Computers
ISSN 2073-431x · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute · Switzerland · active 2011–2026
Metrics
- Best Scimago quartile (2025)
- Q1
- Cites per paper (2y)
- 5.4
- SJR
- 0.935
- h-index
- 73
“Cites per paper” is a two-year cited-by rate computed from OpenAlex. It is not a Clarivate Journal Impact Factor — we neither compute nor license that metric (how the two differ). Citation rates differ enormously between fields, so compare within a discipline. What the other figures mean: journal quartile, SJR, h-index and article processing charge.
Data as of 25 October 2026 (venue index build).
Scimago Journal Rank 2025
In the Scimago Journal Rank 2025 edition, Computers is Q1 in 1 of its 2 subject categories and Q2 in the other 1. Its best category quartile is Q1.
| Subject category | Quartile | Rank in category |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Networks and Communications | Q1 | #85 of 423 |
| Human-Computer Interaction | Q2 | #51 of 163 |
- Cites per document (2 years, Scopus)
- 7.85
- Documents indexed in 2025 (Scopus)
- 567
The quartile is the one Scimago prints for each category. Rank is the journal's position by SJR among the journals Scimago lists in that category (#1 is the highest); “—” means we hold no rank consistent with that quartile. The document count is what Scopus indexed that year, which can be lower than a journal's full output. Source: SCImago Journal Rank 2025 edition, from Scopus data (scimagojr.com, CC BY-NC).
Computers is Q1 in 1 of its 2 Scimago subject categories (2025 edition; best category Computer Networks and Communications: Q1, #85 of 423), with SJR 0.935 (Scimago) and an h-index of 73 (OpenAlex). Listed in DOAJ, Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed.
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Responding time
- Submission to first decision
- 15 days (median)Publisher-reported
- Submission to acceptance
- 36 days (median)Estimated from our library (144 papers)
- Acceptance to publication
- 4 days (median)Publisher-reported
- Submission to publication
- 41 days (median)Estimated from our library (144 papers)
Turnaround figures are indicative, not a guarantee: DOAJ values are self-reported by the journal (average weeks, submission to publication); library estimates are medians of the received/accepted dates printed in papers we hold. Editorial times vary by article type and season — confirm on the journal’s own site.
Indexing & access
- Indexed in
- DOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- Access status:
- gold. Where this comes from publisher-level signals rather than works-level data it is a heuristic — confirm on the journal’s own site, especially regarding any article processing charge.
Scope
Frequently asked
Is Computers a predatory journal?
Our screening does not flag Computers. That is not a guarantee of quality — it means the venue is not on Beall's archive (frozen since 2017) and does not match our name-pattern heuristic. It is listed in DOAJ, Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed, which is a positive signal.
Is Computers indexed in Scopus or Web of Science?
Per our venue index, Computers appears in: DOAJ, Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed. Index membership changes over time — confirm on the index's own site before relying on it.
What is the impact factor of Computers?
Papers in Computers are cited about 5.4 times each within two years of publication, and Scimago places it in Q1, with an h-index of 73. Those are the open equivalents: the Clarivate Journal Impact Factor is a proprietary metric we neither compute nor license, so we show the two-year citation rate and Scimago quartile instead — they answer the same question of how heavily the journal is cited. A citation rate is a property of a field as much as of a journal.
What Scimago quartile is Computers (Q1, Q2, Q3, or Q4)?
In the Scimago Journal Rank 2025 edition, Computers is Q1 in 1 of its 2 subject categories and Q2 in the other 1. By category: Computer Networks and Communications: Q1, #85 of 423; Human-Computer Interaction: Q2, #51 of 163. Its best category quartile is Q1. Quartiles split the journals in a subject category into four equal groups by SJR, so Q1 is the most-cited quarter and Q4 the least; Computers is cited about 5.4 times per paper over two years, with an h-index of 73.
What is the Web of Science (JCR) quartile of Computers?
The Web of Science quartile comes from Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports (JCR), a proprietary product we neither license nor compute — so we cannot state a JCR quartile for Computers. The open equivalent is its best Scimago quartile, Q1 in Computer Networks and Communications, derived from Scopus citation data. Because JCR ranks against Web of Science and Scimago against Scopus, the two can differ, so check Clarivate's site directly if you need the JCR quartile specifically.
Is Computers open access?
Our index records its access status as "gold". Where this is derived from publisher-level signals rather than works-level data it is a heuristic, so confirm on the journal's own site — particularly if an article processing charge matters to you.
How long does Computers take to publish a paper?
Submission to first decision for Computers takes about 15 days (median) — Publisher-reported. Treat it as indicative rather than a guarantee: editorial times vary by article type, reviewer availability and season, and a self-reported figure is the journal's own. We do not hold a peer-review acceptance rate for Computers.
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