What are the best journals for Computer Networks and Communications?

From an 17,538-venue index, the highest-ranked Computer Networks and Communications journals (by Scimago quartile then OpenAlex cites/paper) include IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials, Internet of Things, IEEE Wireless Communications, IEEE Network, Computers & Electrical Engineering. Predatory venues are excluded. The full ranked list with open-access and indexing details is on this page; for a shortlist matched to your specific paper, use the Journal Finder (15 credits; free account starts with 25).

How were these Computer Networks and Communications journals ranked?

By Scimago quartile first (Q1 → Q4), then by OpenAlex cites/paper over a 2-year window. Cites/paper is a transparent citation rate, not a licensed Impact Factor. We exclude journals flagged as predatory.

Why don't all Computer Networks and Communications journals show a quartile?

Scimago doesn't cover every journal — many strong regional and open-access venues are absent from it. We show "no Scimago quartile" for those rather than hide them; it's a coverage gap, not a quality judgement.

How do I find the best journal for my specific Computer Networks and Communications paper?

Paste your title and abstract into the Journal Finder — it returns a shortlist matched to your paper's topic from the same index, with acceptance-fit signals, open-access status, and predatory flags. A free account starts with 25 welcome credits; each run costs 15.

Computer Networks and Communications · 220 journals indexed

Best journals for Computer Networks and Communications

The top Computer Networks and Communications journals ranked by Scimago quartile, then cites/paper (OpenAlex, 2-year window), drawn from an17,538-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 free Journal Finder.

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All Best open-access journals Highest-impact journals

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IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials
27.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
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Internet of Things
7.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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3
IEEE Wireless Communications
7.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
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4
IEEE Network
6.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
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5
Computers & Electrical Engineering
5.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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6
Journal of Network and Computer Applications
5.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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7
Future Internet
5.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
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8
Future Generation Computer Systems
4.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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9
IEEE Internet of Things Journal
4.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
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10
Ad Hoc Networks
4.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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11
IEEE Transactions on Services Computing
4.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
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12
Cluster Computing
4.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business Media
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13
IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing
4.7 cites/paper · Q1 · IEEE Computer Society
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14
Computer Communications
4.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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15
Computers
4.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
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IEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering
4.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
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17
IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management
4.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
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18
Computer Networks
3.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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19
Sustainable Computing Informatics and Systems
3.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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20
Tsinghua Science & Technology
3.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Tsinghua University Press
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21
Journal of Network and Systems Management
3.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business Media
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22
Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory
3.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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23
IEEE Transactions on Cloud Computing
3.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
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24
IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems
3.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
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25
Communications of the ACM
3.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Association for Computing Machinery
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26
Pervasive and Mobile Computing
3.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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27
Digital Communications and Networks
3.2 cites/paper · Q1 · KeAi
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28
ACM Transactions on Sensor Networks
3.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Association for Computing Machinery
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29
Information Systems
3.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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30
Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing
3.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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31
Measurement Sensors
3.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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32
IEEE Transactions on Computers
2.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
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33
The VLDB Journal
2.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business Media
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34
ACM SIGCOMM Computer Communication Review
2.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Association for Computing Machinery
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35
IEEE Transactions on Control of Network Systems
2.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
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36
IEEE Internet Computing
1.2 cites/paper · Q1 · IEEE Computer Society
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37
Journal of Communications and Networks
1.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
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38
Wireless Networks
3.8 cites/paper · Q2 · Springer Science+Business Media
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39
Peer-to-Peer Networking and Applications
3.6 cites/paper · Q2 · Springer Nature
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40
The Journal of Supercomputing
2.9 cites/paper · Q2 · Springer Science+Business Media
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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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