Journal profile · Telecommunications
EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking
ISSN 1687-1499 · eISSN 3091-4531 · Springer International Publishing · UNITED STATES · Quarterly · Founded 2004
EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking: CAS Zone 4 · Computer Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.53; fully open access; APC about USD 2,190; median 150 days to acceptance (94 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 106 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking is published by Springer International Publishing 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 Techniques, together about 31.7% 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 overall aim of the Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking (JWCN) is to bring together science and applications of wireless communications and networking technologies with emphasis on signal processing techniques and tools. It is directed at both practicing engineers and academic researchers. Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking will highlight the continued growth and new challenges in wireless technology, for both application development and basic research. Articles should emphasize original results relating to the theory and/or applications of wireless communications and networking. Review articles, especially those emphasizing multidisciplinary views of communications and networking, are also welcome. Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking employs a paperless, electronic submission and evaluation system to promote a rapid turnaround in the peer-review process. The journal is an Open Access journal since 2004.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Telecommunications
Editorial board by country: 20 in mainland China (about 37%); most named Mainland China 20, Italy 6, Germany 5, Iran 3, United States 2 (54 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Advanced MIMO Systems OptimizationEngineering13.1%
- Cooperative Communication and Network CodingComputer Science11.8%
- Advanced Wireless Communication TechniquesEngineering6.8%
- Wireless Communication Networks ResearchComputer Science6.7%
- Mobile Ad Hoc NetworksComputer Science6.5%
- Advanced Wireless Network OptimizationEngineering6.4%
- Wireless Networks and ProtocolsComputer Science4.8%
- Energy Efficient Wireless Sensor NetworksComputer Science4.7%
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 | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Telecommunications | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Computer Science Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Telecommunications | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Computer Science Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Telecommunications | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexINSPECCASDBLPCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, ACM Digital Library, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS
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
- 2.53LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 5.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.55LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.96LetPub ·
- h-index
- 52LetPub ·
- h-index
- 97OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,046OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.17OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 123LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,025Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 2,300,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,489 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 106 | 106 | 521 |
| 2024 | 95 | 95 | 518 |
| 2023 | 118 | 118 | 987 |
| 2022 | 128 | 128 | 1,375 |
| 2021 | 203 | 203 | 3,816 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
150 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 103 days – 219 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 31 days (94 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 195 days
- Sample
- 94 articles with submission and acceptance dates (127 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 8 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 32 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 13 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous 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 | GBP 1,590 / USD 2,190 / EUR 1,890 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 1,790 / EUR 1,490 / GBP 1,240 | — | — | |
| LetPub | GBP 1,240 / USD 1,790 / EUR 1,490 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | GBP 1,590 / USD 2,190 / EUR 1,890 | — | — |
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)
Open calls for papers2, by deadline
Publisher websiteWhat to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Article types accepted2
- research articleFormatting guidelines for specific article types can be found below. Research Article ReviewLength not stated
- reviewFormatting guidelines for specific article types can be found below. Research Article ReviewLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Data availability Formatting the 'Availability of data and materials' section of your manuscript
The following format for the 'Availability of data and materials section of your manuscript should be used:
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Licensing and copyright
Open access under CC BY-NC-ND or CC BY licence; authors retain copyright. Model summary
Creative Commons licences Open access articles in Springer Nature journals are published under Creative Commons licences. These provide an industry-standard framework to support easy re-use of open access material. Under Creative Commons licences, authors retain copyright of their articles. Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking articles are published open access under a CC BY-NC-ND (Cr…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Benefits of open access
Publishing open access (OA) offers a number of benefits, including greater reach and readership for your work: Cited more 1.6x more citations of OA articles than non-OA articles across all subjects Downloaded more 4x more downloads of OA articles than non-OA articles Greater impact 2.5x more Altmetric attention. OA articles attracted 1.9x more news mentions and 1.2x more policy mentions Open acces…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review policy
Peer review is the process used to evaluate the quality of a manuscript before publication. Independent researchers in the relevant field assess submitted manuscripts to check their validity and robustness. Their feedback guides editors in making publication decisions. Typically, two or more experts evaluate each manuscript based on three main criteria: scientific robustness: is the research metho…
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
- Springer International Publishing
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 2004
- ISSN
- 1687-1499
- Electronic ISSN
- 3091-4531
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- 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 EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking
What CAS zone is EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking is in Zone 4 of Computer Science, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Engineering, Electrical & Electronic / Telecommunications. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Computer Science. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.53; CiteScore 7.3, h-index 97.
How long does peer review take at EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking?
Based on the dates recorded on 94 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 150 days (interquartile range 103–219 days); authors report an average review time of about 8 months; 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.
Where are the editorial board members of EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking based?
Of the 54 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 20 (about 37%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (20), Italy (6) and Germany (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, INSPEC, CAS, DBLP and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking open access, and what is the APC?
EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,190.
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: .