Journal profile · Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
IEEE Computational Intelligence Magazine
ISSN 1556-603X · eISSN 1556-6048 · Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. · UNITED STATES · Quarterly
IEEE Computational Intelligence Magazine: CAS Zone 2 · Computer Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 8.42; subscription journal; APC about USD 2,995; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: moderate; 96 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
IEEE Computational Intelligence 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 27% of its articles. Its main subfields are Artificial Intelligence. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The IEEE Computational Intelligence Magazine (CIM) publishes peer-reviewed articles that present emerging novel discoveries, important insights, or tutorial surveys in all areas of computational intelligence design and applications, in keeping with the Field of Interest of the IEEE Computational Intelligence Society (IEEE/CIS). Additionally, CIM serves as a media of communications between the governing body and its membership of IEEE/CIS. Authors are encouraged to submit papers on applications oriented developments, successful industrial implementations, design tools, technology reviews, computational intelligence education, and applied research.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Editor-in-chief Min JiangPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering10.4%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance10.2%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science6.4%
- Big Data and Digital EconomyComputer Science6.4%
- Evolutionary Algorithms and ApplicationsComputer Science5.4%
- Internet of Things and AIComputer Science5.4%
- Metaheuristic Optimization Algorithms ResearchComputer Science5.2%
- Ferroelectric and Negative Capacitance DevicesEngineering4.4%
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, Artificial Intelligence | 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 | Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence | 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 | Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence | 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
- 8.42LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 7.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 17.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 17.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.58LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.87LetPub ·
- h-index
- 48LetPub ·
- h-index
- 95OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 398OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.41OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 1.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 21LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,867 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 66 | 8 | 240 |
| 2025 | 96 | 4 | 408 |
| 2024 | 104 | 38 | 526 |
| 2023 | 106 | 80 | 808 |
| 2022 | 88 | 72 | 1,981 |
| 2021 | 89 | 76 | 1,203 |
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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- ModerateLetPub ·
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | 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
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 1556-603X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1556-6048
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about IEEE Computational Intelligence Magazine
What CAS zone is IEEE Computational Intelligence Magazine in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, IEEE Computational Intelligence Magazine is in Zone 2 of Computer Science, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence. 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 Computational Intelligence Magazine?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 8.42; CiteScore 17.6, h-index 95.
How long does peer review take at IEEE Computational Intelligence Magazine?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Moderate”. 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 Computational Intelligence Magazine?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, IEEE Computational Intelligence Magazine is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is IEEE Computational Intelligence Magazine open access, and what is the APC?
IEEE Computational Intelligence Magazine is a subscription journal. APC about USD 2,995.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .