INFOCOMP Journal of Computer Science is an international peer-reviewed

Peer review

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 quarterly scientific journal

Scientific journal

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. The areas of interest covered are artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence is the intelligence of machines and the branch of computer science that aims to create it. AI textbooks define the field as "the study and design of intelligent agents" where an intelligent agent is a system that perceives its environment and takes actions that maximize its...

, combinatorial optimization

Combinatorial optimization

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 and meta-heuristics

Metaheuristic

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, computer graphics

Computer graphics

Computer graphics are graphics created using computers and, more generally, the representation and manipulation of image data by a computer with help from specialized software and hardware....

, image processing

Image processing

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 and virtual reality

Virtual reality

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, database

Database

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s, graphs

Graph (data structure)

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, applied mathematics

Applied mathematics

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 and theory of computation

Theory of computation

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, hypermedia

Hypermedia

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 and multimedia

Multimedia

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, information system

Information system

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s, information technology

Information technology

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 in education

Education

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, and software engineering

Software engineering

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Publication

INFOCOMP Journal of Computer Science is published by the Department of Computer Science of the Federal University of Lavras, in Minas Gerais

Minas Gerais

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, Brazil

Brazil

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. The journal is published quarterly, in March, June, September and December, in both online and print versions. The online version is published as open access. All previous issues are accessible online.

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is indexed in the Directory of Open Access Journals

Directory of Open Access Journals

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, Inspec

Inspec

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, Qualis-Capes, and others.