Best open-access journals for Artificial Intelligence

1. 1
   Journal Of Big Data

   11.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business Media

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2. 2
   Computational Linguistics

   10.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Association for Computational Linguistics

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3. 3
   npj Digital Medicine

   10.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Nature Portfolio

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4. 4
   PRX Quantum

   9.9 cites/paper · Q1 · American Physical Society

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5. 5
   npj Quantum Information

   6.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Nature Portfolio

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6. 6
   BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making

   5.2 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed Central

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7. 7
   Applied Artificial Intelligence

   4.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Taylor & Francis

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8. 8
   Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence

   4.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Frontiers Media

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9. 9
   Big Data and Cognitive Computing

   4.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

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10. 10
    JMIR Medical Informatics

    4.3 cites/paper · Q1 · JMIR Publications

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11. 11
    Journal of King Saud University - Computer and Information Sciences

    4.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV

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12. 12
    International Journal of Computational Intelligence Systems

    4.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Nature

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13. 13
    Complex & Intelligent Systems

    4.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business Media

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14. 14
    Journal of Artificial Intelligence Research

    3.5 cites/paper · Q1 · AI Access Foundation

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15. 15
    Journal of Pathology Informatics

    3.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV

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16. 16
    Discover Artificial Intelligence

    3.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Nature

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17. 17
    Proceedings of the ACM on Programming Languages

    2.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Association for Computing Machinery

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18. 18
    Information

    4.7 cites/paper · Q2 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

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19. 19
    Connection Science

    4.0 cites/paper · Q2 · Taylor & Francis

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20. 20
    Machine Learning Science and Technology

    3.4 cites/paper · Q2 · IOP Publishing

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21. 21
    PeerJ Computer Science

    3.3 cites/paper · Q2 · PeerJ, Inc.

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22. 22
    Frontiers in Computer Science

    3.1 cites/paper · Q2 · Frontiers Media

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23. 23
    Journal of Intelligent Systems

    2.9 cites/paper · Q2 · IlmuKomputer.Com

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24. 24
    Algorithms

    2.6 cites/paper · Q2 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

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25. 25
    Computers, materials & continua

    2.4 cites/paper · Q2

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26. 26
    Data

    1.8 cites/paper · Q2 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

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27. 27
    SoftwareX

    1.8 cites/paper · Q2 · Elsevier BV

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28. 28
    Information Technology And Control

    1.6 cites/paper · Q2 · Kaunas University of Technology

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29. 29
    Advances in Mathematics of Communications

    0.5 cites/paper · Q2 · American Institute of Mathematical Sciences

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30. 30
    Journal of Advances in Information Technology

    2.0 cites/paper · Q3

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31. 31
    International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications

    1.5 cites/paper · Q3 · Science and Information Organization

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32. 32
    IAES International Journal of Artificial Intelligence

    0.9 cites/paper · Q3 · Institute of Advanced Engineering and Science (IAES)

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33. 33
    Journal of Advanced Computational Intelligence and Intelligent Informatics

    0.8 cites/paper · Q3 · Fuji Technology Press Ltd.

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34. 34
    Logical Methods in Computer Science

    0.6 cites/paper · Q3 · Logical Methods in Computer Science e.V.

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35. 35
    Informatica

    0.6 cites/paper · Q3 · Slovenian Society Informatika

    Open AccessScopus
36. 36
    Tuijin Jishu/Journal of Propulsion Technology

    0.4 cites/paper · Q3 · Science and Engineering Research Support Society

    Open AccessScopus
37. 37
    USGS professional paper

    3.7 cites/paper · Q4 · United States Government Publishing Office

    Open AccessScopus
38. 38
    International Journal of Intelligent Systems and Applications

    2.3 cites/paper · Q4

    Open AccessScopus
39. 39
    The Journal of Object Technology

    0.7 cites/paper · Q4 · EtH Zurich

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40. 40
    Transactions of the Japanese Society for Artificial Intelligence

    0.2 cites/paper · Q4 · The Japanese Society for Artificial Intelligence

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