Journal profile · Engineering-Electrical and Electronic Engineering
IEEE Solid-State Circuits Letters
ISSN 2573-9603 · IEEE
IEEE Solid-State Circuits Letters: CAS Zone 3 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2 (journal website); subscription journal; APC about USD 2,645; 93 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
IEEE Solid-State Circuits Letters 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 Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit Design, Analog and Mixed-Signal Circuit Design and Advancements in PLL and VCO Technologies, together about 34.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Electrical and Electronic Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The IEEE Solid-State Circuits Letters (L-SSC) provides fast publication of original and significant contributions in the area of solid-state circuits. The emphasis is on the transistor-level design of integrated circuits (ICs). Circuits integrated in micro- and nano-electronic (e.g., VLSI) technologies are of principal interest. Material related to discrete circuit design is rarely published. Experimental verification is strongly encouraged.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Engineering-Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Editor-in-chief Pui-In MakPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit DesignEngineering13.5%
- Analog and Mixed-Signal Circuit DesignEngineering12.6%
- Advancements in PLL and VCO TechnologiesEngineering8.5%
- Advancements in Semiconductor Devices and Circuit DesignEngineering7.4%
- Semiconductor materials and devicesEngineering5.6%
- Low-power high-performance VLSI designEngineering5%
- Advanced Memory and Neural ComputingEngineering4.9%
- Photonic and Optical DevicesEngineering4.9%
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 | Computer Science, Hardware & Architecture | 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 | Computer Science, Hardware & Architecture | 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
ESCIScopusLetPub
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)
- 2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 3.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.2LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.21LetPub ·
- h-index
- 36OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 289OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.39OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 2.72%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 91LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 850 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 60 | 5 | 11 |
| 2025 | 93 | 8 | 172 |
| 2024 | 93 | 10 | 404 |
| 2023 | 86 | 15 | 534 |
| 2022 | 86 | 22 | 819 |
| 2021 | 60 | 15 | 858 |
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,645 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 2,800 | — | — |
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
- 2573-9603
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about IEEE Solid-State Circuits Letters
What CAS zone is IEEE Solid-State Circuits Letters in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, IEEE Solid-State Circuits Letters is in Zone 3 of Engineering, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Computer Science, Hardware & Architecture / 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 Solid-State Circuits Letters?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 2; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 3.9, h-index 36.
Which databases index IEEE Solid-State Circuits Letters?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, IEEE Solid-State Circuits Letters is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is IEEE Solid-State Circuits Letters open access, and what is the APC?
IEEE Solid-State Circuits Letters is a subscription journal. APC about USD 2,645.
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: .