Computer Science · 437 journals ranked · top 40 listed
Best open-access journals for Computer Science
The top 40 of 437 Computer Science journals, open-access only, ranked with primary-Computer Science journals first, then by Scimago quartile and OpenAlex cites/paper (2-year window), drawn from a 17,782-venue index. Predatory venues are excluded; the FAQ below gives the exact ranking rule. 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).
- 1Journal Of Big Data13.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business MediaOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 2Computational Linguistics12.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Association for Computational LinguisticsOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 3Journal of Statistical Software11.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Foundation for Open Access StatisticsOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 4PRX Quantum10.6 cites/paper · Q1 · American Physical SocietyOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 5npj Quantum Information6.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Nature PortfolioOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 6Future Internet5.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing InstituteOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 7Applied Artificial Intelligence5.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Taylor & FrancisOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 8Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence5.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Frontiers MediaOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 9Virtual Reality5.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business MediaOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 10Big Data and Cognitive Computing4.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing InstituteOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 11Computers4.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing InstituteOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 12Complex & Intelligent Systems4.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business MediaOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 13International Journal of Computational Intelligence Systems4.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer NatureOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 14Journal of Artificial Intelligence Research4.1 cites/paper · Q1 · AI Access FoundationOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 15Journal of King Saud University - Computer and Information Sciences4.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 16Tsinghua Science & Technology3.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Tsinghua University PressOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 17Digital Communications and Networks3.5 cites/paper · Q1 · KeAiOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 21Proceedings of the ACM on Programming Languages2.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Association for Computing MachineryOpen AccessScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 22Journal of the European Mathematical Society2.5 cites/paper · Q1 · European Mathematical SocietyOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
- 23Advanced Nonlinear Studies2.2 cites/paper · Q1 · De GruyterOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 24Commentarii Mathematici Helvetici1.9 cites/paper · Q1 · European Mathematical SocietyOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
- 25Annales de l Institut Henri Poincaré C Analyse Non Linéaire1.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
- 26Revista Matemática Iberoamericana1.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Royal Spanish Mathematical SocietyOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
- 27Bayesian Analysis1.4 cites/paper · Q1 · International Society for Bayesian AnalysisOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 28Journal of Communications and Networks1.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Institute of Electrical and Electronics EngineersOpen AccessScopusWeb of Science
- 29Electronic Journal of Statistics1.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Institute of Mathematical StatisticsOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 31Annales de l’institut Fourier0.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Association of the Annals of the Fourier InstituteOpen AccessScopusWeb of Science
- 32Communications on Pure & Applied Analysis0.7 cites/paper · Q1 · American Institute of Mathematical SciencesOpen AccessScopusWeb of Science
- 33The Electronic Journal of Combinatorics0.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Electronic Journal of CombinatoricsOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 36Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society9.2 cites/paper · Q2 · American Mathematical SocietyOpen AccessScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 37Information5.4 cites/paper · Q2 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing InstituteOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 38EURASIP Journal on Image and Video Processing5.3 cites/paper · Q2 · Springer NatureOpen AccessDOAJScopusPubMed
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- 40EURASIP Journal on Advances in Signal Processing3.9 cites/paper · Q2 · Springer Science+Business MediaOpen AccessDOAJScopusPubMed
“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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