journals

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ACM Computing Surveys

Publishes surveys and tutorials that synthesize research across computing. Useful for understanding a field’s established results and the directions emerging from its literature.

Association for Computing Machinery Fully open access
Impact factor (2025 JCR release)
28.0
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ACM Transactions on Intelligent Systems and Technology

Covers AI systems, their algorithms, and practical applications across disciplines. Emphasizes how intelligent components support perception, reasoning, learning, and action within larger systems.

Association for Computing Machinery Fully open access Topics: Intelligent systems, Applied AI algorithms, Systems integration
Impact factor (2025 JCR release)
6.6
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Artificial Intelligence (AIJ)

Research on advances across AI, including reasoning, learning, planning, and intelligent agents. Applied work must demonstrate a contribution to AI methods and evaluate its effectiveness.

Elsevier Hybrid open access Topics: AI foundations, Reasoning and planning, Learning methods, Multi-agent systems
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Artificial Intelligence Review

Research, surveys, and tutorials examining AI and cognitive science. Coverage includes assessments of algorithms and applications, alongside commentary on developments in these fields.

Springer Nature Fully open access Topics: AI research, Cognitive science, Survey articles, Methods evaluation
Impact factor (2025)
18.8
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Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence

Studies that develop AI methods for practical engineering problems. The journal emphasizes an identifiable AI contribution, a concrete engineering application, and evaluation using public datasets to support reproducibility.

Elsevier Hybrid open access Topics: Engineering AI, Industrial automation, Robotics, Fault diagnosis
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Expert Systems with Applications

Methods for building, evaluating, and deploying intelligent systems in business, public services, and engineering. Research spans expert systems, data mining, neural methods, and interacting agents.

Elsevier Hybrid open access Topics: Applied intelligent systems, Data mining, Knowledge management, Multi-agent methods
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Publishes extended surveys and tutorials on machine learning. Topics span learning theory, probabilistic methods, optimization, reinforcement learning, and applications.

Now Publishers Topics: Statistical learning, Probabilistic models, Reinforcement learning, Optimization
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IEEE Computational Intelligence Magazine

Presents computational intelligence research through tutorials, applied studies, and accounts of industrial use. Also covers development tools and education, with articles aimed at the society’s wider technical community.

IEEE Subscription access Topics: Computational intelligence applications, Industrial implementations, Design tools, Computational intelligence education
Impact factor (2025)
7.7
CiteScore (2025)
17.6
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IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems

Focuses on neural networks and related learning systems. Publishes research on their mathematical foundations, design, and use in applications.

IEEE Hybrid open access Topics: Neural network theory, Learning system design, Applications of learning systems
Impact factor (2025)
9.7
CiteScore (2025)
23.7
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IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence

Covers methods for interpreting images, recognizing patterns, and learning from visual data. Applications include medical imaging, visual search, document analysis, and recognition of faces and gestures.

IEEE Hybrid open access Topics: Computer vision, Pattern recognition, Image and video analysis, Machine learning
Impact factor (2025)
20.4
CiteScore (2025)
41.1
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International Journal of Intelligent Systems

Research and reviews on building and applying intelligent systems, spanning learning algorithms, coordinated agents, decision support, and the social consequences of AI.

Wiley Fully open access Topics: Intelligent systems, Machine learning, Agent coordination, Decision support
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Journal of Artificial Intelligence Research (JAIR)

JAIR covers AI broadly, from reasoning and planning to learning, language, and robotics. It publishes original studies, surveys, and shorter research notes for the AI research community.

AI Access Foundation Diamond open access (no author fees) Topics: AI foundations, Reasoning, Planning, Learning, Robotics
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Journal of Machine Learning Research (JMLR)

JMLR emphasizes advances in learning theory and methods, supported by analysis or reproducible experiments. Its scope requires a contribution to machine learning itself rather than an application of existing methods to another field.

JMLR, Inc. Diamond open access (no author fees) Topics: Learning theory, Learning algorithms, Evaluation methods, Research software
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Knowledge-Based Systems

AI methods and systems that help people make predictions and decisions. The journal combines theoretical work with practical implementations, covering knowledge engineering, learning, recommendation, and optimization.

Elsevier Hybrid open access Topics: Knowledge engineering, Machine learning, Recommender systems, Decision support
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Machine Learning (MLJ)

Machine Learning publishes work on learning algorithms, their applications, and research methodology. Contributions should explain the learning problem and provide evidence that other researchers can verify or reproduce.

Springer Nature Hybrid open access Topics: Learning algorithms, Reinforcement learning, Applications, Research methodology
Journal Impact Factor (2025)
4.9
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Nature Machine Intelligence

Research and reviews connecting AI, machine learning, and robotics with other scientific fields. The journal also examines how these technologies affect people, industry, and society.

Springer Nature Hybrid open access Topics: Machine learning, Robotics, AI for science, Societal impacts
Journal Impact Factor (2025)
29.8
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Neural Networks

Work connecting neural learning algorithms with mathematical analysis, models of cognition and the brain, and engineering applications. Submissions must place neural networks at the center of their contribution.

Elsevier Hybrid open access Topics: Neural learning, Computational neuroscience, Cognitive modeling, Mathematical analysis
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Science Robotics

Science Robotics covers advances in robotic technology and the ethical, social, and policy questions raised by their development and use.

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Subscription Topics: Robotic systems, Ethics, Robotics policy
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