Journal profile · Telecommunications
IEEE Network
ISSN 0890-8044 · eISSN 1558-156X · Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly
IEEE Network: CAS Zone 3 · Computer Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 8.34; subscription journal; APC about USD 2,995; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 299 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
IEEE Network 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 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing, Software-Defined Networks and 5G and Legal and Regulatory Analysis, together about 23.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Computer Networks and Communications. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
As currently defined, IEEE Network covers the following areas: 1. network protocols and architectures, 2. Protocol design and validation, 3. Communication software and its development and test, 4. Network control and signalling, 5. network management, 6. Practical network implementations including local area networks, (LANs), metropolitan area networks (MANs), and wide area networks, (WANs), 7. Switching and processing in integrated (voice/data) networks and network components, 8. Micro-to-host communication.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Telecommunications
Editor-in-chief Jiming ChenPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- IoT and Edge/Fog ComputingComputer Science9.5%
- Software-Defined Networks and 5GComputer Science8.4%
- Legal and Regulatory AnalysisSocial Sciences5.6%
- Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesSocial Sciences5.6%
- Military Technology and StrategiesEngineering5.6%
- Network Traffic and Congestion ControlComputer Science5.1%
- Caching and Content DeliveryComputer Science4.7%
- Advanced MIMO Systems OptimizationEngineering4.2%
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 | Computer Science, Hardware & Architecture | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Information Systems | 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 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Hardware & Architecture | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Information Systems | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Telecommunications | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Computer Science Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Hardware & Architecture | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Information Systems | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Telecommunications | Zone 2 |
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
- 8.34LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 8.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 14.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 14.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 2.58LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.14LetPub ·
- h-index
- 111LetPub ·
- h-index
- 189OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,286OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 7.84OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 2.31%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 269LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,806 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 226 | 33 | 61 |
| 2025 | 299 | 58 | 1,535 |
| 2024 | 311 | 52 | 4,962 |
| 2023 | 320 | 128 | 4,955 |
| 2022 | 325 | 128 | 6,995 |
| 2021 | 282 | 117 | 9,956 |
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
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 2,995 | — | — | |
| 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
- Bimonthly
- ISSN
- 0890-8044
- Electronic ISSN
- 1558-156X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about IEEE Network
What CAS zone is IEEE Network in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, IEEE Network is in Zone 3 of Computer Science, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Computer Science, Hardware & Architecture / Computer Science, Information Systems / Engineering, Electrical & Electronic / Telecommunications. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Computer Science. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of IEEE Network?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 8.34; CiteScore 14.8, h-index 189.
How long does peer review take at IEEE Network?
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 Network?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, IEEE Network is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is IEEE Network open access, and what is the APC?
IEEE Network is a subscription journal. 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: .