Journal profile · Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits
ISSN 0018-9200 · eISSN 1558-173X · Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. · UNITED STATES · Monthly
IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits: CAS Zone 1 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 5.5; subscription journal; APC about USD 2,645; review 3–6 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: fairly hard; 512 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits is published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. and is in Zone 1 of Engineering in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Analog and Mixed-Signal Circuit Design, Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit Design and Advancements in Semiconductor Devices and Circuit Design, together about 35.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Electrical and Electronic Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits publishes papers each month in the broad area of solid-state circuits with particular emphasis on transistor-level design of integrated circuits. It also provides coverage of topics such as circuit modeling, technology, systems design, layout, and testing that relate directly to IC design. Integrated circuits and VLSI are of principal interest; material related to discrete circuit design is seldom published. Experimental verification is required.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Editor-in-chief Boris MurmannPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Analog and Mixed-Signal Circuit DesignEngineering13.6%
- Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit DesignEngineering11.9%
- Advancements in Semiconductor Devices and Circuit DesignEngineering10.2%
- Advancements in PLL and VCO TechnologiesEngineering9.5%
- Low-power high-performance VLSI designEngineering8.3%
- Semiconductor materials and devicesEngineering7.7%
- CCD and CMOS Imaging SensorsEngineering3.8%
- Photonic and Optical DevicesEngineering3.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Engineering Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Engineering Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | 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
- 5.5LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 5.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 12.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 12.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 5.01LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 3.4LetPub ·
- h-index
- 197LetPub ·
- h-index
- 304OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 9,836OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.21OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 23.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 4.79%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 400LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 16,699 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 355 | 31 | 68 |
| 2025 | 512 | 44 | 1,229 |
| 2024 | 453 | 86 | 4,266 |
| 2023 | 374 | 134 | 6,220 |
| 2022 | 404 | 142 | 9,417 |
| 2021 | 370 | 147 | 10,434 |
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 2,645 | — | — | |
| 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
- Frequency
- Monthly
- ISSN
- 0018-9200
- Electronic ISSN
- 1558-173X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits
What CAS zone is IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits is in Zone 1 of Engineering, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Engineering, Electrical & Electronic; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 5.5; CiteScore 12.1, h-index 304.
How long does peer review take at IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits?
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.
Which databases index IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits open access, and what is the APC?
IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .