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.
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
- Sentiment Analysis and Opinion MiningComputer Science7.2%
- Topic ModelingComputer Science6.1%
- Text and Document Classification TechnologiesComputer Science5.8%
- Software Engineering ResearchComputer Science5.5%
- Service-Oriented Architecture and Web ServicesComputer Science5.3%
- Software Engineering Techniques and PracticesComputer Science5%
- Natural Language Processing TechniquesComputer Science4.7%
- 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
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Theory & Methods | 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 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Theory & Methods | 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 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Theory & Methods | Zone 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
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025 | 37 | 37 | 12 |
| 2024 | 23 | 23 | 49 |
| 2023 | 38 | 38 | 120 |
| 2022 | 43 | 43 | 572 |
| 2021 | 45 | 45 | 190 |
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
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
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
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: .