Journal profile · ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC
IEEE Open Journal of Signal Processing
ISSN 2644-1322 · IEEE · United States
IEEE Open Journal of Signal Processing: CAS Zone 3 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.6 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 2,160; review about 22 weeks (community reports); 107 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
IEEE Open Journal of Signal Processing is published by IEEE and is in Zone 3 of Engineering in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Speech and Audio Processing, Advanced Adaptive Filtering Techniques and Speech Recognition and Synthesis, together about 27.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Signal Processing. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The IEEE Open Journal of Signal Processing covers the enabling technology for the generation, transformation, extraction, and interpretation of information. It comprises the theory, algorithms with associated architectures and implementations, and applications related to processing information contained in many different formats broadly designated as signals. Signal processing uses mathematical, statistical, computational, heuristic, and/or linguistic representations, formalisms, modeling techniques and algorithms for generating, transforming, transmitting, and learning from signals.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC
Editor-in-chief Marius PesaventoPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 18 in mainland China (about 18%); most named United States 23, Mainland China 18, Italy 12, Germany 5, Brazil 5 (98 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Speech and Audio ProcessingComputer Science12.9%
- Advanced Adaptive Filtering TechniquesEngineering7.5%
- Speech Recognition and SynthesisComputer Science7.1%
- Sparse and Compressive Sensing TechniquesEngineering7%
- Music and Audio ProcessingComputer Science5.2%
- Blind Source Separation TechniquesComputer Science4.6%
- Image and Signal Denoising MethodsComputer Science4.4%
- Target Tracking and Data Fusion in Sensor NetworksComputer Science4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Engineering Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | 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)
- 2.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 4.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.61LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.15LetPub ·
- h-index
- 26OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 80OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.35OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 98LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 449 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 84 | 84 | 20 |
| 2025 | 107 | 107 | 247 |
| 2024 | 70 | 70 | 607 |
| 2023 | 81 | 81 | 606 |
| 2022 | 27 | 27 | 367 |
| 2021 | 46 | 46 | 780 |
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 22 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 22 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 1,795 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 1,496 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | 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)
What to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Not considered
- preprints
Article types accepted4
- icassp and icip papersICASSP and ICIP papers: This category consists of short papers that are submitted to the review track for publication in OJSP and presentation at ICASSP or ICIP…Length not stated
- learning-based regular paper with code reviewLearning-Based Regular Paper with Code Review: This paper type should be used if the primary contribution of the manuscript is learning-based, in the sense that…Length not stated
- regular papersRegular papers: Unlike other SPS journals, there is no hard limit on the page length of submissions. A length of 15 or fewer pages is recommended, but longer ma…Length not stated
- short papersShort papers: This paper type has a maximum length of 8 pages plus an additional page for references.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Code availability, Publication ethics, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints
- AI use Policy on Using Large Language Models (LLMs) in Manuscripts Submitted for Publication in Conferences and Journals.
LLM policy: unacceptable for any section to be entirely produced using an LLM. Model summary
The following rules complement the IEEE rules listed in: https://open.ieee.org/author-guidelines-for-artificial-intelligence-ai-generated-text When submitting a manuscript, the authors implicitly confirm that they have read, understood, and followed the rules for acceptable use of LLMs. In particular, the authors confirm that any output of these tools used in the manuscript has been thoroughly che…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship
ORCID required for all authors. Model summary
All IEEE journals require an Open Researcher and Contributor ID (ORCID) for all authors.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Code availability
Reproducibility: learning-based regular papers must provide trained models and software for validation. Model summary
To align with principles of Open Science and Reproducibility, the Open Journal of Signal Processing (OJSP), requires authors of regular papers on learning-based methods (e.g. Deep Learning and Dictionary Learning) to provide trained models along with software for validation.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Originality; prior publication must be cited and differences indicated. Model summary
All articles submitted for publication should be original and not under consideration elsewhere; if your article is based on a previous publication such as a conference proceeding, cite the original publication and clearly indicate how the articles differ.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
Creative Commons licenses (CCBY or CCBY-NC-ND); author retains copyright. Model summary
This journal is 100% open access, which means that all content is freely available without charge to users or their institutions. All articles are currently 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 published under CCBY, or u…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Single-blind peer review
Peer review: minimum two independent reviewers, single-blind. Model summary
The identity of the reviewer is anonymous, but the author's name and affiliation are known to the reviewer.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Plagiarism screening before acceptance. Model summary
Articles will be screened for plagiarism before acceptance.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Preprints allowed on personal/employer websites and approved third-party servers. Model summary
Authors may post preprints of the submitted manuscript (i.e., preprints that are identical to the submitted manuscript, except for minor differences) on their personal website, on their employer’s website, and/or on approved third-party preprint servers. Please refer to the IEEE Author Center for complete information, i.e., IEEE Post-Publication Policies and IEEE Post-Publication Policies Infograp…
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
- 2644-1322
- 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 Signal Processing
What CAS zone is IEEE Open Journal of Signal Processing in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, IEEE Open Journal of Signal Processing is in Zone 3 of Engineering, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Engineering, Electrical & Electronic. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of IEEE Open Journal of Signal Processing?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 2.6; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 4.6, h-index 26.
How long does peer review take at IEEE Open Journal of Signal Processing?
Authors report an average review time of about 22 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 Signal Processing based?
Of the 98 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 18 (about 18%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (23), Mainland China (18) and Italy (12). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index IEEE Open Journal of Signal Processing?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, IEEE Open Journal of Signal Processing is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is IEEE Open Journal of Signal Processing open access, and what is the APC?
IEEE Open Journal of Signal Processing 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .