Journal profile · COMPUTER SCIENCE, INTERDISCIPLINARY APPLICATIONS
Foundations and Trends in Communications and Information Theory
ISSN 1567-2190 · eISSN 1567-2328 · Now Publishers Inc.
Foundations and Trends in Communications and Information Theory: CAS Zone 2 · Computer Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.9 (journal website); subscription journal; 5 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Foundations and Trends in Communications and Information Theory is published by Now Publishers Inc. and is in Zone 2 of Computer Science in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Cooperative Communication and Network Coding, Wireless Communication Security Techniques and Error Correcting Code Techniques, together about 36.6% 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)
High-quality survey and tutorial monographs in Information Theory. Information theory is the mathematical study of the quantification, storage, and communication of information
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): COMPUTER SCIENCE, INTERDISCIPLINARY APPLICATIONS
Editor-in-chief Alexander BargPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 5, Israel 2, United Kingdom 1, Germany 1, Canada 1 (11 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cooperative Communication and Network CodingComputer Science15.7%
- Wireless Communication Security TechniquesEngineering11.9%
- Error Correcting Code TechniquesComputer Science9%
- Advanced MIMO Systems OptimizationEngineering6.7%
- Advanced Wireless Communication TechniquesEngineering6%
- Coding theory and cryptographyComputer Science5.2%
- Neural Networks and ApplicationsComputer Science3.7%
- Advanced Wireless Network OptimizationEngineering3.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Computer Science Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: yes
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Computer Science Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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 (publisher) 2025
- 3.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 14.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 3.79LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 7.04LetPub ·
- h-index
- 40OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 61OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.45OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 2.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 4LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 1,614Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 80 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 12 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 26 |
| 2023 | 4 | 1 | 84 |
| 2022 | 6 | 1 | 206 |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
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
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted5
- editorialFoundations and Trends in Communications and Information Theory publishes exclusively long (± 100 pages) review and tutorial papers. For full details read the E…Length not stated
- original research paperFoundations and Trends in Communications and Information Theory publishes exclusively long (± 100 pages) review and tutorial papers. For full details read the E…Length not stated
- reviewFoundations and Trends in Communications and Information Theory publishes exclusively long (± 100 pages) review and tutorial papers. For full details read the E…Length not stated
- review and tutorial paperspublishes exclusively long (± 100 pages) review and tutorial papersLength not stated
- tutorialFoundations and Trends in Communications and Information Theory publishes exclusively long (± 100 pages) review and tutorial papers. For full details read the E…Length not stated
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
- Now Publishers Inc.
- ISSN
- 1567-2190
- Electronic ISSN
- 1567-2328
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 23, Issue 5 (June 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Foundations and Trends in Communications and Information Theory
What CAS zone is Foundations and Trends in Communications and Information Theory in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Foundations and Trends in Communications and Information Theory is in Zone 2 of Computer Science, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications. 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 Foundations and Trends in Communications and Information Theory?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 3.9 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 14.2, h-index 40.
Where are the editorial board members of Foundations and Trends in Communications and Information Theory based?
Of the 11 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (5), Israel (2) and United Kingdom (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Foundations and Trends in Communications and Information Theory?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Foundations and Trends in Communications and Information Theory is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Foundations and Trends in Communications and Information Theory open access, and what is the APC?
Foundations and Trends in Communications and Information Theory 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 2026-08-30). Last updated: .