Computer Science · 1,470 journals indexed
Best journals for Computer Science
The top Computer Science journals ranked by Scimago quartile, then cites/paper (OpenAlex, 2-year window), 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).
- 1IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials29.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Institute of Electrical and Electronics EngineersScopusWeb of Science
- 2Artificial Intelligence Review25.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business MediaScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 4ACM Transactions on Intelligent Systems and Technology13.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Association for Computing MachineryScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 5Journal Of Big Data13.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business MediaOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 6Computational Linguistics12.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Association for Computational LinguisticsOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 7IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence12.0 cites/paper · Q1 · IEEE Computer SocietyScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 8IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies11.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Institute of Electrical and Electronics EngineersScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 9Frontiers of Computer Science11.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Higher Education PressScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 10Journal of Statistical Software11.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Foundation for Open Access StatisticsOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 12PRX Quantum10.6 cites/paper · Q1 · American Physical SocietyOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 14IEEE/ACM Transactions on Audio Speech and Language Processing10.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Institute of Electrical and Electronics EngineersScopusPubMed
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- 16IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems8.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Institute of Electrical and Electronics EngineersScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 17IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering8.4 cites/paper · Q1 · IEEE Computer SocietyScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 18International Journal of Computer Vision8.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business MediaScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 21Memoirs of the American Mathematical Society7.8 cites/paper · Q1 · American Mathematical SocietyScopusWeb of Science
- 22IEEE Transactions on Image Processing7.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Institute of Electrical and Electronics EngineersScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 23IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems7.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Institute of Electrical and Electronics EngineersScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 27IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics6.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Institute of Electrical and Electronics EngineersScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 29Journal of Network and Computer Applications6.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 31Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence6.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 32Journal of Real-Time Image Processing6.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business MediaScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 33npj Quantum Information6.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Nature PortfolioOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 34IEEE Network6.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Institute of Electrical and Electronics EngineersScopusWeb of Science
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- 36ACM Transactions on Software Engineering and Methodology6.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Association for Computing MachineryScopusWeb of Science
- 37Cognitive Computation6.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business MediaScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 38ACM Transactions on Graphics5.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Association for Computing MachineryScopusWeb of Science
- 39IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security5.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Institute of Electrical and Electronics EngineersScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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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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