Journal profile · Telecommunications
IEEE Microwave Magazine
ISSN 1527-3342 · eISSN 1557-9581 · Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. · UNITED STATES · Quarterly
IEEE Microwave Magazine: CAS Zone 3 · Computer Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.57; subscription journal; APC about USD 2,995; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 474 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
IEEE Microwave Magazine is published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. and is in Zone 3 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, Human auditory perception and evaluation and Educational Robotics and Engineering, together about 32.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Electrical and Electronic Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
IEEE Microwave Magazine includes the President's message, committee reports, and conference and meeting schedules and reports, of the IEEE Microwave Theory and Technology Society. The magazine also publishes reviewed tutorial and application articles as well as book reviews and regular columns. Technical articles describing any aspect of radio frequency/microwave through millimeter-waves and terahertz engineering within the IEEE Microwave Theory and Technology Society’s field of interest are welcome.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Telecommunications
Editor-in-chief Robert H. CaverlyPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance15.3%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering9.6%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science7.4%
- Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit DesignEngineering7.3%
- Microwave Engineering and WaveguidesEngineering7.3%
- ICT Impact and PoliciesEngineering6.5%
- Advanced Power Amplifier DesignEngineering4.9%
- Academic Publishing and Open AccessDecision Sciences3.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Computer Science Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Telecommunications | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Computer Science Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Telecommunications | 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 | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Telecommunications | 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
- 3.57LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 4.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.46LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.15LetPub ·
- h-index
- 65LetPub ·
- h-index
- 111OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 801OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.68OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 13.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0.41%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 98LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 7,167 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 398 | 7 | 13 |
| 2025 | 474 | 16 | 280 |
| 2024 | 412 | 150 | 582 |
| 2023 | 403 | 339 | 1,031 |
| 2022 | 353 | 274 | 1,141 |
| 2021 | 355 | 282 | 1,666 |
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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 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
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
- 1527-3342
- Electronic ISSN
- 1557-9581
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about IEEE Microwave Magazine
What CAS zone is IEEE Microwave Magazine in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, IEEE Microwave Magazine is in Zone 3 of Computer Science, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Engineering, Electrical & Electronic / Telecommunications. 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 Microwave Magazine?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.57; CiteScore 4.1, h-index 111.
How long does peer review take at IEEE Microwave Magazine?
Authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “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 Microwave Magazine?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, IEEE Microwave Magazine is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is IEEE Microwave Magazine open access, and what is the APC?
IEEE Microwave 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: .