Journal profile · Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Electronics and Communications in Japan
ISSN 1942-9533 · eISSN 1942-9541 · Wiley-Blackwell · JAPAN · Monthly · Founded 2008
Electronics and Communications in Japan: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.29; subscription journal; APC about USD 3,570; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 62 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Electronics and Communications in Japan is published by Wiley-Blackwell 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 Photonic and Optical Devices, Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices and Acoustic Wave Resonator Technologies, together about 18% of its articles. Its main subfields are Electrical and Electronic Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Electronics and Communications in Japan (ECJ) publishes papers translated from the Transactions of the Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan 12 times per year as an official journal of the Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan (IEEJ). ECJ aims to provide world-class researches in highly diverse and sophisticated areas of Electrical and Electronic Engineering as well as in related disciplines with emphasis on electronic circuits, controls and communications. ECJ focuses on the following fields: - Electronic theory and circuits, - Control theory, - Communications, - Cryptography, - Biomedical fields, - Surveillance, - Robotics, - Sensors and actuators, - Micromachines, - Image analysis and signal analysis, - New materials. For works related to the science, technology, and applications of electric power, please refer to the sister journal Electrical Engineering in Japan (EEJ).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Photonic and Optical DevicesEngineering6.5%
- Semiconductor Lasers and Optical DevicesEngineering6.2%
- Acoustic Wave Resonator TechnologiesEngineering5.4%
- Neuroscience and Neural EngineeringNeuroscience5.1%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science5%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering4.9%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.7%
- EEG and Brain-Computer InterfacesNeuroscience4.6%
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)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
INSPECPublisher website
Other: EBSCO
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 0.29LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 0.4Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 0.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 0.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.14LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.14LetPub ·
- h-index
- 11LetPub ·
- h-index
- 25OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 118OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.28OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 54LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 54Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 29,437Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,957 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 41 | 8 | 2 |
| 2025 | 62 | 17 | 15 |
| 2024 | 31 | 13 | 21 |
| 2023 | 58 | 30 | 71 |
| 2022 | 47 | 1 | 69 |
| 2021 | 42 | 6 | 99 |
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,570 / EUR 2,970 / GBP 2,380 | — | — |
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
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Country or region
- JAPAN
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 2008
- ISSN
- 1942-9533
- Electronic ISSN
- 1942-9541
- Society / sponsor
- Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 109, Issue 3 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Electronics and Communications in Japan
What CAS zone is Electronics and Communications in Japan in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Electronics and Communications in Japan 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.
What is the impact factor of Electronics and Communications in Japan?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.29; CiteScore 0.7, h-index 25.
How long does peer review take at Electronics and Communications in Japan?
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.
Which databases index Electronics and Communications in Japan?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Electronics and Communications in Japan is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists INSPEC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Electronics and Communications in Japan open access, and what is the APC?
Electronics and Communications in Japan is a subscription journal. APC about USD 3,570.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .