: noReview journal: no

CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Computer Science Zone 4
LevelCategoryZone
MajorComputer ScienceZone 4
MinorComputer Science, Artificial IntelligenceZone 4
MinorComputer Science, Theory & MethodsZone 4

Top journal: noReview journal: not marked

CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Computer Science Zone 4
LevelCategoryZone
MajorComputer ScienceZone 4
MinorComputer Science, Artificial IntelligenceZone 4
MinorComputer Science, Theory & MethodsZone 4

Top journal: noReview journal: no

Database indexing

SCIEScopusLetPub

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
0.74LetPub ·
CiteScore 2026-06
7.6LetPub ·
SJR 2026-06
0.3LetPub ·
SNIP 2026-06
0.93LetPub ·
h-index
16LetPub ·
h-index
22OpenAlex ·
i10-index
101OpenAlex ·
2-year mean citedness
0.95OpenAlex ·
Self-citation rate
12.5%LetPub ·
Share of gold OA articles
36.11%LetPub ·

Volume

Articles per year
23LetPub ·

Articles by year OpenAlex count · 542 in total · the current year is incomplete

YearArticlesOpen accessCitations
2026440
2025373712
2024232349
20233838120
20224343572
20214545190

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

Fully open accessOpenAlex

Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).

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
Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology
Country or region
Malaysia
Language
English
Frequency
Semiannual
ISSN
0127-9084
Official links

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about Malaysian Journal of Computer Science

What CAS zone is Malaysian Journal of Computer Science in?

In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Malaysian Journal of Computer Science is in Zone 4 of Computer Science, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence / Computer Science, Theory & Methods. 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 Malaysian Journal of Computer Science?

The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.74; CiteScore 7.6, h-index 22.

How long does peer review take at Malaysian Journal of Computer Science?

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.

Which databases index Malaysian Journal of Computer Science?

According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Malaysian Journal of Computer Science is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.

Is Malaysian Journal of Computer Science open access, and what is the APC?

Malaysian Journal of Computer Science is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.

Sources and updates

The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .