A selection of Elsevier Computer Science journals*

Sorted by first decision

2017 time averages

Journal First decision Review speed First online

submission to submission to acceptance to
first decision in final decision in citable online in
weeks weeks weeks
Computer Law & Security Review: The International 1,24 1,71 7,89
Journal of Technology Law and Practice
Cognitive Systems Research 2,35 2,35 6,66
Biologically Inspired Cognitive Architectures 3,83 6,42 4,27
Digital Investigation 4,29 8,59 5,36
Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence 4,33 8,20 4,79
Big Data Research 4,47 4,47 0,45
Journal of Computer and System Sciences 4,47 4,74 7,24
Computers & Graphics 4,54 8,37 2,49
Journal of Computational Science 4,81 7,26 2,56
Graphical Models 5,11 8,93 2,51
Expert Systems With Applications 5,22 6,12 1,87
Microelectronics Reliability 5,43 10,89 4,61
International Journal of Approximate Reasoning 5,66 10,52 1,54
Medical Image Analysis 5,73 11,92 2,19
Integration, the VLSI Journal 6,37 10,43 2,15
Computerized Medical Imaging and Graphics 6,43 11,80 2,02
Advanced Engineering Informatics 6,52 14,48 4,65
Journal of Systems Architecture 6,56 11,80 2,24
Electronic Commerce Research and Applications 6,80 11,62 2,21
Computers & Security 6,96 10,90 2,04
Information and Software Technology 7,28 14,95 2,02
Vehicular Communications 7,31 9,46 2,08
Telematics and Informatics 7,70 11,07 2,15
Nano Communication Networks 7,94 8,80 2,66
Computer-Aided Design 8,16 14,79 2,20
Journal of Visual Languages and Computing 8,29 19,59 1,77
Pattern Recognition Letters 8,43 15,11 2,22
The Journal of Systems & Software 8,59 14,83 2,30
Healthcare 8,93 14,21 12,57
Computer Vision and Image Understanding 9,00 13,74 5,37
Neural Networks 9,05 15,27 1,77
Microelectronic Engineering 9,26 13,15 1,60
Artificial Intelligence 9,40 18,70 1,30
Performance Evaluation 9,47 15,65 2,03
Computers in Industry 9,55 17,35 4,82
Swarm and Evolutionary Computation 9,72 15,66 2,29
Physical Communication 9,79 16,86 2,20

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Source: https://www.elsevier.com/physical-sciences/fast-publication-in-computer-science, Last accessed: May 2nd, 2017
Pattern Recognition 10,16 15,81 1,82
Computers and Electrical Engineering 10,55 14,04 4,11
Journal of Visual Communication and Image 10,60 17,93 1,75
Representation
Neurocomputing 10,84 23,54 14,63
Information Systems 10,85 15,55 2,66
Knowledge-Based Systems 10,88 16,20 1,91
Journal of Network and Computer Applications 10,98 14,01 2,81
Computer Networks 11,24 17,79 2,80
Web Semantics: Science, Services and Agents on the 11,24 19,57 2,80
World Wide Web
Image and Vision Computing 11,78 17,41 2,05
Future Generation Computer Systems 11,96 19,53 2,73
Computer Communications 12,00 17,15 1,84
Optical Switching and Networking 12,17 18,02 2,61
Information Processing Letters 12,30 17,20 1,42
Ad Hoc Networks 12,49 17,24 1,92
Computer Speech & Language 12,72 22,18 2,20
Data & Knowledge Engineering 12,91 15,50 2,72
Robotics and Computer Integrated Manufacturing 13,34 16,67 4,92
International Journal of Human - Computer Studies 13,71 18,94 1,78
Microelectronics Journal 13,73 17,95 4,38
Pervasive and Mobile Computing 13,97 18,76 1,77
Journal of Information Security and Applications 14,40 20,38 8,16
Entertainment Computing 14,50 32,16 3,06
Computer Aided Geometric Design 14,69 23,18 3,32
Fuzzy Sets and Systems 14,86 24,75 1,40
Computer Languages, Systems & Structures 14,87 18,83 1,60
Displays 16,01 26,49 1,98
Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing 17,21 25,87 1,76
Science of Computer Programming 18,23 37,84 2,43
International Journal of Child-Computer Interaction 18,78 30,99 1,70
Parallel Computing 19,32 28,06 1,74
Microprocessors and Microsystems 19,55 28,85 2,09
Sustainable Computing: Informatics and Systems 19,65 27,34 2,40
Computer Science Review 20,63 22,06 3,60
Information Sciences 23,70 37,50 2,00
Theoretical Computer Science 24,18 35,00 3,09
Journal of Discrete Algorithms 27,55 42,17 1,77
Robotics and Autonomous Systems 27,89 36,18 2,22
International Journal of Critical Infrastructure 29,42 38,66 1,96
Protection
Computer Standards & Interfaces 41,77 51,69 2,31
 A selection of Elsevier Computer Science journals*
Sorted by review speed
2017 time averages

Journal First decision Review speed First online

submission to submission to acceptance to
first decision in final decision in citable online in
weeks weeks weeks
Computer Law & Security Review: The International
1,24 1,71 7,89
Journal of Technology Law and Practice
Cognitive Systems Research 2,35 2,35 6,66
Big Data Research 4,47 4,47 0,45
Journal of Computer and System Sciences 4,47 4,74 7,24
Expert Systems With Applications 5,22 6,12 1,87
Biologically Inspired Cognitive Architectures 3,83 6,42 4,27
Journal of Computational Science 4,81 7,26 2,56
Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence 4,33 8,20 4,79
Computers & Graphics 4,54 8,37 2,49
Digital Investigation 4,29 8,59 5,36
Nano Communication Networks 7,94 8,80 2,66
Graphical Models 5,11 8,93 2,51
Vehicular Communications 7,31 9,46 2,08
Integration, the VLSI Journal 6,37 10,43 2,15
International Journal of Approximate Reasoning 5,66 10,52 1,54
Microelectronics Reliability 5,43 10,89 4,61
Computers & Security 6,96 10,90 2,04
Telematics and Informatics 7,70 11,07 2,15
Electronic Commerce Research and Applications 6,80 11,62 2,21
Computerized Medical Imaging and Graphics 6,43 11,80 2,02
Journal of Systems Architecture 6,56 11,80 2,24
Medical Image Analysis 5,73 11,92 2,19
Microelectronic Engineering 9,26 13,15 1,60
Computer Vision and Image Understanding 9,00 13,74 5,37
Journal of Network and Computer Applications 10,98 14,01 2,81
Computers and Electrical Engineering 10,55 14,04 4,11
Healthcare 8,93 14,21 12,57
Advanced Engineering Informatics 6,52 14,48 4,65
Computer-Aided Design 8,16 14,79 2,20
The Journal of Systems & Software 8,59 14,83 2,30
Information and Software Technology 7,28 14,95 2,02
Pattern Recognition Letters 8,43 15,11 2,22
Neural Networks 9,05 15,27 1,77
Data & Knowledge Engineering 12,91 15,50 2,72
Information Systems 10,85 15,55 2,66
Performance Evaluation 9,47 15,65 2,03
Swarm and Evolutionary Computation 9,72 15,66 2,29
Pattern Recognition 10,16 15,81 1,82

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Source: https://www.elsevier.com/physical-sciences/fast-publication-in-computer-science, Last accessed: May 2nd, 2017
Knowledge-Based Systems 10,88 16,20 1,91

Robotics and Computer Integrated Manufacturing 13,34 16,67 4,92

Physical Communication 9,79 16,86 2,20
Computer Communications 12,00 17,15 1,84
Information Processing Letters 12,30 17,20 1,42
Ad Hoc Networks 12,49 17,24 1,92

Computers in Industry 9,55 17,35 4,82

Image and Vision Computing 11,78 17,41 2,05

Computer Networks 11,24 17,79 2,80
Journal of Visual Communication and Image
10,60 17,93 1,75
Representation
Microelectronics Journal 13,73 17,95 4,38
Optical Switching and Networking 12,17 18,02 2,61
Artificial Intelligence 9,40 18,70 1,30
Pervasive and Mobile Computing 13,97 18,76 1,77
Computer Languages, Systems & Structures 14,87 18,83 1,60
International Journal of Human - Computer Studies 13,71 18,94 1,78
Future Generation Computer Systems 11,96 19,53 2,73
Web Semantics: Science, Services and Agents on the
11,24 19,57 2,80
World Wide Web
Journal of Visual Languages and Computing 8,29 19,59 1,77
Journal of Information Security and Applications 14,40 20,38 8,16
Computer Science Review 20,63 22,06 3,60
Computer Speech & Language 12,72 22,18 2,20
Computer Aided Geometric Design 14,69 23,18 3,32
Neurocomputing 10,84 23,54 14,63
Fuzzy Sets and Systems 14,86 24,75 1,40
Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing 17,21 25,87 1,76
Displays 16,01 26,49 1,98
Sustainable Computing: Informatics and Systems 19,65 27,34 2,40
Parallel Computing 19,32 28,06 1,74
Microprocessors and Microsystems 19,55 28,85 2,09
International Journal of Child-Computer Interaction 18,78 30,99 1,70
Entertainment Computing 14,50 32,16 3,06
Theoretical Computer Science 24,18 35,00 3,09
Robotics and Autonomous Systems 27,89 36,18 2,22
Information Sciences 23,70 37,50 2,00
Science of Computer Programming 18,23 37,84 2,43
International Journal of Critical Infrastructure
29,42 38,66 1,96
Protection
Journal of Discrete Algorithms 27,55 42,17 1,77
 A selection of Elsevier Computer Science journals*
Sorted by first online
2017 time averages

Journal First decision Review speed First online

submission to submission to acceptance to
first decision in final decision in citable online in
weeks weeks weeks
Big Data Research 4,47 4,47 0,45
Artificial Intelligence 9,40 18,70 1,30
Fuzzy Sets and Systems 14,86 24,75 1,40
Information Processing Letters 12,30 17,20 1,42
International Journal of Approximate Reasoning 5,66 10,52 1,54
Microelectronic Engineering 9,26 13,15 1,60
Computer Languages, Systems & Structures 14,87 18,83 1,60
International Journal of Child-Computer Interaction 18,78 30,99 1,70
Parallel Computing 19,32 28,06 1,74
Journal of Visual Communication and Image
10,60 17,93 1,75
Representation
Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing 17,21 25,87 1,76
Neural Networks 9,05 15,27 1,77
Pervasive and Mobile Computing 13,97 18,76 1,77
Journal of Visual Languages and Computing 8,29 19,59 1,77
Journal of Discrete Algorithms 27,55 42,17 1,77
International Journal of Human - Computer Studies 13,71 18,94 1,78
Pattern Recognition 10,16 15,81 1,82
Computer Communications 12,00 17,15 1,84
Expert Systems With Applications 5,22 6,12 1,87
Knowledge-Based Systems 10,88 16,20 1,91
Ad Hoc Networks 12,49 17,24 1,92
International Journal of Critical Infrastructure
29,42 38,66 1,96
Protection
Displays 16,01 26,49 1,98
Information Sciences 23,70 37,50 2,00
Computerized Medical Imaging and Graphics 6,43 11,80 2,02
Information and Software Technology 7,28 14,95 2,02
Performance Evaluation 9,47 15,65 2,03
Computers & Security 6,96 10,90 2,04
Image and Vision Computing 11,78 17,41 2,05
Vehicular Communications 7,31 9,46 2,08
Microprocessors and Microsystems 19,55 28,85 2,09
Integration, the VLSI Journal 6,37 10,43 2,15
Telematics and Informatics 7,70 11,07 2,15
Medical Image Analysis 5,73 11,92 2,19
Computer-Aided Design 8,16 14,79 2,20
Physical Communication 9,79 16,86 2,20
Computer Speech & Language 12,72 22,18 2,20

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Source: https://www.elsevier.com/physical-sciences/fast-publication-in-computer-science, Last accessed: May 2nd, 2017
Electronic Commerce Research and Applications 6,80 11,62 2,21

Pattern Recognition Letters 8,43 15,11 2,22

Robotics and Autonomous Systems 27,89 36,18 2,22
Journal of Systems Architecture 6,56 11,80 2,24
Swarm and Evolutionary Computation 9,72 15,66 2,29
The Journal of Systems & Software 8,59 14,83 2,30

Computer Standards & Interfaces 41,77 51,69 2,31

Sustainable Computing: Informatics and Systems 19,65 27,34 2,40

Science of Computer Programming 18,23 37,84 2,43
Computers & Graphics 4,54 8,37 2,49
Graphical Models 5,11 8,93 2,51
Journal of Computational Science 4,81 7,26 2,56
Optical Switching and Networking 12,17 18,02 2,61
Nano Communication Networks 7,94 8,80 2,66
Information Systems 10,85 15,55 2,66
Data & Knowledge Engineering 12,91 15,50 2,72
Future Generation Computer Systems 11,96 19,53 2,73
Computer Networks 11,24 17,79 2,80
Web Semantics: Science, Services and Agents on the
11,24 19,57 2,80
World Wide Web
Journal of Network and Computer Applications 10,98 14,01 2,81
Entertainment Computing 14,50 32,16 3,06
Theoretical Computer Science 24,18 35,00 3,09
Computer Aided Geometric Design 14,69 23,18 3,32
Computer Science Review 20,63 22,06 3,60
Computers and Electrical Engineering 10,55 14,04 4,11
Biologically Inspired Cognitive Architectures 3,83 6,42 4,27
Microelectronics Journal 13,73 17,95 4,38
Microelectronics Reliability 5,43 10,89 4,61
Advanced Engineering Informatics 6,52 14,48 4,65
Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence 4,33 8,20 4,79
Computers in Industry 9,55 17,35 4,82
Robotics and Computer Integrated Manufacturing 13,34 16,67 4,92
Digital Investigation 4,29 8,59 5,36
Computer Vision and Image Understanding 9,00 13,74 5,37
Cognitive Systems Research 2,35 2,35 6,66
Journal of Computer and System Sciences 4,47 4,74 7,24
Computer Law & Security Review: The International
1,24 1,71 7,89
Journal of Technology Law and Practice
Journal of Information Security and Applications 14,40 20,38 8,16