Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · 48 journals ranked · top 40 listed
Best open-access journals for Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
The top 40 of 48 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 17,500-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).
Data as of — the date our venue index was last rebuilt from OpenAlex and Scimago.
- 1Technologies5.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing InstituteOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 2EURASIP Journal on Image and Video Processing6.4 cites/paper · Q2 · Springer NatureOpen AccessDOAJScopusPubMed
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- 4Journal of Imaging4.3 cites/paper · Q2 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing InstituteOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 5IET Computer Vision3.3 cites/paper · Q2 · Institution of Engineering and TechnologyOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
- 6IET Image Processing3.0 cites/paper · Q2 · Institution of Engineering and TechnologyOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 7JOIV International Journal on Informatics Visualization1.4 cites/paper · Q2 · State Polytechnics of AndalasOpen AccessDOAJScopus
- 8EURASIP Journal on Advances in Signal Processing5.4 cites/paper · Q2 · Springer Science+Business MediaOpen AccessDOAJScopusPubMed
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- 10The International Arab Journal of Information Technology1.7 cites/paper · Q3 · Zarqa UniversityOpen AccessScopusWeb of Science
- 11Computer Optics1.6 cites/paper · Q3 · Samara National Research UniversityOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
- 12Image Analysis & Stereology1.4 cites/paper · Q3 · Slovenian Society for Stereology and Quantitative Image AnalysisOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
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- 14IEICE Transactions on Information and Systems0.7 cites/paper · Q3 · Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication EngineersOpen AccessScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 15The Journal of The Institute of Image Information and Television Engineers0.0 cites/paper · Q4Open AccessScopus
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- 17Advances in Multimedia0.6 cites/paper · no Scimago quartile · Hindawi Publishing CorporationOpen AccessDOAJWeb of Science
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- 19Computer Engineering and Applications Journal0.5 cites/paper · no Scimago quartile · Sriwijaya UniversityOpen Access
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- 21Journal of Korea Multimedia Society0.1 cites/paper · no Scimago quartile · Korea Multimedia SocietyOpen Access
- 22Drones6.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing InstituteOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 23IEEE Access6.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Institute of Electrical and Electronics EngineersOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 24AI6.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing InstituteOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 25Sensors5.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing InstituteOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 26Complex & Intelligent Systems5.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business MediaOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 27Journal of King Saud University - Computer and Information Sciences4.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 30IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing5.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Institute of Electrical and Electronics EngineersOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 32Journal of Intelligent Systems3.9 cites/paper · Q2 · IlmuKomputer.ComOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
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- 34Information Technology And Control1.8 cites/paper · Q2 · Kaunas University of TechnologyOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
- 35Frontiers in Computer Science4.8 cites/paper · Q2 · Frontiers MediaOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 37IAES International Journal of Artificial Intelligence1.3 cites/paper · Q3 · Institute of Advanced Engineering and Science (IAES)Open AccessScopus
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- 39Journal of Advances in Information Technology2.3 cites/paper · Q3Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
- 40International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications1.8 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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