Journal profile · Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
IEEE Intelligent Systems
ISSN 1541-1672 · eISSN 1941-1294 · Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly · Founded 2001
IEEE Intelligent Systems: CAS Zone 4 · Computer Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.35; hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,995; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 145 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
IEEE Intelligent Systems is published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. and is in Zone 4 of Computer Science in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies, Semantic Web and Ontologies and Human auditory perception and evaluation, together about 28.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Artificial Intelligence. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
A diverse network of professionals and students sharing research, news, trends and collaborating in computer science and engineering.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance12.1%
- Semantic Web and OntologiesComputer Science8.3%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering8.3%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science6.5%
- Big Data and Digital EconomyComputer Science5.3%
- AI-based Problem Solving and PlanningComputer Science4.3%
- Ferroelectric and Negative Capacitance DevicesEngineering4.3%
- Topic ModelingComputer Science4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Computer Science Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence | Zone 4 |
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, Artificial Intelligence | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | 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, Artificial Intelligence | Zone 3 |
| 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
- 4.35LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 11.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.94LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.4LetPub ·
- h-index
- 111LetPub ·
- h-index
- 151OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,254OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.33OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 11.03%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 49LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,286 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 100 | 9 | 23 |
| 2025 | 145 | 13 | 393 |
| 2024 | 142 | 37 | 486 |
| 2023 | 127 | 86 | 1,094 |
| 2022 | 165 | 121 | 1,767 |
| 2021 | 99 | 77 | 1,271 |
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)
- 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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,995 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- Founded
- 2001
- ISSN
- 1541-1672
- Electronic ISSN
- 1941-1294
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about IEEE Intelligent Systems
What CAS zone is IEEE Intelligent Systems in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, IEEE Intelligent Systems is in Zone 4 of Computer Science, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Engineering, Electrical & Electronic / Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence. 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 Intelligent Systems?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.35; CiteScore 11.7, h-index 151.
How long does peer review take at IEEE Intelligent Systems?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 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 Intelligent Systems?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, IEEE Intelligent Systems is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is IEEE Intelligent Systems open access, and what is the APC?
IEEE Intelligent Systems is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .