Journal profile · TELECOMMUNICATIONS
IEEE Journal of Indoor and Seamless Positioning and Navigation
ISSN 2832-7322
IEEE Journal of Indoor and Seamless Positioning and Navigation: impact factor 2.9 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 2,160; 28 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, IEEE Journal of Indoor and Seamless Positioning and Navigation's largest topics are Indoor and Outdoor Localization Technologies, GNSS positioning and interference and Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization, together about 47% of its articles. Its main subfields are Aerospace Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
IEEE Journal of Indoor and Seamless Positioning and Navigation (J-ISPIN) publishes original research in the fields of localization and tracking of people, robots and objects. It covers all aspects of localization systems, including sensing, communications, location-based services, mapping, protocols, human interfaces and standards. The scope includes methods and systems addressing indoor environments as well as those enabling seamless transition between heterogeneous indoor contexts or between indoor and outdoor environments, for example where Global Navigation Satellites Systems are underperforming or unavailable.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Editor-in-chief Univ. GustavePublisher website
Editorial board by country: 3 in mainland China (about 14%); most named Italy 4, Mainland China 3, United States 2, France 2, Spain 2 (22 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Indoor and Outdoor Localization TechnologiesEngineering31%
- GNSS positioning and interferenceEngineering9%
- Robotics and Sensor-Based LocalizationEngineering7%
- Underwater Vehicles and Communication SystemsEngineering6.5%
- Speech and Audio ProcessingComputer Science5.5%
- Video Surveillance and Tracking MethodsComputer Science4.5%
- Inertial Sensor and NavigationEngineering4%
- Target Tracking and Data Fusion in Sensor NetworksComputer Science3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIDOAJLetPub
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 (publisher)
- 2.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 3.8Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 10OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 10OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.54OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 21LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 2,026Publisher website ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2024
- 2,025Publisher website ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2023
- 2,024Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 102 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 16 | 16 | 3 |
| 2025 | 28 | 28 | 49 |
| 2024 | 27 | 27 | 128 |
| 2023 | 28 | 28 | 226 |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
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
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 13 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 2,160 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,075 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 2,075 / USD 2,160 | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- US$ 2,075
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Open access Open Access
100% open access; CC BY 4.0; author retains copyright. Model summary
This journal is 100% open access, which means that all contents are freely available without charge to anyone. All articles are published under a CC BY 4.0 license, and the author retains copyright. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, as long as proper attribution is given. Open a…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Minimum two independent reviewers; single-anonymous peer review. Model summary
Each published article was reviewed by a minimum of two independent reviewers using a single-anonymous peer review process, where the identities of the reviewers are not known to the authors, but the reviewers know the identities of the authors.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Plagiarism screening before acceptance. Model summary
Articles will be screened for plagiarism before acceptance.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- ISSN
- 2832-7322
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about IEEE Journal of Indoor and Seamless Positioning and Navigation
What is the impact factor of IEEE Journal of Indoor and Seamless Positioning and Navigation?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 2.9; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; h-index 10.
Where are the editorial board members of IEEE Journal of Indoor and Seamless Positioning and Navigation based?
Of the 22 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 3 (about 14%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Italy (4), Mainland China (3) and United States (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index IEEE Journal of Indoor and Seamless Positioning and Navigation?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, IEEE Journal of Indoor and Seamless Positioning and Navigation is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is IEEE Journal of Indoor and Seamless Positioning and Navigation open access, and what is the APC?
IEEE Journal of Indoor and Seamless Positioning and Navigation is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,160.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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 2026-08-30). Last updated: .