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Open Computer Science

Walter de Gruyter GmbH · Germany · Est. 2011

ISSN2299-1093eISSN2299-1093
SJR Q3WOS ESCIScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
74
/ 100
High Trust
PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals
Score Breakdown
WoS ESCI56
✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18
Total74
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⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
25
weeks to publish · journal-reported
Slow · vs ~15 wk median
Q3
SJR Rank
Top 75% in field
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q3 · Scopus CiteScore 4.5. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei
0.313
H-Indexi
29
CiteScorei
4.5
SNIPi
0.771
Total Worksi
377
Total Citationsi
3,430
2yr Mean Citednessi
1.07
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The journal provides readers with free, instant, and permanent access to all content worldwide. The topics include (but are not limited to): Algorithms and Complexity Theory Operations Research Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence Trustworthy and Responsible AI Distributed and Parallel Computing Systems Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Computer Networks and Security Data Mining and Information Systems Human Computer Interaction Programming Languages Computing Systems and Software Engineering Evolutionary Computation and Fuzzy Systems Theoretical Computer Science Open Computer Science accepts submissions of research articles, reviews, and communications.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2011
Annual Volume~ 25 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications377
Publisher OrgDe Gruyter
OA Since2010
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Submission Info

APC Cost€1,050
Peer ReviewSingle-blind
Review Time~25 weeks
Acceptance Rate
OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes
📦 Long-term Preservation
Portico

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

11/12 · 92%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2299-1093 / 2299-1093
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Single-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
€1,050
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
Portico
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
Primary language documented?
English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Citations received
21
396
2019
53
611
2020
31
433
2021
35
347
2022
23
140
2023
27
56
2024
25
13
2025
11
0
2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Computer Science (miscellaneous)Q3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Computer Science, Theory & Methods

Scopus Categories

Computer Science (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Network Security and Intrusion DetectionSoftware Engineering ResearchAnomaly Detection Techniques and ApplicationsIoT and Edge/Fog ComputingNatural Language Processing TechniquesService-Oriented Architecture and Web ServicesAdvanced Software Engineering MethodologiesAdvanced Malware Detection TechniquesParallel Computing and Optimization TechniquesSemantic Web and Ontologies

Frequently asked questions about Open Computer Science

Is Open Computer Science a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Open Computer Science: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 74/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Open Computer Science?

Open Computer Science is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. As an open alternative, its Scopus CiteScore is 4.5.

Is Open Computer Science indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Open Computer Science is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Open Computer Science?

The journal provides readers with free, instant, and permanent access to all content worldwide. The topics include (but are not limited to): Algorithms and Complexity Theory Operations Research Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence Trustworthy and Responsible AI Distributed and Parallel Computing Systems Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Computer Networks and Security Data Mining and Information Systems Human Computer Interaction Programming Languages Computing Systems and Software Engineering Evolutionary Computation and Fuzzy Systems Theoretical Computer Science Open Computer S

How much does it cost to publish in Open Computer Science?

Open Computer Science charges an article processing charge (APC) of about €1,050 for open-access publication.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref