CAS major category
Computer Science SCI Journals
The Computer Science major category of the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition) holds 813 journals. This page ranks them by impact factor and gives each one's CAS zone, review time, APC and open-access status (as of October 2026). Largest minor categories: Computer Science, Information Systems (213), Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence (174), Engineering, Electrical & Electronic (137), Computer Science, Software Engineering (123), Computer Science, Theory & Methods (119), Telecommunications (112), Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications (90), Automation & Control Systems (75).
Computer Science SCI Journals by impact factor
Network Science
ISSN 2050-1242 · Cambridge University PressSOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY
IF 91CAS Zone 4 · Computer ScienceAPC about USD 3,550Hybrid OA23 articles/yrESCI · Scopus
View journal profile →IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials
ISSN 1553-877X · Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. · UNITED STATESCOMPUTER SCIENCE, INFORMATION SYSTEMS-TELECOMMUNICATIONS
IF 48.26CAS Zone 1 · Computer Science · TopReview: 6–12 weeksAPC about USD 2,645Hybrid OA144 articles/yrSCIE · Scopus
View journal profile →Proceedings of the IEEE
ISSN 0018-9219 · Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. · UNITED STATESEngineering, Electrical & Electronic
IF 30.58CAS Zone 1 · Computer Science · TopReview: 3–8 weeksAPC about USD 2,645Hybrid OA150 articles/yrSCIE · Scopus
View journal profile →Nature Machine Intelligence
ISSN 2522-5839 · SPRINGERNATURE · ENGLANDMultiple
IF 29.64CAS Zone 1 · Computer Science · TopReview: median 239 days to acceptanceAPC about USD 12,690Hybrid OA208 articles/yrSCIE · Scopus
View journal profile →ACM Computing Surveys
ISSN 0360-0300 · Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) · UNITED STATESComputer Science, Theory & Methods
IF 28.97CAS Zone 1 · Computer Science · TopReview: median 413 days to acceptanceHybrid OA399 articles/yrSCIE · Scopus
View journal profile →Science Robotics
ISSN 2470-9476 · American Association for the Advancement of Science · United StatesMathematics-Control and Optimization
IF 25.78CAS Zone 1 · Computer Science · TopReview: median 266 days to acceptanceSubscription132 articles/yrSCIE · Scopus
View journal profile →Cyborg and Bionic Systems
ISSN 2692-7632 · American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) · United StatesEngineering-Mechanical Engineering
IF 20.9CAS Zone 1 · Computer Science · TopReview: median 112 days to acceptanceAPC about USD 2,400Gold OA71 articles/yrSCIE · Scopus · DOAJ
View journal profile →Nature Computational Science
ISSN 2662-8457 · Springer NatureMultiple
IF 20.3CAS Zone 1 · Computer Science · TopReview: median 240 days to acceptanceAPC about USD 12,690Hybrid OA183 articles/yrSCIE · Scopus
View journal profile →IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence
ISSN 0162-8828 · IEEE Computer Society · UNITED STATESEngineering, Electrical & Electronic
IF 19.57CAS Zone 1 · Computer Science · TopReview: about 7.9 monthsAPC about USD 2,645Hybrid OA942 articles/yrSCIE · Scopus
View journal profile →Artificial Intelligence Review
ISSN 0269-2821 · Springer Netherlands · NETHERLANDSComputer Science, Artificial Intelligence
IF 18.77CAS Zone 1 · Computer Science · TopReview: median 205 days to acceptanceAPC about USD 3,190Gold OA403 articles/yrSCIE · Scopus
View journal profile →IEEE-CAA Journal of Automatica Sinica
ISSN 2329-9266 · IEEE · PEOPLES R CHINAEngineering-Control and Systems Engineering
IF 18.46CAS Zone 1 · Computer Science · TopSubscription277 articles/yrSCIE · Scopus
View journal profile →Computer Science Review
ISSN 1574-0137 · Elsevier · NETHERLANDSComputer Science-General Computer Science
IF 17.64CAS Zone 1 · Computer Science · TopReview: about 201 days (submission to acceptance, publisher)APC about USD 4,190Hybrid OA139 articles/yrSCIE · Scopus
View journal profile →Information Fusion
ISSN 1566-2535 · Elsevier · NETHERLANDSComputer Science, Theory & Methods
IF 17.35CAS Zone 1 · Computer Science · TopReview: about 7.5 monthsAPC about USD 4,740Hybrid OA1,065 articles/yrSCIE · Scopus
View journal profile →Cybernetics and Information Technologies
ISSN 1311-9702 · Sciendo · PolandCOMPUTER SCIENCE, INFORMATION SYSTEMS
IF 17CAS Zone 4 · Computer ScienceReview: about 12 weeksNo APCGold OA42 articles/yrESCI · Scopus · DOAJ
View journal profile →IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications
ISSN 0733-8716 · Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. · UNITED STATESTelecommunications
IF 16.72CAS Zone 1 · Computer Science · TopReview: about 6 monthsAPC about USD 2,645Subscription504 articles/yrSCIE · Scopus
View journal profile →Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery
ISSN 1942-4787 · John Wiley and Sons Inc. · ENGLANDCOMPUTER SCIENCE, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-COMPUTER SCIENCE, THEORY & METHODS
IF 14.87CAS Zone 3 · Computer ScienceReview: median 239 days to acceptanceAPC about USD 4,480Hybrid OA67 articles/yrSCIE · Scopus
View journal profile →Foundations and Trends in Computer Graphics and Vision
ISSN 1572-2740 · World ScientificCOMPUTER SCIENCE, INTERDISCIPLINARY APPLICATIONS
IF 14.7CAS Zone 2 · Computer ScienceGold OA4 articles/yrESCI · Scopus
View journal profile →Annual Reviews in Control
ISSN 1367-5788 · Elsevier Ltd · UNITED STATESAutomation & Control Systems
IF 14.38CAS Zone 2 · Computer ScienceReview: about 154 days (submission to acceptance, publisher)APC about USD 3,940Hybrid OA44 articles/yrSCIE · Scopus
View journal profile →IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation
ISSN 1089-778X · Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. · UNITED STATESComputer Science, Theory & Methods
IF 14.27CAS Zone 1 · Computer Science · TopReview: about 4 monthsAPC about USD 2,645Hybrid OA221 articles/yrSCIE · Scopus
View journal profile →Journal of Statistical Software
ISSN 1548-7660 · University of California at Los Angeles · UNITED STATESComputer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
IF 13.75CAS Zone 2 · Computer ScienceReview: 6–12 weeksNo APCDiamond OA43 articles/yrSCIE · Scopus · DOAJ
View journal profile →Annual Review of Control Robotics and Autonomous Systems
ISSN 2573-5144 · Annual Reviews Inc.Multiple
IF 13.34CAS Zone 1 · Computer Science · TopSubscription21 articles/yrSCIE · Scopus
View journal profile →IEEE Wireless Communications
ISSN 1536-1284 · Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. · UNITED STATESTelecommunications
IF 13.26CAS Zone 2 · Computer ScienceReview: 6–12 weeksAPC about USD 2,995Subscription361 articles/yrSCIE · Scopus
View journal profile →IEEE Transactions on Image Processing
ISSN 1057-7149 · Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. · UNITED STATESEngineering, Electrical & Electronic
IF 13.05CAS Zone 1 · Computer Science · TopReview: about 8.1 monthsAPC about USD 2,645Subscription611 articles/yrSCIE · Scopus
View journal profile →ACM Transactions on Graphics
ISSN 0730-0301 · Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) · UNITED STATESComputer Science, Software Engineering
IF 12.53CAS Zone 1 · Computer Science · TopReview: median 66 days to acceptanceHybrid OA286 articles/yrSCIE · Scopus
View journal profile →Computer Science journals: frequently asked questions
How many SCI journals are there in Computer Science?
As of October 2026, JournalCompass lists 813 journals in the Computer Science major category of the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition): 54 in Zone 1, 103 in Zone 2, 150 in Zone 3 and 474 in Zone 4, 65 of them Top journals. By database: SCIE 509, SSCI 16, A&HCI 7 and ESCI 275 (a journal can be indexed in more than one).
Which Computer Science journals are in CAS Zone 1?
By impact factor, the Zone 1 journals in Computer Science include IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials (impact factor 48.26), Proceedings of the IEEE (impact factor 30.58), Nature Machine Intelligence (impact factor 29.64), ACM Computing Surveys (impact factor 28.97), Science Robotics (impact factor 25.78), 54 in all; see the full list of Zone 1 Computer Science journals.
Which Computer Science journals have fast peer review?
Across the 644 Computer Science journals with review-time data, the median review time is about 21.7 weeks. Among Zone 1–2 journals, fast ones include Data Intelligence (about 1 weeks, publisher figure), IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters (about 4.3 weeks, community reports), IEEE Communications Magazine (about 4.5 weeks, community reports), TSINGHUA SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (about 5.4 weeks, publisher figure), Proceedings of the IEEE (about 5.5 weeks, community reports). Review times come first from article statistics (the median from submission to acceptance over the last 24 months), then from publisher figures and community reports; a single manuscript can take much longer or shorter.
Which Computer Science journals charge no APC?
52 journals in Computer Science charge authors no article processing charge (APC); those with the highest impact factors include Cybernetics and Information Technologies (impact factor 17), Journal of Statistical Software (impact factor 13.75), Computational Linguistics (impact factor 12.24), COMPUTATIONAL LINGUISTICS (impact factor 12.24), Transactions of the Association for Computational Linguistics (impact factor 11.86); see the list of Computer Science journals with no APC. Subscription journals usually charge no APC but may charge for colour figures or extra pages; check the journal's website before submitting.
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