Best open-access journals for Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
All 27 Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition journals, open-access only, ranked by Scimago quartile, then by how central Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition is to each journal, then 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).
- 1EURASIP Journal on Image and Video Processing5.3 cites/paper · Q2 · Springer NatureOpen AccessDOAJScopusPubMed
- 2Journal of Imaging3.7 cites/paper · Q2 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing InstituteOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 3IET Image Processing2.4 cites/paper · Q2 · Institution of Engineering and TechnologyOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 4IET Computer Vision2.3 cites/paper · Q2 · Institution of Engineering and TechnologyOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
- 5EURASIP Journal on Advances in Signal Processing3.9 cites/paper · Q2 · Springer Science+Business MediaOpen AccessDOAJScopusPubMed
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- 7Image Analysis & Stereology1.3 cites/paper · Q3 · Slovenian Society for Stereology and Quantitative Image AnalysisOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
- 8IEICE Transactions on Information and Systems0.6 cites/paper · Q3 · Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication EngineersOpen AccessScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 10The Journal of The Institute of Image Information and Television Engineers0.0 cites/paper · Q4Open AccessScopus
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- 12Journal of Korea Multimedia Society0.1 cites/paper · no Scimago quartile · Korea Multimedia SocietyOpen Access
- 13Drones5.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing InstituteOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 14Virtual Reality5.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business MediaOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 15Complex & Intelligent Systems4.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business MediaOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 16Journal of King Saud University - Computer and Information Sciences4.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 17Music Theory Online0.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Society for Music TheoryOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
- 18Journal of Intelligent Systems3.4 cites/paper · Q2 · IlmuKomputer.ComOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
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- 20Information Technology And Control1.5 cites/paper · Q2 · Kaunas University of TechnologyOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
- 21The International Arab Journal of Information Technology1.6 cites/paper · Q3 · Zarqa UniversityOpen AccessScopusWeb of Science
- 22International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems1.2 cites/paper · Q3 · SAGE PublishingOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 23Journal of Advanced Computational Intelligence and Intelligent Informatics0.9 cites/paper · Q3 · Fuji Technology Press Ltd.Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
- 24KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems0.7 cites/paper · Q3 · Korea Society of Internet InformationOpen AccessScopusWeb of Science
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- 26International Journal of Computer Applications0.4 cites/paper · no Scimago quartileOpen AccessPubMed
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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.