Journal profile · Computer Science-Information Systems
IEEE Internet of Things Journal
ISSN 2327-4662 · Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. · UNITED STATES
IEEE Internet of Things Journal: CAS Zone 2 · Computer Science (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 8.33; subscription journal; APC about USD 2,645; 4,096 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
IEEE Internet of Things Journal 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, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are IoT and Edge/Fog Computing, Privacy-Preserving Technologies in Data and Energy Harvesting in Wireless Networks, together about 27.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Electrical and Electronic Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
IEEE Internet of Things (IoT) Journal publishes articles on the latest advances, as well as review articles, on the various aspects of IoT. Topics include IoT system architecture, IoT enabling technologies, IoT communication and networking protocols such as network coding, and IoT services and applications. Examples are IoT demands, impacts, and implications on sensors technologies, big data management, and future internet design for various IoT use cases, such as smart cities, smart environments, smart homes, etc. The fields of interest include: IoT architecture such as things-centric, data-centric, service-oriented IoT architecture; IoT enabling technologies and systematic integration such as sensor technologies, big sensor data management, and future Internet design for IoT; IoT services, applications, and test-beds such as IoT service middleware, IoT application programming interface (API), IoT application design, and IoT trials/experiments; IoT standardization activities and technology development in different standard development organizations (SDO) such as IEEE, IETF, ITU, 3GPP, ETSI, etc.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Computer Science-Information Systems
Editor-in-chief Bo LiPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- IoT and Edge/Fog ComputingComputer Science14.6%
- Privacy-Preserving Technologies in DataComputer Science7.4%
- Energy Harvesting in Wireless NetworksEngineering5.6%
- Indoor and Outdoor Localization TechnologiesEngineering5.6%
- UAV Applications and OptimizationEngineering5.4%
- Advanced Wireless Communication TechnologiesEngineering5.2%
- Blockchain Technology Applications and SecurityComputer Science5.2%
- IoT Networks and ProtocolsEngineering4.4%
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, Information Systems | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Telecommunications | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Computer Science Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Information Systems | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Telecommunications | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Computer Science Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Information Systems | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Telecommunications | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview 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
- 8.33LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 8.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 14.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 14.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 2.14LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.19LetPub ·
- h-index
- 47LetPub ·
- h-index
- 262OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 9,583OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 6.37OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 18.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 2.77%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 3,974LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 19,931 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3,345 | 291 | 1,756 |
| 2025 | 4,096 | 342 | 19,880 |
| 2024 | 2,863 | 307 | 44,051 |
| 2023 | 2,287 | 457 | 55,432 |
| 2022 | 1,605 | 364 | 55,295 |
| 2021 | 1,809 | 427 | 87,005 |
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.
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 2,645 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 2,800 | — | — |
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
- ISSN
- 2327-4662
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about IEEE Internet of Things Journal
What CAS zone is IEEE Internet of Things Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, IEEE Internet of Things Journal is in Zone 2 of Computer Science, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Computer Science, Information Systems / Telecommunications / Engineering, Electrical & Electronic; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Computer Science. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of IEEE Internet of Things Journal?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 8.33; CiteScore 14.7, h-index 262.
Which databases index IEEE Internet of Things Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, IEEE Internet of Things Journal is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is IEEE Internet of Things Journal open access, and what is the APC?
IEEE Internet of Things Journal is a subscription journal. APC about USD 2,645.
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: .