Journal profile · Telecommunications
China Communications
ISSN 1673-5447 · China Institute of Communication · PEOPLES R CHINA · Bimonthly
China Communications: CAS Zone 4 · Computer Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.79; subscription journal; review about 3 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: 50%; 312 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
China Communications is published by China Institute of Communication and is in Zone 4 of Computer Science in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization, Cooperative Communication and Network Coding and Advanced Wireless Communication Technologies, together about 25.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Computer Networks and Communications and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
China Communications (ISSN 1673-5447) is an English-language monthly journal cosponsored by the China Institute of Communications (CIC) and IEEE Communications Society (IEEE ComSoc) towards engineers and IT workers in industry, universities, research and development organizations and government agencies in the field of Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs) all over the world. Aiming at promoting worldwide exchange in the ICTs sector, CIC and the IEEE ComSoc are committed to publishing high-quality papers in China Communications to contribute to the global ICTs industry. The publication provides instant access to the latest articles and papers presenting leading-edge research, tutorial overviews, and descriptions of significant practical applications of technology
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Telecommunications
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Advanced MIMO Systems OptimizationEngineering11%
- Cooperative Communication and Network CodingComputer Science7.8%
- Advanced Wireless Communication TechnologiesEngineering6.9%
- Satellite Communication SystemsEngineering6.3%
- IoT and Edge/Fog ComputingComputer Science5.7%
- Software-Defined Networks and 5GComputer Science4.5%
- Advanced Wireless Communication TechniquesEngineering4.5%
- Caching and Content DeliveryComputer Science3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Computer Science Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Telecommunications | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Computer Science Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Telecommunications | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Computer Science Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Telecommunications | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 2.79LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.84LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.96LetPub ·
- h-index
- 25LetPub ·
- h-index
- 80OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,138OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.61OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 258LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,937 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 139 | 0 | 30 |
| 2025 | 312 | 6 | 385 |
| 2024 | 294 | 20 | 1,528 |
| 2023 | 315 | 58 | 2,357 |
| 2022 | 283 | 60 | 3,210 |
| 2021 | 302 | 52 | 4,632 |
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 3 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 50%LetPub ·
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
- China Institute of Communication
- Country or region
- PEOPLES R CHINA
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- ISSN
- 1673-5447
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about China Communications
What CAS zone is China Communications in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, China Communications is in Zone 4 of Computer Science, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Telecommunications. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Computer Science. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of China Communications?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.79; CiteScore 6.1, h-index 80.
How long does peer review take at China Communications?
Authors report an average review time of about 3 months; the community-reported acceptance is “50%”. 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.
Which databases index China Communications?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, China Communications is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is China Communications open access, and what is the APC?
China Communications 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; 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: .