This blog post lists 60 fully open-access computer Science Journals that are indexed in Scopus. Some journals are also indexed in Web of Science (SCIE). All the listed journals publish open access. Many of these also publish without a publication fee.
Choosing the right journal is important in the growing publishing field of Computer Science. All the Computer Science Journals listed here follow an open access publishing model, which means your research is freely available to everyone.
Top Scopus-indexed Open Access journals in Computer Science
| Journal Title | ISSN | Broad Publication Area | Publisher | Journal Quartile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | 23007036, 15082806 | Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design (Q3); Artificial Intelligence (Q4); Computational Theory and Mathematics (Q4); Computer Networks and Communications (Q4); Computer Science (miscellaneous) (Q4); Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (Q4); Mode | AGH University of Science and Technology | Q3 |
| Visual Computing for Industry, Biomedicine, and Art | 25244442, 2096496X | Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design (Q1); Computer Science (miscellaneous) (Q1); Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (Q1); Medicine (miscellaneous) (Q1); Software (Q1); Visual Arts and Performing Arts (Q1) | Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH | Q1 |
| Frontiers in Virtual Reality | 26734192 | Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design (Q1); Computer Science Applications (Q2); Human-Computer Interaction (Q2) | Frontiers Media SA | Q1 |
| Virtual Reality and Intelligent Hardware | 20965796, 26661209 | Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design (Q2); Computer Science Applications (Q2); Human-Computer Interaction (Q3) | KeAi Communications Co. | Q2 |
| Frontiers in Computer Science | 26249898 | Computer Science Applications (Q2); Computer Science (miscellaneous) (Q2); Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (Q2); Human-Computer Interaction (Q3) | Frontiers Media SA | Q2 |
| International Journal of Computing and Digital Systems | 2210142X | Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design (Q3); Computer Networks and Communications (Q3); Information Systems (Q3); Artificial Intelligence (Q4); Human-Computer Interaction (Q4); Management of Technology and Innovation (Q4) | University of Bahrain | Q3 |
| AI Open | 26666510 | Artificial Intelligence (Q1); Computer Science Applications (Q1); Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (Q1); Human-Computer Interaction (Q1); Information Systems (Q1); Software (Q1) | KeAi Communications Co. | Q1 |
| Computational Visual Media | 20960662, 20960433 | Artificial Intelligence (Q1); Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design (Q1); Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (Q1) | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. | Q1 |
| CAAI Transactions on Intelligence Technology | 24686557, 24682322 | Artificial Intelligence (Q1); Computer Networks and Communications (Q1); Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (Q1); Human-Computer Interaction (Q1); Information Systems (Q1) | John Wiley & Sons Inc. | Q1 |
| Journal of Cheminformatics | 17582946 | Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design (Q1); Computer Science Applications (Q1); Library and Information Sciences (Q1); Physical and Theoretical Chemistry (Q1) | BioMed Central Ltd | Q1 |
| Developments in the Built Environment | 26661659 | Architecture (Q1); Building and Construction (Q1); Civil and Structural Engineering (Q1); Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design (Q1); Computer Science Applications (Q1); Materials Science (miscellaneous) (Q1) | Elsevier Ltd | Q1 |
| Virtual Reality | 13594338 | Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design (Q1); Human-Computer Interaction (Q1); Software (Q1) | Springer London | Q1 |
| Cyber Security and Applications | 27729184 | Computer Networks and Communications (Q1); Computer Science Applications (Q1); Computer Science (miscellaneous) (Q1); Information Systems (Q1) | KeAi Communications Co. | Q1 |
| IACR Transactions on Cryptographic Hardware and Embedded Systems | 25692925 | Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design (Q1); Computer Networks and Communications (Q1); Hardware and Architecture (Q1); Signal Processing (Q1); Software (Q1); Artificial Intelligence (Q2) | Ruhr-University of Bochum | Q1 |
| Journal of Computational Design and Engineering | 22885048, 22884300 | Computational Mathematics (Q1); Computational Mechanics (Q1); Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design (Q1); Engineering (miscellaneous) (Q1); Modeling and Simulation (Q1); Human-Computer Interaction (Q2) | Oxford University Press | Q1 |
| Intelligent Systems with Applications | 26673053 | Computer Science Applications (Q1); Computer Science (miscellaneous) (Q1); Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (Q1); Signal Processing (Q1); Artificial Intelligence (Q2) | Elsevier B.V. | Q1 |
| Journal of Cybersecurity | 20572093 | Computer Networks and Communications (Q1); Computer Science Applications (Q1); Computer Science (miscellaneous) (Q1); Hardware and Architecture (Q1); Information Systems (Q1); Law (Q1); Political Science and International Relations (Q1); Safety Research ( | Oxford University Press | Q1 |
| Intelligent Computing | 27715892 | Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (Q1); Artificial Intelligence (Q2); Computer Science Applications (Q2); Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Q2); Human-Computer Interaction (Q2) | American Association for the Advancement of Science | Q1 |
| International Journal of Interactive Multimedia and Artificial Intelligence | 19891660 | Artificial Intelligence (Q2); Computer Networks and Communications (Q2); Computer Science Applications (Q2); Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (Q2); Signal Processing (Q2); Statistics and Probability (Q2) | Universidad Internacional de la Rioja | Q2 |
| Journal of Imaging | 2313433X | Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design (Q1); Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (Q2); Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Q2); Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging (Q2) | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) | Q1 |
| IET Quantum Communication | 26328925 | Computational Theory and Mathematics (Q2); Computer Networks and Communications (Q2); Computer Science Applications (Q2); Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Q2); Theoretical Computer Science (Q2) | John Wiley and Sons Inc | Q2 |
| Journal of Information and Telecommunication | 24751847, 24751839 | Computer Networks and Communications (Q2); Computer Science Applications (Q2); Computer Science (miscellaneous) (Q2); Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Q2) | Taylor and Francis Ltd. | Q2 |
| Visual Informatics | 25432656, 2468502X | Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design (Q2); Software (Q2); Human-Computer Interaction (Q3) | Elsevier B.V. | Q2 |
| Multimodal Technologies and Interaction | 24144088 | Computer Networks and Communications (Q2); Computer Science Applications (Q2); Human-Computer Interaction (Q3); Neuroscience (miscellaneous) (Q3) | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) | Q2 |
| Iraqi Journal for Computer Science and Mathematics | 27887421, 29580544 | Computational Theory and Mathematics (Q2); Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design (Q2); Computer Networks and Communications (Q2); Statistics and Probability (Q2); Artificial Intelligence (Q3) | College of Education, Al-Iraqia University | Q2 |
| International Journal of Serious Games | 23848766 | Applied Mathematics (Q2); Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design (Q2); Education (Q2); Artificial Intelligence (Q3); Human-Computer Interaction (Q3); Software (Q3) | Serious Games Society | Q2 |
| Frontiers in Blockchain | 26247852 | Computer Networks and Communications (Q2); Computer Science (miscellaneous) (Q2); Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous) (Q2); Computer Science Applications (Q3) | Frontiers Media SA | Q2 |
| Journal of Graph Algorithms and Applications | 15261719 | Computer Science (miscellaneous) (Q2); Computational Theory and Mathematics (Q3); Computer Science Applications (Q3); Geometry and Topology (Q3); Theoretical Computer Science (Q3) | Brown University | Q2 |
| Journal of Internet Services and Information Security | 21822077, 21822069 | Computer Science (miscellaneous) (Q2); Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Q2); Computer Networks and Communications (Q3); Computer Science Applications (Q3); Information Systems (Q3); Software (Q3) | Innovative Information Science and Technology Research Group | Q2 |
| International Journal of Computer Games Technology | 16877047, 16877055 | Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design (Q3); Software (Q3); Human-Computer Interaction (Q4) | John Wiley and Sons Ltd | Q3 |
| Artnodes | 16955951 | Cultural Studies (Q1); Literature and Literary Theory (Q1); Visual Arts and Performing Arts (Q1); Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design (Q3); Computer Science Applications (Q3) | Universitat Oberta de Catalunya | Q1 |
| Radioelectronic and Computer Systems | 26632012, 18144225 | Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design (Q3); Computer Networks and Communications (Q3); Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Q3); Hardware and Architecture (Q3); Information Systems (Q3); Software (Q3) | National Aerospace University Kharkiv Aviation Institute | Q3 |
| Tehnicki Glasnik | 18485588, 18466168 | Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design (Q3); Engineering (miscellaneous) (Q3); Management Information Systems (Q3); Computer Science Applications (Q4); Information Systems (Q4) | University North | Q3 |
| Journal of Computer Science and Technology (Argentina) | 16666046, 16666038 | Artificial Intelligence (Q4); Computer Science Applications (Q4); Computer Science (miscellaneous) (Q4); Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (Q4); Hardware and Architecture (Q4); Software (Q4) | Facultad de Informatica, Universidad Nacional de La Plata | Q4 |
| South African Computer Journal | 10157999, 23137835 | Computer Networks and Communications (Q4); Computer Science Applications (Q4); Education (Q4); Human-Computer Interaction (Q4); Information Systems (Q4) | South African Institute of Computer Scientists and Information Technologists | Q4 |
| Journal of Information Systems and Telecommunication | 23221437, 23452773 | Artificial Intelligence (Q4); Computer Networks and Communications (Q4); Computer Science Applications (Q4); Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (Q4); Information Systems (Q4) | Iranian Academic Center for Education, Culture and Research | Q4 |
| CLEI Eletronic Journal (CLEIej) | 7175000 | Computational Mathematics (Q4); Computer Science Applications (Q4); Computer Science (miscellaneous) (Q4); Theoretical Computer Science (Q4) | Latin American Center for Informatics Studies | Q4 |
| Body, Space and Technology | 14709120 | Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) (Q3); Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design (Q4); Human-Computer Interaction (Q4) | Open Library of Humanities | Q3 |
| Asia-Pacific Journal of Information Technology and Multimedia | 22892192 | Artificial Intelligence (Q4); Computer Networks and Communications (Q4); Computer Science Applications (Q4); Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (Q4) | Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia | Q4 |
| Internet of Things and Cyber-Physical Systems | 26673452 | Artificial Intelligence (Q1); Computer Networks and Communications (Q1); Computer Science Applications (Q1); Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Q1) | KeAi Communications Co. | Q1 |
| npj Quantum Information | 20566387 | Computational Theory and Mathematics (Q1); Computer Networks and Communications (Q1); Computer Science (miscellaneous) (Q1); Statistical and Nonlinear Physics (Q1) | Nature Partner Journals | Q1 |
| Meta-Radiology | 29501628 | Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design (Q1); Radiological and Ultrasound Technology (Q1); Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging (Q1) | KeAi Publishing Communications Ltd. | Q1 |
| Transactions of the Association for Computational Linguistics | 2307387X | Artificial Intelligence (Q1); Communication (Q1); Computer Science Applications (Q1); Human-Computer Interaction (Q1); Linguistics and Language (Q1) | MIT Press Journals | Q1 |
| Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture | 25897217 | Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous) (Q1); Artificial Intelligence (Q1); Computer Science Applications (Q1); Computer Science (miscellaneous) (Q1); Engineering (miscellaneous) (Q1) | KeAi Communications Co. | Q1 |
| Computers in Human Behavior Reports | 24519588 | Applied Psychology (Q1); Artificial Intelligence (Q1); Cognitive Neuroscience (Q1); Computer Science Applications (Q1); Human-Computer Interaction (Q1); Neuroscience (miscellaneous) (Q1) | Elsevier B.V. | Q1 |
| Computers and Education Open | 26665573 | Computer Science Applications (Q1); Education (Q1); Human-Computer Interaction (Q1) | Elsevier Ltd | Q1 |
| Virtual and Physical Prototyping | 17452767, 17452759 | Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design (Q1); Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering (Q1); Modeling and Simulation (Q1); Signal Processing (Q1) | Taylor and Francis Ltd. | Q1 |
| Chip | 27722724, 27094723 | Artificial Intelligence (Q1); Computer Networks and Communications (Q1); Computer Science (miscellaneous) (Q1); Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Q1); Hardware and Architecture (Q1) | Elsevier B.V. | Q1 |
| Big Data Mining and Analytics | 2097406X, 20960654 | Artificial Intelligence (Q1); Computer Networks and Communications (Q1); Computer Science Applications (Q1); Information Systems (Q1) | Tsinghua University Press | Q1 |
| Advanced Intelligent Systems | 26404567 | Artificial Intelligence (Q1); Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (Q1); Control and Systems Engineering (Q1); Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Q1); Human-Computer Interaction (Q1); Materials Science (miscellaneous) (Q1); Mechanical Engineering ( | John Wiley and Sons Inc | Q1 |
| IEEE Transactions on Quantum Engineering | 26891808 | Computer Science Applications (Q1); Computer Science (miscellaneous) (Q1); Condensed Matter Physics (Q1); Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Q1); Engineering (miscellaneous) (Q1); Mechanical Engineering (Q1); Software (Q1) | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. | Q1 |
| Journal of Responsible Technology | 26666596 | Computer Science (miscellaneous) (Q1); Human-Computer Interaction (Q2) | Elsevier Ltd | Q1 |
| Telematics and Informatics Reports | 27725030 | Computer Networks and Communications (Q1); Engineering (miscellaneous) (Q1); Human-Computer Interaction (Q2) | Elsevier B.V. | Q1 |
| High-Confidence Computing | 26672952 | Computational Theory and Mathematics (Q1); Computer Networks and Communications (Q1); Hardware and Architecture (Q1); Software (Q1); Computer Science Applications (Q2) | Shandong University | Q1 |
| Discover Artificial Intelligence | 27310809 | Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (Q1); Information Systems (Q1); Artificial Intelligence (Q2); Human-Computer Interaction (Q2) | Springer Nature | Q1 |
| Computers | 2073431X | Computer Networks and Communications (Q2); Human-Computer Interaction (Q2) | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) | Q2 |
| Discover Internet of Things | 27307239 | Computer Networks and Communications (Q2); Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Q2); Hardware and Architecture (Q2); Human-Computer Interaction (Q2); Information Systems (Q2); Software (Q2) | Springer Nature | Q2 |
| Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine Update | 26669900 | Computer Science (miscellaneous) (Q1); Biomedical Engineering (Q2); Computer Science Applications (Q2); Medicine (miscellaneous) (Q2) | Elsevier B.V. | Q1 |
| Education Sciences | 22277102 | Computer Science (miscellaneous) (Q1); Education (Q1); Computer Science Applications (Q2); Developmental and Educational Psychology (Q2); Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation (Q2); Public Administration (Q2) | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) | Q1 |
| Systems and Soft Computing | 27729419 | Computational Theory and Mathematics (Q2); Computer Science Applications (Q2); Software (Q2); Theoretical Computer Science (Q2) | Academic Press | Q2 |