Computers

Computers is a monthly open access journal launched in 2012 by MDPI in Basel that covers computer science and engineering from artificial intelligence and software to networks and hardware, with a 2025 Journal Impact Factor of 5.2, up 23.8 per cent from 4.2, and a Q2 place among interdisciplinary computer science titles.《计算机》（Computers）由（MDPI）于 2012 年在巴塞尔创刊，月刊，开放获取，覆盖从人工智能、软件到网络与硬件的计算机科学与工程，2025 年影响因子 5.2，较 4.2 增长 23.8%，在计算机跨学科应用类别位列 Q2。

Scope

• The journal covers computer science and engineering as a whole, publishing theoretical work alongside applied system-building studies.本刊覆盖计算机科学与工程整体，既刊理论工作，也刊应用系统构建研究。
• Artificial intelligence and machine learning, from algorithms and models to their deployment in real systems.人工智能与机器学习，从算法与模型到在真实系统中的部署。
• Computer hardware and architecture, including processor design, embedded platforms and high-performance computing.计算机硬件与体系结构，包括处理器设计、嵌入式平台与高性能计算。
• Software development and programming, covering languages, engineering methods and tooling.软件开发与编程，涵盖编程语言、工程方法与工具链。
• Computer networks and the internet, with work on protocols, wireless systems, edge and cloud infrastructure.计算机网络与互联网，涉及协议、无线系统以及边缘与云基础设施。
• Information systems and applications, together with data storage and data management.信息系统与应用，以及数据存储与数据管理。
• Security and information protection, human-computer interaction and virtualisation complete the scope, and survey articles are welcome in every area.范围还包括安全与信息保护、人机交互与虚拟化，各方向均欢迎综述文章。

History

• The title was launched in 2012 by MDPI as an online-only journal carrying the single ISSN 2073-431X.本刊 2012 年由（MDPI）创办，纯在线出版，仅使用一个刊号（2073-431X）。
• It publishes one volume a year, volume 14 in 2025 and volume 15 in 2026, in monthly issues whose papers carry article numbers rather than page ranges.每年出版一卷，2025 年为第 14 卷，2026 年为第 15 卷，按月出期，论文以文章编号而非页码定位。
• It is indexed in Scopus, the Emerging Sources Citation Index, Ei Compendex since April 2025, Inspec and dblp.本刊被（Scopus）、（Emerging Sources Citation Index）收录，2025 年 4 月起进入（Ei Compendex），并为（Inspec）与（dblp）索引。
• The 2025 Journal Impact Factor is 5.2, a rise of 23.8 per cent on 4.2 in 2024, with a CiteScore of 7.5 and a rank of 57 of 185 in computer science, interdisciplinary applications.2025 年影响因子为 5.2，较 2024 年的 4.2 上升 23.8%，CiteScore 为 7.5，在计算机跨学科应用类别排名 57/185。
• All content is open access under CC BY 4.0 and financed by article processing charges rather than subscriptions.全部内容以（CC BY 4.0）开放获取，经费来自文章处理费而非订阅。

Editors

• Paolo Bellavista, full professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Bologna, is editor in chief.主编为（Paolo Bellavista），博洛尼亚大学计算机科学与工程系正教授。
• His own research field is distributed and mobile systems, which places the journal's editorial centre of gravity in networked and pervasive computing.其研究方向为分布式与移动系统，刊物的编辑重心也落在网络化与普适计算。
• An international editorial board works with guest editors who assemble special issues on topics such as AI-driven innovation, networking and human-robot interaction.国际编委会与客座编辑合作，组织人工智能驱动创新、网络与人机交互等主题的特刊。
• Peer review follows MDPI's single-blind model, and the publisher reports about 17 days to a first decision and under four days from acceptance to publication.评审采用（MDPI）的单盲模式，出版方公布初审约 17 天，录用至发表不足 4 天。
• Research articles and reviews dominate, and authors are expected to report methods and data in enough detail for results to be reproduced.研究论文与综述为主体，作者须充分交代方法与数据，使结果可被复现。
• Special issue proposals are invited through the editorial office, and accepted papers are posted individually rather than held for an issue.特刊提案经编辑部征集，录用论文单篇上线而不待整期凑齐。