Journal profile · Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine
ISSN 0885-8985 · eISSN 1557-959X · Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 1986
IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine: CAS Zone 3 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.77; subscription journal; review about 24 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 248 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine is published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. and is in Zone 3 of Engineering in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies, Human auditory perception and evaluation and Educational Robotics and Engineering, together about 36.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Aerospace Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine is a monthly magazine that publishes articles concerned with the various aspects of systems for space, air, ocean, or ground environments as well as news and information of interest to IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society members. The boundaries of acceptable subject matter has been intentionally left flexible so that the Magazine can follow the research activities, technology applications and future trends to better meet the needs of the members of the IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society. IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine articles apprise readers of new developments, new applications of cornerstone technology, and news of society members, meetings, and related items.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Editor-in-chief Pau ClosasPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance14.2%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering12.2%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science10.5%
- Air Traffic Management and OptimizationEngineering8.6%
- Engineering and Test SystemsEngineering8%
- Radar Systems and Signal ProcessingEngineering5.5%
- Spacecraft Design and TechnologyEngineering3.8%
- Advanced SAR Imaging TechniquesEngineering3.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Engineering Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Aerospace | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Aerospace | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Engineering Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Aerospace | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | 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
- 4.77LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 5.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 8.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 8.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.92LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.85LetPub ·
- h-index
- 50LetPub ·
- h-index
- 91OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 983OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.29OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 59LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 7,498 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 180 | 6 | 16 |
| 2025 | 248 | 8 | 315 |
| 2024 | 204 | 51 | 484 |
| 2023 | 204 | 150 | 698 |
| 2022 | 226 | 172 | 1,015 |
| 2021 | 232 | 168 | 2,127 |
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)
- about 24 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Double 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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1986
- ISSN
- 0885-8985
- Electronic ISSN
- 1557-959X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine
What CAS zone is IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine is in Zone 3 of Engineering, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Engineering, Aerospace / Engineering, Electrical & Electronic. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.77; CiteScore 8.5, h-index 91.
How long does peer review take at IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine?
Authors report an average review time of about 24 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.
Which databases index IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine open access, and what is the APC?
IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .