Journal profile · Telecommunications
IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking
ISSN 1063-6692 · Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly
IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking: CAS Zone 3 · Computer Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 5.29; subscription journal; APC about USD 2,495; review 4–8 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking is published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. and is in Zone 3 of Computer Science in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Network Traffic and Congestion Control, Software-Defined Networks and 5G and Advanced Wireless Network Optimization, together about 26.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Computer Networks and Communications. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking’s high-level objective is to publish high-quality, original research results derived from theoretical or experimental exploration of the area of communication/computer networking, covering all sorts of information transport networks over all sorts of physical layer technologies, both wireline (all kinds of guided media: e.g., copper, optical) and wireless (e.g., radio-frequency, acoustic (e.g., underwater), infra-red), or hybrids of these. The journal welcomes applied contributions reporting on novel experiences and experiments with actual systems.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Telecommunications
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Network Traffic and Congestion ControlComputer Science11.4%
- Software-Defined Networks and 5GComputer Science8.2%
- Advanced Wireless Network OptimizationEngineering6.7%
- Advanced Optical Network TechnologiesEngineering6.4%
- Mobile Ad Hoc NetworksComputer Science5.8%
- Wireless Networks and ProtocolsComputer Science5.7%
- Cooperative Communication and Network CodingComputer Science5.6%
- Caching and Content DeliveryComputer Science5.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Computer Science Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Hardware & Architecture | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Theory & Methods | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Telecommunications | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Computer Science Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Hardware & Architecture | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Theory & Methods | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | 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 | Computer Science, Theory & Methods | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Hardware & Architecture | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Telecommunications | Zone 3 |
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
- 5.29LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.39LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.73LetPub ·
- h-index
- 157LetPub ·
- h-index
- 231OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3,490OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 10.79OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 2.13%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,271 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 244 | 35 | 2,632 |
| 2023 | 265 | 70 | 4,355 |
| 2022 | 264 | 74 | 4,524 |
| 2021 | 267 | 78 | 5,368 |
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)
- 4–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly 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 2,495 | — | — |
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
- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- ISSN
- 1063-6692
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking
What CAS zone is IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking is in Zone 3 of Computer Science, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Computer Science, Hardware & Architecture / Computer Science, Theory & Methods / Engineering, Electrical & Electronic / 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 IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 5.29; CiteScore 7.4, h-index 231.
How long does peer review take at IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking?
Authors report an average review time of 4–8 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly 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 IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking open access, and what is the APC?
IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking is a subscription journal. APC about USD 2,495.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .