Computer Networks and Communications · 59 journals indexed
Best open-access journals for Computer Networks and Communications
The top Computer Networks and Communications 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).
- 1Future Internet5.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing InstituteOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 2Computers4.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing InstituteOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 3Tsinghua Science & Technology3.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Tsinghua University PressOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 4Digital Communications and Networks3.5 cites/paper · Q1 · KeAiOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 6Journal of Communications and Networks1.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Institute of Electrical and Electronics EngineersOpen AccessScopusWeb of Science
- 7International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks2.5 cites/paper · Q2 · Hindawi Publishing CorporationOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 8International Journal of Computers Communications & Control1.7 cites/paper · Q2 · Agora UniversityOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 10International Journal of Computational and Experimental Science and Engineering1.4 cites/paper · Q3 · Turkish Online Journal of Qualitative Inquiry (TOJQI)Open AccessScopusTR-Dizin
- 11International Journal of Computer Network and Information Security1.4 cites/paper · Q3Open AccessScopus
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- 13International Journal of Computing0.8 cites/paper · Q3 · Research Institute of Intelligent Computer SystemsOpen AccessScopus
- 14KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems0.7 cites/paper · Q3 · Korea Society of Internet InformationOpen AccessScopusWeb of Science
- 15International Journal of Electronics and Communication Engineering0.6 cites/paper · Q4Open AccessScopus
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- 19International Journal Of Engineering And Computer Science1.0 cites/paper · no Scimago quartile · Engg Journals PublicationsOpen Access
- 20Indian Journal of Science and Technology0.8 cites/paper · no Scimago quartile · Indian Society for Education and EnvironmentOpen Access
- 21International Journal on Recent and Innovation Trends in Computing and Communication0.5 cites/paper · no Scimago quartileOpen Access
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- 23International Journal of Computer Applications0.4 cites/paper · no Scimago quartileOpen AccessPubMed
- 24Journal of Information Systems Engineering & Management0.3 cites/paper · no Scimago quartile · Lectito JournalsOpen Access
- 25The Journal of the Korean Institute of Information and Communication Engineering0.1 cites/paper · no Scimago quartileOpen Access
- 26IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society5.0 cites/paper · Q1 · IEEE Communications SocietyOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
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- 28Revista Latina de Comunicación Social1.8 cites/paper · Q1 · University of La LagunaOpen AccessScopusWeb of Science
- 29Estudios sobre el Mensaje Periodístico0.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Complutense University of MadridOpen AccessDOAJScopus
- 30EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking3.9 cites/paper · Q2 · Springer NatureOpen AccessDOAJScopusPubMed
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- 32International Journal of Online and Biomedical Engineering (iJOE)2.4 cites/paper · Q2Open AccessScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 33Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering2.2 cites/paper · Q2 · Hindawi Publishing CorporationOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
- 34IET Control Theory and Applications2.2 cites/paper · Q2 · Institution of Engineering and TechnologyOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
- 35IET Communications1.9 cites/paper · Q2 · Institution of Engineering and TechnologyOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
- 36ACM Transactions on Architecture and Code Optimization1.7 cites/paper · Q2 · Association for Computing MachineryOpen AccessScopusWeb of Science
- 37Complexity1.1 cites/paper · Q2 · Hindawi Publishing CorporationOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 38Computer Science and Information Systems0.8 cites/paper · Q2 · ComSIS ConsortiumOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
- 39International Journal of Information Technology and Computer Science2.0 cites/paper · Q3Open AccessScopus
- 40International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications1.6 cites/paper · Q3 · Science and Information OrganizationOpen 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.
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