Best open-access journals for Computer Networks and Communications

1. 1
   Future Internet

   5.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

   Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
2. 2
   Computers

   4.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

   Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
3. 3
   Tsinghua Science & Technology

   3.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Tsinghua University Press

   Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
4. 4
   Digital Communications and Networks

   3.2 cites/paper · Q1 · KeAi

   Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
5. 5
   Measurement Sensors

   3.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV

   Open AccessDOAJScopusPubMed
6. 6
   Journal of Communications and Networks

   1.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

   Open AccessScopusWeb of Science
7. 7
   International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks

   2.2 cites/paper · Q2 · Hindawi Publishing Corporation

   Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
8. 8
   International Journal of Computers Communications & Control

   1.5 cites/paper · Q2 · Agora University

   Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
9. 9
   International Journal of Computing and Digital Systems

   2.9 cites/paper · Q3

   Open AccessDOAJScopus
10. 10
    International Journal of Computer Network and Information Security

    1.5 cites/paper · Q3

    Open AccessScopus
11. 11
    International Journal of Computational and Experimental Science and Engineering

    1.4 cites/paper · Q3 · Turkish Online Journal of Qualitative Inquiry (TOJQI)

    Open AccessScopusTR-Dizin
12. 12
    International journal of Computer Networks & Communications

    0.9 cites/paper · Q3

    Open AccessScopus
13. 13
    International Journal of Computing

    0.8 cites/paper · Q3 · Research Institute of Intelligent Computer Systems

    Open AccessScopus
14. 14
    KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems

    0.8 cites/paper · Q3 · Korea Society of Internet Information

    Open AccessScopusWeb of Science
15. 15
    International Journal of Electronics and Communication Engineering

    0.5 cites/paper · Q4

    Open AccessScopus
16. 16
    Journal of Information Processing

    0.4 cites/paper · Q4

    Open AccessScopus
17. 17
    Computer Systems Science and Engineering

    2.8 cites/paper · no Scimago quartile

    Open Access
18. 18
    Scalable Computing Practice and Experience

    1.2 cites/paper · no Scimago quartile

    Open Access
19. 19
    International Journal Of Engineering And Computer Science

    1.1 cites/paper · no Scimago quartile · Engg Journals Publications

    Open Access
20. 20
    Indian Journal of Science and Technology

    0.7 cites/paper · no Scimago quartile · Indian Society for Education and Environment

    Open Access
21. 21
    International Journal on Recent and Innovation Trends in Computing and Communication

    0.5 cites/paper · no Scimago quartile

    Open Access
22. 22
    International Journal of Computer Applications

    0.3 cites/paper · no Scimago quartile

    Open AccessPubMed
23. 23
    International Journal of Engineering & Technology

    0.3 cites/paper · no Scimago quartile

    Open Access
24. 24
    The Journal of the Korean Institute of Information and Communication Engineering

    0.1 cites/paper · no Scimago quartile

    Open Access
25. 25
    IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society

    5.1 cites/paper · Q1 · IEEE Communications Society

    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
26. 26
    ICT Express

    4.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV

    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
27. 27
    Revista Latina de Comunicación Social

    1.7 cites/paper · Q1 · University of La Laguna

    Open AccessScopusWeb of Science
28. 28
    Estudios sobre el Mensaje Periodístico

    0.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Complutense University of Madrid

    Open AccessDOAJScopus
29. 29
    EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking

    2.9 cites/paper · Q2 · Springer Nature

    Open AccessDOAJScopusPubMed
30. 30
    Computers, materials & continua

    2.4 cites/paper · Q2

    Open AccessScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
31. 31
    International Journal of Online and Biomedical Engineering (iJOE)

    2.3 cites/paper · Q2

    Open AccessScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
32. 32
    Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering

    2.1 cites/paper · Q2 · Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
33. 33
    IET Control Theory and Applications

    1.9 cites/paper · Q2 · Institution of Engineering and Technology

    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
34. 34
    IET Communications

    1.7 cites/paper · Q2 · Institution of Engineering and Technology

    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
35. 35
    ACM Transactions on Architecture and Code Optimization

    1.6 cites/paper · Q2 · Association for Computing Machinery

    Open AccessScopusWeb of Science
36. 36
    Complexity

    1.0 cites/paper · Q2 · Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
37. 37
    Computer Science and Information Systems

    0.7 cites/paper · Q2 · ComSIS Consortium

    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
38. 38
    International Journal of Information Technology and Computer Science

    2.4 cites/paper · Q3

    Open AccessScopus
39. 39
    International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications

    1.5 cites/paper · Q3 · Science and Information Organization

    Open AccessScopusWeb of Science
40. 40
    International Journal on Smart Sensing and Intelligent Systems

    1.4 cites/paper · Q3 · Exeley Inc

    Open AccessScopusWeb of Science

“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.