Journal profile · ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC
Advances in Radio Science
ISSN 1684-9965 · eISSN 1684-9973 · Copernicus Publications · Germany
Advances in Radio Science: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 45 weeks (community reports); 12 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Advances in Radio Science is published by Copernicus Publications and is in Zone 4 of Engineering in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Electromagnetic Compatibility and Measurements, Electromagnetic Compatibility and Noise Suppression and Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit Design, together about 25.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Electrical and Electronic Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Description The Kleinheubacher Tagung is the German forum of the URSI, which is intended for the presentation of advances and developments in radio science and related fields. This annual conference invites scientists with a range of different backgrounds within the areas of electromagnetic fields and waves, telecommunications, its associated systems and components, and signal processing to present the results of their research and engage in discussion. Hide
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC
Editor-in-chief Ludger Klinkenbusch Christian-Albrechts-UniversitätPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Germany 12 (12 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Electromagnetic Compatibility and MeasurementsEngineering10.8%
- Electromagnetic Compatibility and Noise SuppressionEngineering9.2%
- Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit DesignEngineering5.2%
- Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamicsPhysics and Astronomy5.1%
- Microwave and Dielectric Measurement TechniquesEngineering5.1%
- Antenna Design and AnalysisEngineering4.5%
- Microwave Engineering and WaveguidesEngineering4.5%
- Electromagnetic Scattering and AnalysisPhysics and Astronomy4.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.25LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.64LetPub ·
- h-index
- 29OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 143OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.56OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 11LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 922 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| 2024 | 9 | 9 | 30 |
| 2023 | 28 | 28 | 100 |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
| 2021 | 24 | 24 | 92 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 45 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 45 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Unspecified peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 210 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | EUR 210 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 210 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Code availability, Data availability, License & copyright, Preprints
- AI use
Authors must describe the usage of AI tools used to generate (parts of) the manuscript either in the Methods section or the Acknowledgements. Model summary
Should you have used AI tools to generate (parts of) your manuscript, please describe the usage either in the Methods section or the Acknowledgements
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Code availability
Authors are encouraged to deposit software, algorithms, and model code in FAIR-aligned repositories/archives, cite them using the received DOI, and include a "Code availability" or "Code and data availability" section in the manuscript. Model summary
Authors are encouraged to deposit software, algorithms, and model code in FAIR-aligned repositories/archives whenever possible. These research outputs are then cited in the manuscript using the received DOI and included in the reference list. The manuscript must then include a section entitled "Code availability" or, in the case of data and code, "Code and data availability".
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Authors are requested to deposit research data in reliable FAIR-aligned data repositories that assign persistent identifiers (preferably DOIs), cite data sets in the text and reference list, and include a "Data availability" statement at the end of the manuscript before the acknowledgements. Model summary
Authors are requested to follow our data policy including the deposit of research data (i.e. the material necessary to validate the research findings) that correspond to journal articles in reliable FAIR-aligned data repositories that assign persistent identifiers (preferably digital object identifiers (DOIs)).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License Model summary
All site content, except where otherwise noted, is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Authors can upload video supplements and/or video abstracts relating to their accepted article; the video must be registered in the AV Portal of TIB Hannover, which issues a DOI within about three days. Model summary
In collaboration with the German National Library of Science and Technology (TIB), Copernicus Publications provides authors with the possibility of uploading video supplements and/or video abstracts relating to their accepted article.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Copernicus Publications
- Country or region
- Germany
- Language
- English, German
- ISSN
- 1684-9965
- Electronic ISSN
- 1684-9973
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Advances in Radio Science
What CAS zone is Advances in Radio Science in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Advances in Radio Science is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Engineering, Electrical & Electronic. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Advances in Radio Science?
Authors report an average review time of about 45 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Where are the editorial board members of Advances in Radio Science based?
Of the 12 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Germany (12). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Advances in Radio Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Advances in Radio Science is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Advances in Radio Science open access, and what is the APC?
Advances in Radio Science is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .