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IEEE Open Journal of Antennas and Propagation
ISSN 2637-6431 · IEEE · United States
IEEE Open Journal of Antennas and Propagation: CAS Zone 3 · Computer Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.4 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 2,160; review about 8 weeks (community reports); 215 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
IEEE Open Journal of Antennas and Propagation is published by IEEE 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 Antenna Design and Analysis, Advanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies and Microwave Engineering and Waveguides, together about 51.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Aerospace Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The IEEE Open Journal of Antennas and Propagation covers antennas, including analysis, design, development, measurement, standards, and testing; radiation, propagation, and the interaction of electromagnetic waves with discrete and continuous media; and applications and systems pertinent to antennas, propagation, and sensing, such as applied optics, millimeter-and sub-millimeter-wave techniques, antenna signal processing and control, radio astronomy, and propagation and radiation aspects of terrestrial and space-based communication, including wireless, mobile, satellite, and telecommunications at all frequencies. OJAP Talks Podcasts OJAP Focus Series
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Zhongxiang ShenPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 11 in mainland China (about 27%); most named Mainland China 11, United States 4, Italy 4, Sweden 3, United Kingdom 2 (41 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Antenna Design and AnalysisEngineering25.2%
- Advanced Antenna and Metasurface TechnologiesEngineering13.2%
- Microwave Engineering and WaveguidesEngineering13.2%
- Antenna Design and OptimizationEngineering8.9%
- Energy Harvesting in Wireless NetworksEngineering5.6%
- Millimeter-Wave Propagation and ModelingEngineering4.6%
- Metamaterials and Metasurfaces ApplicationsMaterials Science3.5%
- Wireless Body Area NetworksEngineering2.7%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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)
- 3.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 7.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.98LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.27LetPub ·
- h-index
- 44OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 323OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.1OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 174LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,042 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 163 | 163 | 16 |
| 2025 | 215 | 215 | 405 |
| 2024 | 203 | 203 | 1,382 |
| 2023 | 138 | 138 | 1,719 |
| 2022 | 116 | 116 | 1,852 |
| 2021 | 116 | 116 | 2,765 |
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)
- about 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 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 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 1,995 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 2,075 / USD 2,160 | — | — |
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)
Open calls for papers6, by deadline
- Smart Electromagnetic and Radio Frequency Environments: Theories, Technologies, and Advanced ApplicationsDeadline
- Special Section on Selected Expanded Articles from ISAPE 2026Deadline
- Advanced Channel Sounding, Modeling, and Model-Enabled ISAC Applications for Centralized and Distributed Massive MIMO SystemsDeadline
- Special Section on Antennas for Medical Imaging and TomographyDeadline
- Battery-Free Intelligent Systems: RFID, Backscatter Communications, Wireless Sensing and RF Energy HarvestingDeadline
- Massive MIMO Antenna and Beamforming Technologies for Sustainable 5G/6G CommunicationsDeadline
What to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Not considered
- major changes after acceptance
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- AI use
AI-generated content must be disclosed in the acknowledgments section. Model summary
The use of content generated by artificial intelligence (AI) in an article (including but not limited to text, figures, images, and code) shall be disclosed in the acknowledgments section of any article submitted to an IEEE publication.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
This journal is 100% open access, which means that all content is freely available without charge to users or their institutions. All articles are published under Creative Commons licenses (either CCBY or CCBY-NC-ND), 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 pu…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Resubmitted manuscripts after a "Reject and Resubmit" decision may receive only Accept, Minor Revision, or Reject; if rejected again, no further resubmissions will be considered. Model summary
If a manuscript receives a "Reject and Resubmit" decision, the resubmitted version will be subject to a final evaluation and may receive only one of the following decisions: Accept Minor Revision Reject
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Articles will be screened for plagiarism 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
- Publisher
- IEEE
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2637-6431
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about IEEE Open Journal of Antennas and Propagation
What CAS zone is IEEE Open Journal of Antennas and Propagation in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, IEEE Open Journal of Antennas and Propagation 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 Open Journal of Antennas and Propagation?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 3.4; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 7.1, h-index 44.
How long does peer review take at IEEE Open Journal of Antennas and Propagation?
Authors report an average review time of about 8 weeks. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of IEEE Open Journal of Antennas and Propagation based?
Of the 41 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 11 (about 27%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (11), United States (4) and Italy (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index IEEE Open Journal of Antennas and Propagation?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, IEEE Open Journal of Antennas and Propagation is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is IEEE Open Journal of Antennas and Propagation open access, and what is the APC?
IEEE Open Journal of Antennas and Propagation 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 2026-08-28). Last updated: .