Journal profile · Social Sciences-Education
IEEE Potentials
ISSN 0278-6648 · eISSN 1558-1772 · IEEE
IEEE Potentials: subscription journal; 82 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
IEEE Potentials is published by IEEE. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Engineering Education and Pedagogy, Engineering Education and Curriculum Development and Higher Education and Employability, together about 39.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
IEEE Potentials is the magazine dedicated to undergraduate and graduate students and young professionals. IEEE Potentials explores career strategies, the latest in research, and important technical developments. Through its articles, it also relates theories to practical applications, highlights technology's global impact and generates international forums that foster the sharing of diverse ideas about the profession.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Education
Editor-in-chief Mohammad FaizalPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Engineering Education and PedagogyEngineering15.4%
- Engineering Education and Curriculum DevelopmentEngineering14.6%
- Higher Education and EmployabilitySocial Sciences9.1%
- Research, Science, and AcademiaDecision Sciences5.1%
- Game Theory and ApplicationsDecision Sciences4.8%
- Educational Games and GamificationPsychology4.8%
- Career Development and DiversitySocial Sciences4.1%
- Mathematics and ApplicationsMathematics4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | Q3 | 921/1698 | 45th |
| Electrical and Electronic Engineering | Q3 | 615/1030 | 40th |
| Strategy and Management | Q3 | 343/506 | 32nd |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.24LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- h-index
- 56OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 331OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.46OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,869 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 72 | 0 | 557 |
| 2025 | 82 | 1 | 1,068 |
| 2024 | 90 | 8 | 1,184 |
| 2023 | 85 | 55 | 1,167 |
| 2022 | 104 | 59 | 1,097 |
| 2021 | 77 | 42 | 1,157 |
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.
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- ISSN
- 0278-6648
- Electronic ISSN
- 1558-1772
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about IEEE Potentials
Which databases index IEEE Potentials?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, IEEE Potentials is indexed in Scopus.
Is IEEE Potentials open access, and what is the APC?
IEEE Potentials is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .