Journal profile · Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
IEEE Signal Processing Magazine
ISSN 1053-5888 · eISSN 1558-0792 · Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly
IEEE Signal Processing Magazine: CAS Zone 2 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 11; subscription journal; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: fairly hard; 133 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
IEEE Signal Processing Magazine is published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. and is in Zone 2 of Engineering in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies, Human auditory perception and evaluation and Neural Networks and Applications, together about 27.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Signal Processing. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
IEEE Signal Processing Magazine publishes tutorial-style articles on signal processing research and applications, as well as columns and forums on issues of interest. Its coverage ranges from fundamental principles to practical implementation, reflecting the multidimensional facets of interests and concerns of the community. Its mission is to bring up-to-date, emerging and active technical developments, issues, and events to the research, educational, and professional communities. It is also the main society communication platform addressing important issues concerning all members.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Editor-in-chief Tulay AdaliPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance12.3%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering9.4%
- Neural Networks and ApplicationsComputer Science5.9%
- Blind Source Separation TechniquesComputer Science5.4%
- Image and Signal Denoising MethodsComputer Science5.2%
- Speech and Audio ProcessingComputer Science5%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science5%
- Sensor Technology and Measurement SystemsComputer Science4.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Engineering Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Engineering Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | 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
- 11LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 10.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 20.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 20.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 2.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 3.59LetPub ·
- h-index
- 155LetPub ·
- h-index
- 258OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,535OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.89OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 1.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 3.45%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 41LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,941 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 86 | 7 | 13 |
| 2025 | 133 | 16 | 328 |
| 2024 | 137 | 32 | 687 |
| 2023 | 162 | 112 | 3,254 |
| 2022 | 96 | 64 | 2,451 |
| 2021 | 138 | 95 | 4,514 |
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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly hardLetPub ·
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.
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
- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- ISSN
- 1053-5888
- Electronic ISSN
- 1558-0792
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about IEEE Signal Processing Magazine
What CAS zone is IEEE Signal Processing Magazine in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, IEEE Signal Processing Magazine is in Zone 2 of Engineering, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Engineering, Electrical & Electronic. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of IEEE Signal Processing Magazine?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 11; CiteScore 20.8, h-index 258.
How long does peer review take at IEEE Signal Processing Magazine?
Authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly hard”. 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 Signal Processing Magazine?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, IEEE Signal Processing Magazine is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is IEEE Signal Processing Magazine open access, and what is the APC?
IEEE Signal Processing Magazine 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .