About the Journal
The Computer Journal is one of the longest-established journals serving all branches of the academic computer science community, and its aims is to publish any new research advancing the discipline of Computing Science. It currently consists of four sections:
Section A: Computer Science Theory, Methods and Tools
Section A has as its primary focus research within the theory, software and system architectures that are central to computer science. Broadly speaking, Section A covers areas of research within the CCS under: computer systems organization; software and its engineering; theory of computation; design and analysis of algorithms; and mathematics of computing (primarily discrete mathematics).
Section B: Computer and Communications Networks and Systems
Section B focuses on new technologies relating to computer and communications networks and related systems. Section B covers areas of research within the CCS under: Networks. Potential authors should note that the focus is specifically on computing-related aspects, and so papers relating to radio and telecommunication issues are out of scope.
Section C: Computational Intelligence, Machine Learning and Data Analytics
Section C focuses on theoretical and experimental contributions in machine learning including, but not restricted to, neural networks, genetic algorithms, fuzzy and neuro-fuzzy logic, swarm intelligence and intelligent systems. The section seeks high quality submissions reporting primarily on new computational architectures, learning theories and techniques, biological life modelling, pattern recognition and on interdisciplinary topics with artificial intelligence and artificial life. The section will consider submissions reporting on new methodologies and their formal evaluation in one or more of the above areas, if these produce results that validate non-trivial contributions in computer science research and do not just serve to repurpose one or more existing methods. The section will also consider submissions on intelligent systems applications if they seek to make a non-trivial contribution in one or more of the above areas and where the application area falls strictly within computer science, for example, data mining, digital games, extended reality. Authors considering submission of a survey type of article may wish to consider first the journal’s author guidelines on survey articles.
Section D: Security in Computer Systems and Networks
The main focus of Section D is the provision of security and privacy in computer systems and networks, and contributions are welcome across all the main technical areas of information security and privacy. Please note that the journal does not consider papers focusing on fundamental and mathematical aspects of cryptography (including the proposal of related schemes and primitives, or the presentation of attacks against them), which would be more appropriately targeted toward more specialised journals. We remain interested in submissions relating to applied cryptography (i.e. considering how cryptographic methods and tools are put to use in wider security and privacy contexts).
Impact Factor and Ranking
| Year | Impact Factor | Si: Computer Science, Information Systems | Si: Computer Science, Software Engineering | Si: Computer Science, Theory & Methods | Si: Computer Science, Hardware & Architecture |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.5 | 173 out of 249 | 46 out of 59 | ||
| 2021 | 1.762 | 134 out of 164 | 71 out of 110 | 58 out of 109 | 41 out of 54 |
| 2020 | 1.494 | 132 out of 161 | 70 out of 108 | 60 out of 110 | 38 out of 53 |
| 2019 | 1.077 | 132 out of 156 | 83 out of 108 | 71 out of 108 | 47 out of 53 |
| 2018 | 0.980 | 130 out of 155 | 82 out of 107 | 69 out of 104 | 43 out of 52 |
| 2017 | 0.792 | 131 out of 148 | 85 out of 104 | 75 out of 103 | 47 out of 52 |
| 2016 | 0.711 | 130 out of 146 | 89 out of 106 | 84 out of 104 | 45 out of 52 |
| 2015 | 1.000 | 85 out of 143 | 53 out of 106 | 53 out of 105 | 27 out of 51 |
| 2014 | 0.787 | 92 out of 139 | 66 out of 104 | 61 out of 102 | 29 out of 50 |
| 2013 | 0.888 | 82 out of 135 | 59 out of 105 | 44 out of 102 | 27 out of 50 |
| 2012 | 0.755 | 80 out of 132 | 69 out of 105 | 56 out of 100 | 33 out of 50 |
| 2011 | 0.785 | 83 out of 133 | 60 out of 103 | 45 out of 99 | 30 out of 50 |
| 2010 | 1.327 | 54 out of 126 | 30 out of 99 | 34 out of 97 | 15 out of 48 |
| 2009 | 1.394 | 50 out of 116 | 36 out of 93 | 17 out of 49 | |
| 2008 | 1.000 | 57 out of 99 | 47 out of 86 | 25 out of 45 | |
| 2007 | 0.880 | 41 out of 92 | 39 out of 84 | 20 out of 45 | |
| 2006 | 0.593 | 63 out of 87 | 55 out of 82 | 26 out of 44 |
This information is taken from the Journal Citation Reports (Source Clarivate, 2024), published annually as part of the Science Citation Index by ISI.
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