Journal profile · Telecommunications
IEEE Communications Magazine
ISSN 0163-6804 · eISSN 1558-1896 · Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 1979
IEEE Communications Magazine: CAS Zone 2 · Computer Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 8.31; subscription journal; APC about USD 2,995; review 3–6 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: fairly hard; 582 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
IEEE Communications Magazine is published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers 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 Human auditory perception and evaluation, Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies and Educational Robotics and Engineering, together about 25.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Computer Networks and Communications. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The IEEE Communications Society promotes technological innovation and fosters creation and sharing of information among the global technical community. The Society provides services to members for their technical and professional advancement and forums for technical exchanges among professionals in academia, industry, and public institutions.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Telecommunications
Editor-in-chief Rose QingyangPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 7%); most named United States 14, Canada 4, Mainland China 2, Hong Kong, China 1, Italy 1 (30 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering10.5%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8.5%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science6.7%
- Advanced Optical Network TechnologiesEngineering5.9%
- Advanced MIMO Systems OptimizationEngineering5.9%
- Software-Defined Networks and 5GComputer Science5%
- Wireless Communication Networks ResearchComputer Science4.8%
- Mobile Agent-Based Network ManagementComputer Science4.3%
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 | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Telecommunications | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Computer Science Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Telecommunications | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Computer Science Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Telecommunications | Zone 2 |
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
- 8.31LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 15.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 2.92LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.76LetPub ·
- h-index
- 213LetPub ·
- h-index
- 344OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 5,584OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.57OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 2.69%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 251LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 14,406 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 520 | 65 | 249 |
| 2025 | 582 | 38 | 2,204 |
| 2024 | 532 | 200 | 3,387 |
| 2023 | 669 | 453 | 8,471 |
| 2022 | 434 | 308 | 8,814 |
| 2021 | 406 | 288 | 11,497 |
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)
- 3–6 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly hardLetPub ·
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 2,995 | — | — |
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
- 1979
- ISSN
- 0163-6804
- Electronic ISSN
- 1558-1896
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about IEEE Communications Magazine
What CAS zone is IEEE Communications Magazine in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, IEEE Communications Magazine is in Zone 2 of Computer Science, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Engineering, Electrical & Electronic / Telecommunications. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Computer Science. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of IEEE Communications Magazine?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 8.31; CiteScore 15.7, h-index 344.
How long does peer review take at IEEE Communications Magazine?
Authors report an average review time of 3–6 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly hard”. 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 IEEE Communications Magazine based?
Of the 30 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 7%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (14), Canada (4) and Mainland China (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index IEEE Communications Magazine?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, IEEE Communications Magazine is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is IEEE Communications Magazine open access, and what is the APC?
IEEE Communications Magazine is a subscription journal. APC about USD 2,995.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .