Journal profile · Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
IEEE Spectrum
ISSN 0018-9235 · eISSN 1939-9340 · Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. · UNITED STATES · Monthly
IEEE Spectrum: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.27; subscription journal; review 4–8 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 271 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
IEEE Spectrum is published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. and is in Zone 4 of Engineering in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Human auditory perception and evaluation, Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies and Educational Robotics and Engineering, together about 54% of its articles. Its main subfields are Electrical and Electronic Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
IEEE Spectrum is an award-winning technology magazine and the flagship publication of the IEEE, the world’s largest professional organization devoted to engineering and the applied sciences.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Editor-in-chief Harry GoldsteinPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering19.8%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance17.7%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science16.5%
- Diverse Specialized Academic ResearchEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.9%
- Electrical Fault Detection and ProtectionEngineering3.3%
- Electrical and Electromagnetic ResearchPhysics and Astronomy3.3%
- Engineering and Technology InnovationsEngineering3.2%
- Earthquake and Disaster Impact StudiesSocial Sciences3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 4 |
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
- 1.27LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.28LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- h-index
- 60LetPub ·
- h-index
- 110OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,566OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.32OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 26LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 20,724 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 205 | 0 | 3 |
| 2025 | 271 | 0 | 37 |
| 2024 | 285 | 81 | 205 |
| 2023 | 284 | 195 | 331 |
| 2022 | 282 | 174 | 595 |
| 2021 | 250 | 149 | 626 |
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)
- 4–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Peer review
- AI use
IEEE Spectrum’s Statement on Generative AI Model summary
IEEE Spectrum’s Statement on Generative AI
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
IEEE Spectrum is the flagship publication of the IEEE, the world's largest professional organization devoted to engineering and applied sciences. Model summary
IEEE Spectrum is the flagship publication of the IEEE — the world’s largest professional organization devoted to engineering and applied sciences.
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
- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- ISSN
- 0018-9235
- Electronic ISSN
- 1939-9340
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about IEEE Spectrum
What CAS zone is IEEE Spectrum in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, IEEE Spectrum is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Engineering, Electrical & Electronic. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of IEEE Spectrum?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.27; CiteScore 2.5, h-index 110.
How long does peer review take at IEEE Spectrum?
Authors report an average review time of 4–8 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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 Spectrum?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, IEEE Spectrum is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is IEEE Spectrum open access, and what is the APC?
IEEE Spectrum 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: .