Journal profile · Telecommunications
Bell Labs Technical Journal
ISSN 1089-7089 · eISSN 1538-7305 · John Wiley and Sons Inc. · UNITED STATES · Quarterly · Founded 1996
Bell Labs Technical Journal: impact factor 0; subscription journal; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; flagged on an early-warning list or for an indexing change: check before submitting; the journal's website says it has ceased publication.
The journal's website says it has ceased publication: This title ceased publication in 2020. Source ↗Publisher website ·
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Bell Labs Technical Journal is published by John Wiley and Sons Inc.. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are IPv6, Mobility, Handover, Networks, Security, Mobile Agent-Based Network Management and Wireless Communication Networks Research, together about 31% of its articles. Its main subfields are Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Computer Networks and Communications. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Bell Labs Technical Journal highlights results of research Bell Labs is undertaking aimed at solving the current challenges in information and communications technology (ICT), and finding solutions that are 10x better than those available today. Articles and papers are written by Nokia Bell Labs researchers, scientists, engineers, and technologists.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Telecommunications
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- IPv6, Mobility, Handover, Networks, SecurityEngineering12.2%
- Mobile Agent-Based Network ManagementComputer Science9.8%
- Wireless Communication Networks ResearchComputer Science9%
- Network Traffic and Congestion ControlComputer Science7.1%
- Service-Oriented Architecture and Web ServicesComputer Science6.5%
- Advanced Optical Network TechnologiesEngineering6.5%
- Optical Network TechnologiesEngineering4.5%
- Advanced Wireless Network OptimizationEngineering3.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
Indexed in: no record yet.
Early warning / risk: Marked as ceased in SCIE on 21 February 2024. CAS Early Warning Journal List: not listed in any of 6 editions.LetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 0LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 17.25LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.45LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 10.8LetPub ·
- h-index
- 39LetPub ·
- h-index
- 52OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 303OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1996
- ISSN
- 1089-7089
- Electronic ISSN
- 1538-7305
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Bell Labs Technical Journal
What is the impact factor of Bell Labs Technical Journal?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0; CiteScore 17.25, h-index 52.
How long does peer review take at Bell Labs Technical Journal?
Authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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.
Is Bell Labs Technical Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Bell Labs Technical Journal is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .