About the Journal

As a scholarly journal, Interacting with Computers publishes original work from all areas of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), pushing forward HCI theories, methods, and practices.

Research areas considered by the journal include (but are not limited to):

• User experience and usability

• Interaction design and user interface design

• Ethical and societal implications of HCI

• User research, prototyping, or evaluation methods

• Human-Computer Interaction for specific domains (e.g., healthcare, work, education, transportation)

• User-centered design for specific user groups (e.g., children, older adults)

• Emerging Technologies and Interfaces (e.g., mobile and ubiquitous computing, Virtual/Augmented/Mixed/Extended reality, Conversational user interfaces, tangible user interfaces and physical computing)

• Human-robot interaction

• Privacy, security and trust in HCI

• Social and Collaborative Computing

• Human-centered AI

While the areas of interest in HCI are constantly evolving as new technologies emerge, the primary message of most articles involves information about the interaction between humans and computers, and the implications for the design or evaluation of interactive systems, products, and services.

The journal mainly publishes original empirical work, whose contributions are assessed on criteria of significance, originality, validity, and presentation quality. As part of its dedication to fostering a diverse scholarly expression within the HCI community, IwC actively promotes various forms of academic contributions: full and short papers (which includes critical literature reviews), and critical essays (labelled ‘provocations’).

Note that if your paper primarily concerns the psychological impact of computer use, or uses a framing from another discipline than HCI (e.g., media and communication, information science, marketing, business management) without a central consideration for the interaction and the use of relevant literature in HCI, other journals are likely to be a better fit. If you are uncertain about the suitability of your paper for IwC, we kindly invite you to submit an abstract to the Editor in Chief for further evaluation and guidance.

Interacting with Computers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Human-Computer Interaction, is an official publication of BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT and the Interaction Specialist Group. For information on the BCS interaction Specialist Group, please see: http://www.bcs.org/category/14296 and http://www.bcs.org/category/17104

OUP has Read and Publish agreements with institutions and consortia which provide funding for Open Access publication.  This means authors from participating institutions can publish Open Access, and the institution will pay the charge. Please see here for a list of eligible institutions.

New Submission Types

Interacting with Computers publishes a range of article types including:

• Research papers: substantial theoretical or empirical contributions. Long (7,000-12,000 words) or short (3,000-5,000 words).

• Provocations: short pieces (3,000-5,000 words) that tackle timely, difficult, or controversial issues in HCI. Relying on argument and personal position, they should be well-grounded in previous HCI work, well-argued and well-supported by evidence.

• Pictorials: rely heavily on visual elements such as diagrams, sketches, illustrations, photograph, or collages, in addition to text, to convey research ideas and contributions.

• State-of-the-Art Reviews: comprehensive reviews or meta-analyses that critically assess and synthesize existing HCI literature and research.

• Case studies: describe and reflect on how an HCI related problem was addressed.

Impact Factor and Ranking

This information is taken from the Journal Citation Reports™ from Clarivate, 2024, published annually as part of the Science Citation Index by ISI.