Journal profile · Computer Science-Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design
Virtual Reality Intelligent Hardware
ISSN 2096-5796 · eISSN 2666-1209 · KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. · China
Virtual Reality Intelligent Hardware: CAS Zone 3 · Computer Science (2026 Xinrui edition); impact factor 6.1 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 1,000; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 34 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Virtual Reality Intelligent Hardware is published by KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. and is classed under Computer Science in the CAS Journal Ranking. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts, Augmented Reality Applications and Computer Graphics and Visualization Techniques, together about 27.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Virtual Reality & Intelligent Hardware (VRIH) is an open access journal that aims to showcase and promote distinguished research in the field of virtual reality and intelligent hardware. It provides a global publishing and academic exchange platform for researchers, professionals and industry practitioners. The journal offers high-quality single-blind peer review and is published bimonthly in English. VRIH has been indexing by ESCI, EI, Scopus, DBLP, DOAJ. Submissions are welcome on a variety of topics - specific areas of interest include, but are not limited to: 5G and VR/AR/MRArtificial intelligence for VR/AR/MRAudio interfaces, sound rendering and auditory perceptionBrain interfaceComputer graphics techniquesComputer vision techniquesContent creation, authoring and managementConversational and speech interfacesCrowd simulationDisplay technologiesEmbodied agents, virtual humans and (self-)avatarsHaptic and tactile interfaces, wearable haptics, passive haptics, pseudo hapticsHuman augmentationsHuman-computer interaction for VR/AR/MRHuman factors and ergonomicsImage analysis and video processingImmersive analytics and visualization techniquesInput devicesLocomotion and navigationMachine learning and deep learningMediated and diminished realityMedical simulation and navigationModeling and simulationMulti-user and distributed systemsMultimodal capturing and reconstructionMultimodal/cross-modal interaction and perceptionMultisensory rendering, registration, and synchronizationPerception and cognitionPresence, body ownership, and agencyScene description and management issuesSensor fusionSoftware architectures, toolkits, and engineeringStorytellingTeleoperation and telepresenceTouch, tangible and gesture interfacesTracking and sensingUsage research, evaluation methods and empirical studiesVR/AR/MR applications Editorial Board
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Computer Science-Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design
Editor-in-chief Yongtian WANGPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 57 in mainland China (about 47%); most named Mainland China 57, United Kingdom 11, United States 9, Australia 8, Hong Kong, China 6 (121 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Virtual Reality Applications and ImpactsComputer Science11.9%
- Augmented Reality ApplicationsComputer Science8.9%
- Computer Graphics and Visualization TechniquesComputer Science6.9%
- Advanced Vision and ImagingComputer Science6.6%
- Tactile and Sensory InteractionsNeuroscience6.4%
- 3D Shape Modeling and AnalysisEngineering5.5%
- Robotics and Sensor-Based LocalizationEngineering5.3%
- 3D Surveying and Cultural HeritageEarth and Planetary Sciences4.8%
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)Computer Science Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Hardware & Architecture | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Software Engineering | Zone 3 |
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
DBLPPublisher website
Other: EI
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)
- 6.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 9.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 9.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.71LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.56LetPub ·
- h-index
- 35OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 121OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.58OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 97.09%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 32LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 292 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 24 | 24 | 5 |
| 2025 | 34 | 34 | 154 |
| 2024 | 33 | 33 | 349 |
| 2023 | 38 | 38 | 676 |
| 2022 | 37 | 37 | 883 |
| 2021 | 41 | 41 | 544 |
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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 1,000 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | USD 1,000 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 1,200 | — | — |
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)
Open calls for papers2, by deadline
Publisher websiteWhat to prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- 1–7
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Templates
- LaTeX and Word
- Highlights
- Optional
Article types accepted8
- commentaryVRIH articles are published directly on line, together with complete publishing information concerning page, issue, volume and DOI. VRIH publishes: Article type…Length not stated
- editorialVRIH articles are published directly on line, together with complete publishing information concerning page, issue, volume and DOI. VRIH publishes: Article type…Length not stated
- letterVRIH articles are published directly on line, together with complete publishing information concerning page, issue, volume and DOI. VRIH publishes: Article type…Length not stated
- newsNewsPublication of news and communications of reports on research findings, policies, people, etc., to become a window for the reader to understand industry inf…Length not stated
- original research paperVRIH articles are published directly on line, together with complete publishing information concerning page, issue, volume and DOI. VRIH publishes: Article type…Length not stated
- reviewsReviewsA prospective thesis written by authors for a specific topic by compiling and organizing large amounts of data, material, and the leading viewpoints from…Length not stated
- short reviewVRIH articles are published directly on line, together with complete publishing information concerning page, issue, volume and DOI. VRIH publishes: Article type…Length not stated
- viewpointVRIH articles are published directly on line, together with complete publishing information concerning page, issue, volume and DOI. VRIH publishes: Article type…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use Declaration of generative AI use
Authors must declare the use of generative AI tools in the manuscript preparation process upon submission of the paper. Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies (“AI tools”) have been rapidly adopted in research and scholarly publishing, offering significant benefits while requiring clear standards for responsible and transparent use. Authors preparing a manuscript for this journal may use AI to…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship
All authors should have made substantial contributions to all of the following: The conception and design of the study, or acquisition of data, or analysis and interpretation of dataDrafting the article or revising it critically for important intellectual content.Final approval of the version to be submitted. All authors are accountable for all aspects of the work, to ensure that questions related…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Declaration of competing interests
All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence or bias their work. Examples of potential competing interests include: EmploymentConsultanciesStock ownershipHonorariaPaid expert testimonyPatent applications or registrationsGrants or any other fundingAffiliation with the journal as an Editor or Advisory Board…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Authors must follow Elsevier's Publishing Ethics Policy. Model summary
Authors must follow ethical guidelines stated in Elsevier's Publishing Ethics Policy.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY)
Allows users to: distribute and copy the article; create extracts, abstracts, and other revised versions, adaptations or derivative works of or from an article (such as a translation); include in a collective work (such as an anthology); and text or data mine the article. These uses are permitted even for commercial purposes, provided the user: gives appropriate credit to the author(s) (with a lin…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access KeAi Guide for authors: Open Access
This is an open access journal: all articles will be immediately and permanently free for everyone to read and download. To provide open access, this journal has an open access fee (also known as an article publishing charge APC) which needs to be paid by the authors or on their behalf e.g. by their research funder or institution. Permitted third party (re)use is defined by the following Creative …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
This journal follows a single anonymized review process. Your submission will initially be assessed by our editors to determine suitability for publication in this journal. If your submission is deemed suitable, it will typically be sent to a minimum of two reviewers for an independent expert assessment of the scientific quality. The decision as to whether your article is accepted or rejected will…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint sharing
Preprint sharing permitted in line with Elsevier's article sharing policy; preprints do not count as prior publication. Model summary
Authors may share preprints in line with Elsevier's article sharing policy. Sharing preprints, such as on a preprint server, will not count as prior publication. We advise you to read our policy on multiple, redundant or concurrent publication.
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
- KeAi Communications Co., Ltd.
- Country or region
- China
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2096-5796
- Electronic ISSN
- 2666-1209
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Virtual Reality Intelligent Hardware
What CAS zone is Virtual Reality Intelligent Hardware in?
In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Computer Science. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Virtual Reality Intelligent Hardware?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 6.1; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 9.3, h-index 35.
How long does peer review take at Virtual Reality Intelligent Hardware?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Virtual Reality Intelligent Hardware?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: 1–7; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; Templates: LaTeX and Word; Highlights: Optional. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Virtual Reality Intelligent Hardware based?
Of the 121 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 57 (about 47%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (57), United Kingdom (11) and United States (9). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Virtual Reality Intelligent Hardware?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Virtual Reality Intelligent Hardware is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists DBLP; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Virtual Reality Intelligent Hardware open access, and what is the APC?
Virtual Reality Intelligent Hardware is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,000.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, DOAJ, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .