Journal profile · COMPUTER SCIENCE, HARDWARE & ARCHITECTURE
Foundations and Trends in Networking
ISSN 1554-057X · eISSN 1554-0588
Foundations and Trends in Networking: CAS Zone 4 · Computer Science (2026 Xinrui edition); impact factor 3.3 (journal website); fully open access; 7 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Foundations and Trends in Networking is classed under Computer Science in the CAS Journal Ranking. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Cooperative Communication and Network Coding, Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization and Advanced Wireless Network Optimization, together about 45.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Computer Networks and Communications. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Foundations and Trends® in Networking publishes survey and tutorial articles on Computer Networking, which is the practice of connecting two or more devices, such as computers and servers, to enable them to exchange data and share resources. Devices communicate using established rules called communication protocols, and connections can be made through physical cables or wireless signals.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): COMPUTER SCIENCE, HARDWARE & ARCHITECTURE
Editor-in-chief Sanjay ShakkottaiPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cooperative Communication and Network CodingComputer Science18.6%
- Advanced MIMO Systems OptimizationEngineering14.4%
- Advanced Wireless Network OptimizationEngineering12.4%
- Mobile Ad Hoc NetworksComputer Science10.3%
- Wireless Communication Networks ResearchComputer Science8.3%
- Wireless Networks and ProtocolsComputer Science4.1%
- Opportunistic and Delay-Tolerant NetworksComputer Science4.1%
- Software-Defined Networks and 5GComputer Science2.1%
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)Computer Science Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Hardware & Architecture | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCILetPub
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
- 3.3Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 23OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 33OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 6.67OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 90.91%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 7LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 51 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 7 | 7 | 53 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 | 26 |
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
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 Networking publishes exclusively long (± 100 pages) review and tutorial papers. For full details read the Editorial Aims of the journa…Length not stated
- original research paperFoundations and Trends in Networking publishes exclusively long (± 100 pages) review and tutorial papers. For full details read the Editorial Aims of the journa…Length not stated
- reviewFoundations and Trends in Networking publishes exclusively long (± 100 pages) review and tutorial papers. For full details read the Editorial Aims of the journa…Length not stated
- review and tutorial papersFoundations and Trends in Networking publishes exclusively long (± 100 pages) review and tutorial papers.Length not stated
- tutorialFoundations and Trends in Networking publishes exclusively long (± 100 pages) review and tutorial papers. For full details read the Editorial Aims of the journa…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
- ISSN
- 1554-057X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1554-0588
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 17, Issue 1-2 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Foundations and Trends in Networking
What CAS zone is Foundations and Trends in Networking in?
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 Foundations and Trends in Networking?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 3.3 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; h-index 23.
Which databases index Foundations and Trends in Networking?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Foundations and Trends in Networking is indexed in ESCI.
Is Foundations and Trends in Networking open access, and what is the APC?
Foundations and Trends in Networking is a fully open-access 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .