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IEEE Open Journal of Vehicular Technology
ISSN 2644-1330 · IEEE · United States
IEEE Open Journal of Vehicular Technology: CAS Zone 2 · Computer Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 6.6 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 2,160; review about 10 weeks (community reports); 184 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
IEEE Open Journal of Vehicular Technology is published by IEEE and is in Zone 2 of Computer Science in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANETs), Advanced Wireless Communication Technologies and Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization, together about 26% of its articles. Its main subfields are Electrical and Electronic Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The IEEE Open Journal of Vehicular Technology covers the theoretical, experimental and operational aspects of electrical and electronics engineering in mobile radio, motor vehicles and land transportation. (a) Mobile radio shall include all terrestrial mobile services. (b) Motor vehicles shall include the components and systems and motive power for propulsion and auxiliary functions. (c) Land transportation shall include the components and systems used in both automated and non-automated facets of ground transport technology.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Edward AuPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANETs)Engineering9.1%
- Advanced Wireless Communication TechnologiesEngineering8.8%
- Advanced MIMO Systems OptimizationEngineering8.1%
- UAV Applications and OptimizationEngineering7.8%
- Autonomous Vehicle Technology and SafetyEngineering6.6%
- Satellite Communication SystemsEngineering4.6%
- Millimeter-Wave Propagation and ModelingEngineering4.4%
- Electric Vehicles and InfrastructureEngineering3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Computer Science Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Telecommunications | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Transportation Science & Technology | 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 |
| Minor | Transportation Science & Technology | 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)
- 6.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 8.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 8.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.44LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.93LetPub ·
- h-index
- 46OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 182OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.65OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 177LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 682 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 173 | 173 | 36 |
| 2025 | 184 | 184 | 751 |
| 2024 | 128 | 128 | 1,953 |
| 2023 | 72 | 72 | 1,533 |
| 2022 | 48 | 48 | 990 |
| 2021 | 39 | 39 | 1,105 |
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 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 10 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 2,160 | — | — |
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
- IEEE
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2644-1330
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- 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 Vehicular Technology
What CAS zone is IEEE Open Journal of Vehicular Technology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, IEEE Open Journal of Vehicular Technology is in Zone 2 of Computer Science, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Engineering, Electrical & Electronic / Telecommunications / Transportation Science & Technology. 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 Vehicular Technology?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 6.6; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 8.7, h-index 46.
How long does peer review take at IEEE Open Journal of Vehicular Technology?
Authors report an average review time of about 10 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.
Which databases index IEEE Open Journal of Vehicular Technology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, IEEE Open Journal of Vehicular Technology is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is IEEE Open Journal of Vehicular Technology open access, and what is the APC?
IEEE Open Journal of Vehicular Technology 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: .