Artificial Intelligence · 95 journals indexed
Best open-access journals for Artificial Intelligence
The top Artificial Intelligence journals open-access only, ranked by Scimago quartile then cites/paper, drawn from a 17,786-venue index. Predatory venues are excluded. These are field-wide rankings — for a shortlist matched to your specific paper, paste your title and abstract into the Journal Finder (a free account starts with 25 welcome credits).
- 1Journal Of Big Data13.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business MediaOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 2Computational Linguistics12.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Association for Computational LinguisticsOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 3npj Digital Medicine11.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Nature PortfolioOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 4PRX Quantum10.6 cites/paper · Q1 · American Physical SocietyOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 5npj Quantum Information6.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Nature PortfolioOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 6Applied Artificial Intelligence5.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Taylor & FrancisOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 7Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence5.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Frontiers MediaOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 8Big Data and Cognitive Computing4.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing InstituteOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 9JMIR Medical Informatics4.9 cites/paper · Q1 · JMIR PublicationsOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 10Complex & Intelligent Systems4.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business MediaOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 11International Journal of Computational Intelligence Systems4.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer NatureOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 12Journal of Artificial Intelligence Research4.1 cites/paper · Q1 · AI Access FoundationOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 13Journal of King Saud University - Computer and Information Sciences4.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 16Proceedings of the ACM on Programming Languages2.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Association for Computing MachineryOpen AccessScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 17Information5.4 cites/paper · Q2 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing InstituteOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 19International Journal of Data and Network Science4.0 cites/paper · Q2 · Growing ScienceOpen AccessDOAJScopus
- 20Frontiers in Computer Science3.8 cites/paper · Q2 · Frontiers MediaOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 22Machine Learning Science and Technology3.5 cites/paper · Q2 · IOP PublishingOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 23Journal of Intelligent Systems3.4 cites/paper · Q2 · IlmuKomputer.ComOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
- 24Algorithms3.0 cites/paper · Q2 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing InstituteOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 26Data2.1 cites/paper · Q2 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing InstituteOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 28Information Technology And Control1.5 cites/paper · Q2 · Kaunas University of TechnologyOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
- 29Advances in Mathematics of Communications0.6 cites/paper · Q2 · American Institute of Mathematical SciencesOpen AccessScopusWeb of Science
- 30Periodicals of Engineering and Natural Sciences (PEN)0.4 cites/paper · Q2 · International University of SarajevoOpen AccessScopus
- 31Journal of Advances in Information Technology2.1 cites/paper · Q3Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
- 32The International Arab Journal of Information Technology1.6 cites/paper · Q3 · Zarqa UniversityOpen AccessScopusWeb of Science
- 33International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications1.6 cites/paper · Q3 · Science and Information OrganizationOpen AccessScopusWeb of Science
- 34IAES International Journal of Artificial Intelligence1.1 cites/paper · Q3 · Institute of Advanced Engineering and Science (IAES)Open AccessScopus
- 35Journal of Advanced Computational Intelligence and Intelligent Informatics0.9 cites/paper · Q3 · Fuji Technology Press Ltd.Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
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- 37Logical Methods in Computer Science0.6 cites/paper · Q3 · Logical Methods in Computer Science e.V.Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
- 38Tuijin Jishu/Journal of Propulsion Technology0.4 cites/paper · Q3 · Science and Engineering Research Support SocietyOpen AccessScopus
- 39USGS professional paper3.5 cites/paper · Q4 · United States Government Publishing OfficeOpen AccessScopus
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“Cites/paper” is the OpenAlex 2-year citation rate — a transparent signal, not a licensed Impact Factor. Many regional and open-access journals are strong but aren’t covered by Scimago, so they show “no Scimago quartile”; that’s a coverage gap, not a quality judgement.
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