Journal rankings · indicator year 2003
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Subfield ranking · 2003
Computer Networks and Communications journal rankings 2003
59 ranked journals · Subfield in Computer Science
Computer Networks and Communications has 59 ranked journals in 2003. Its median journal scores above the world average: OJR 1.06 against 1.00, up 0.04 on 2002. A journal needs OJR 2.60 to reach Q1. The top three are ACM Transactions on Information and System Security, IEEE Personal Communications, and ACM Transactions on Computer Systems.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2003. Journal access status and listed APC: source snapshot September 23, 2026.
Journals whose main subfield sits in this category and that published at least 30 citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) in 2000–2002, the window the 2003 score is computed on.
The OpenJournalRank Indicator (OJR) is a free, publicly available metric of a journal’s field-normalized citation impact, computed from open OpenAlex citation data. It compares citations to a journal’s papers from the previous three years with the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so 1.00 is the world average and values can be compared across fields. It is computed with the NCI3 method.
The middle OJR among ranked journals in this category: half score higher, half lower. 1.00 is the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type.
The dot is this category, the solid tick is the median of all ranked journals and the dashed line is the world average.
Share of ranked journals in this category that are fully open access, so every paper is free to read. Hybrid journals, which sell subscriptions and open single papers for a fee, are not counted.
Median list price of the article processing charge, in US dollars, among ranked journals in this category that list a price above zero. Journals with a listed APC of $0 and journals with no known price are left out of this median. The At a glance table below gives a second median that includes the $0 prices.
Subfields of Computer Science (11)
- Artificial Intelligence172
- Information Systems74
- Computational Theory and Mathematics72
- Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition60
- Computer Networks and Communications59
- Computer Science Applications10
- Human-Computer Interaction10
- Hardware and Architecture9
- Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design8
- Signal Processing6
- Software2
59 ranked journals
Filters
Rank is the position by OJR within the list on screen; 1 is the highest. | OJR is field-normalized 3-year citation impact: 1.00 is the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so values compare across fields. The badge is the journal’s quartile in this list. | Citations per paper over a two-year window, counted from OpenAlex. It is not field-normalized, so compare it only between journals of the same field. ▲ or ▼ is the change from 2002. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 2000–2002, the window the 2003 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 2000–2002 papers that are free to read in any open-access form. The green OA tag next to a title marks a fully open-access journal. | List price of the article processing charge in US dollars. “$0 listed” means the listed price is zero; a dash means no price is listed. | The line is the journal’s OJR from 2000 to 2003. | Compare |
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1ACM Transactions on Information and System SecurityAssociation for Computing Machinery · United States | 14.33Q1 | 7.83 1.47 up from 2002 | 42 | 0% | — | ||
2IEEE Personal CommunicationsInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers · United States | 10.04Q1 | 9.77 3.31 up from 2002 | 94 | 0% | — | ||
3ACM Transactions on Computer SystemsAssociation for Computing Machinery · United States | 9.37Q1 | 8.81 2.27 up from 2002 | 38 | 23% | — | ||
4IEEE NetworkInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers · United States | 8.78Q1 | 5.59 1.11 down from 2002 | 144 | 6% | $2,995 | ||
5IEEE/ACM Transactions on NetworkingInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers · United States | 7.98Q1 | 6.61 0.39 up from 2002 | 203 | 5% | $2,495 | ||
6The International Journal of High Performance Computing ApplicationsSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 7.21Q1 | 6.90 2.68 up from 2002 | 87 | 3% | $4,400 | ||
7ACM Transactions on Database SystemsAssociation for Computing Machinery · United States | 6.95Q1 | 4.92 0.44 down from 2002 | 36 | 6% | — | ||
8ACM SIGCOMM Computer Communication ReviewAssociation for Computing Machinery · United States | 6.38Q1 | 2.85 3.36 down from 2002 | 200 | 2% | — | ||
9ACM SIGMOD RecordAssociation for Computing Machinery · United States | 6.01Q1 | 3.59 0.01 up from 2002 | 302 | 13% | — | ||
10IBM Systems JournalInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers · United States | 4.66Q1 | 4.40 1.48 up from 2002 | 177 | 2% | — | ||
11Wireless NetworksSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 4.61Q1 | 4.74 2.52 up from 2002 | 140 | 6% | $3,290 | ||
12IEEE Data(base) Engineering BulletinPublisher not listed | 4.13Q1 | 2.70 0.80 down from 2002 | 31 | 0% | — | ||
13Computer NetworksElsevier BV · Netherlands | 4.02Q1 | 2.58 0.56 down from 2002 | 454 | 6% | $2,460 | ||
14International Journal of Cooperative Information SystemsWorld Scientific · Singapore | 2.73Q1 | 2.23 0.46 up from 2002 | 59 | 5% | — | ||
15IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed SystemsInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers · United States | 2.60Q1 | 2.46 0.53 up from 2002 | 279 | 7% | $2,645 | ||
16ACM SIGOPS Operating Systems ReviewAssociation for Computing Machinery · United States | 2.47Q2 | 3.24 2.81 up from 2002 | 187 | 3% | — | ||
17Concurrency and Computation Practice and ExperienceWiley · United Kingdom | 2.24Q2 | 2.02 0.65 up from 2002 | 152 | 8% | $5,140 | ||
18IEEE ConcurrencyInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers · United States | 2.03Q2 | —no 2002 value | 51 | — | — | ||
19Distributed ComputingSpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 1.89Q2 | 1.09 0.47 up from 2002 | 143 | 0% | $3,490 | ||
20ConstraintsSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 1.84Q2 | 1.47 0.16 up from 2002 | 49 | 10% | $3,090 | ||
21ACM SIGMOBILE Mobile Computing and Communications ReviewAssociation for Computing Machinery · United States | 1.75Q2 | 1.79 1.02 up from 2002 | 105 | 6% | — | ||
22Journal of Network and Computer ApplicationsElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.72Q2 | 0.47 1.03 down from 2002 | 74 | 3% | $3,120 | ||
23Cluster ComputingSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 1.69Q2 | 2.40 1.51 up from 2002 | 126 | 2% | $3,190 | ||
24ComputingSpringer Science+Business Media · Austria | 1.52Q2 | 1.08 0.24 up from 2002 | 125 | 22% | $3,290 | ||
25Journal of Parallel and Distributed ComputingElsevier BV · United States | 1.44Q2 | 1.26 0.09 up from 2002 | 282 | 3% | $3,250 | ||
26Future Generation Computer SystemsElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.40Q2 | 1.24 0.11 up from 2002 | 260 | 4% | $3,000 | ||
27Performance EvaluationElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.38Q2 | 1.11 0.26 up from 2002 | 254 | 5% | $2,540 | ||
28Computer CommunicationsElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.32Q2 | 1.28 0.13 up from 2002 | 558 | 3% | $2,620 | ||
29Software FocusWiley · United Kingdom | 1.08Q2 | 1.26 0.78 up from 2002 | 48 | — | — | ||
30Concurrency Practice and ExperienceWiley · United States | 1.06Q2 | —no 2002 value | 111 | — | — | ||
31ACM SIGMETRICS Performance Evaluation ReviewAssociation for Computing Machinery · United States | 0.89Q3 | 0.62 0.27 down from 2002 | 214 | 0% | — | ||
32Journal of High Speed NetworksIOS Press · Netherlands | 0.84Q3 | 0.82 0.05 down from 2002 | 65 | 0% | $4,150 | ||
33The Journal of SupercomputingSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 0.80Q3 | 0.96 0.41 up from 2002 | 140 | 3% | $3,290 | ||
34International Journal of Parallel Emergent and Distributed SystemsTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 0.76Q3 | 0.53 0.72 down from 2002 | 59 | 0% | — | ||
35Cybernetics & SystemsTaylor & Francis · United States | 0.72Q3 | 0.63 0.07 up from 2002 | 135 | 5% | — | ||
36Journal of Network and Systems ManagementSpringer Science+Business Media · United States | 0.72Q3 | 0.70 0.26 up from 2002 | 85 | 0% | $3,090 | ||
37BT Technology JournalSpringer Science+Business Media · United Kingdom | 0.71Q3 | 0.64 0.17 up from 2002 | 202 | 2% | — | ||
38IEE Proceedings - CommunicationsInstitution of Engineering and Technology · United Kingdom | 0.68Q3 | 0.55no change | 173 | 3% | — | ||
39International Journal of Wireless Information NetworksSpringer Science+Business Media · United States | 0.66Q3 | 0.73 0.27 up from 2002 | 60 | 5% | $3,190 | ||
40Parallel Processing LettersWorld Scientific · Singapore | 0.60Q3 | 0.69 0.24 up from 2002 | 145 | 2% | — | ||
41PPSCPublisher not listed | 0.56Q3 | 0.53 0.14 up from 2002 | 46 | — | — | ||
42Bulletin of the European Association for Theoretical Computer ScienceEuropean Association for Theoretical Computer Science | 0.54Q3 | 0.81 0.24 up from 2002 | 30 | 0% | — | ||
43International Journal of Network ManagementWiley · United Kingdom | 0.53Q3 | 0.53 0.21 up from 2002 | 123 | 17% | $2,490 | ||
44Intelligent Automation & Soft ComputingTaylor & Francis · United States | 0.51Q3 | 0.21 0.25 down from 2002 | 76 | 4% | — | ||
45Annals of TelecommunicationsSpringer Nature · France | 0.47Q3 | 0.44 0.19 up from 2002 | 195 | 6% | $2,890 | ||
46IEEE Distributed Systems OnlineIEEE Computer Society · United States | 0.47Q4 | 0.30 0.05 up from 2002 | 95 | 0% | — | ||
47Simulation Modelling Practice and TheoryElsevier BV · Netherlands | 0.45Q4 | 0.23no 2002 value | 31 | 5% | $2,890 | — | |
48Journal of Interconnection NetworksWorld Scientific · Singapore | 0.43Q4 | 0.57 0.36 up from 2002 | 78 | 3% | — | ||
49Proceedings of the ... International Symposium on Parallel Architectures, Algorithms, and Networks (ISPAN)Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers · United States | 0.38Q4 | 0.12no 2002 value | 57 | — | — | — | |
50Datenbank-SpektrumSpringer Science+Business Media | 0.29Q4 | 0.16 0.07 down from 2002 | 32 | 0% | $3,190 |
Subfields of Computer Science, with Computer Networks and Communications highlighted.
- Artificial Intelligence172
- Information Systems74
- Computational Theory and Mathematics72
- Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition60
- Computer Networks and Communications59
- Computer Science Applications10
- Human-Computer Interaction10
- Hardware and Architecture9
- Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design8
- Signal Processing6
- Software2
Journals
Citations made in 2003. Corpus-wide, 70.2% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
22 additional Computer Networks and Communications journals with metrics are unranked under this release’s eligibility rules: a journal needs at least 30 citable documents in 2000–2002, at least 80% of them with a subfield, and a positive world-average expectation. Ranks are within the whole category; filters hide rows without re-ranking. OJR excludes self-citations.
At a glance
Indicator year: 2003. Publication window: 2000–2002. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 59
- Window papers (baseline)
- 35,185 +29.6% from indicator year 2000
- Median OJR
- 1.064 +32.0% from indicator year 2000
- Rising journals (2025)
- 7
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 2000–2002 in all journals of the world-average baseline, including non-core journals, counted by each paper’s own subfield. They are not the papers of the ranked journals alone.
| Measure | Year series | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranked journals | 53 | 54 | 58 | 59 | 63 | 64 | 69 | 81 | 92 | 98 | 100 | 99 | 107 | 115 | 123 | 129 | 129 | 131 | 132 | 137 | 130 | 126 | 125 | 121 | 121 | 122 | |
| Window papers (baseline) | 27,154 | 28,966 | 31,457 | 35,185 | 39,729 | 45,490 | 52,804 | 60,944 | 68,398 | 74,965 | 79,694 | 84,853 | 89,600 | 94,197 | 96,715 | 99,336 | 98,299 | 95,314 | 90,549 | 89,069 | 90,921 | 92,425 | 92,901 | 89,675 | 87,701 | 90,445 | |
| Median OJR | 0.806 | 1.20 | 1.02 | 1.064 | 0.93 | 1.10 | 1.08 | 1.33 | 1.24 | 1.28 | 1.26 | 1.18 | 1.059 | 0.95 | 0.83 | 0.76 | 0.814 | 0.670 | 0.73 | 0.55 | 0.61 | 0.74 | 0.673 | 0.77 | 0.86 | 0.85 |
How to read these rankings
- OJR, the OpenJournalRank Indicator
- A field-normalized 3-year citation impact, computed from OpenAlex with the NCI3 method. It divides the citations a journal’s papers received by the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so 1.00 is the world average and 2.00 means twice as many citations as expected. Because it is normalized, it can be compared across fields. Read the methodology
- Quartiles
- Q1 to Q4 split the ranked journals of the list you are viewing into four equal groups by OJR. A journal’s quartile depends on the list: the same journal can be Q1 in its subfield and Q2 among all journals.
- Impact factor (2-year)
- Citations per paper over a two-year window, counted from OpenAlex. It is easy to compare with familiar impact factors but is not field-normalized, so compare it only within a field. It is not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. Why it differs from the Journal Impact Factor
- Rank ranges
- Each rank in the latest year carries a likely range from 1,000 resamples of the journal’s papers. Where two journals’ ranges overlap, the data cannot tell them apart, so treat neighbouring ranks as ties.