Journal profile · Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
IEEE Technology and Society Magazine
ISSN 0278-0097 · eISSN 1937-416X · Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. · UNITED STATES · Quarterly
IEEE Technology and Society Magazine: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.87; subscription journal; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 109 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
IEEE Technology and Society Magazine 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 39.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The following topics describe the scope of IEEE Society on Social Implications of Technology (IEEE SSIT) and of IEEE Technology and Society Magazine: Health and safety implications of technology, Engineering ethics and professional responsibility, Engineering education in social implications of technology, History of electrotechnology, Technical expertise and public policy, Social issues related to energy, Social issues related to information technology, Social issues related to telecommunications, Systems analysis in public policy decisions, Economic issues related to technology, Peace technology, and Environmental implications of technology. Beyond these specific topics, IEEE Technology and Society Magazine is concerned with the broad area of the social implications of technology, especially electrotechnology.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Editor-in-chief Ketra SchmittPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering15.6%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance15.2%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science8.7%
- Ethics and Social Impacts of AISocial Sciences6.4%
- Smart Cities and TechnologiesEngineering4.3%
- Legal case studies and regulationsSocial Sciences4.2%
- Ferroelectric and Negative Capacitance DevicesEngineering3.7%
- Diverse Specialized Academic ResearchEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.5%
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 3 |
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
- 2.87LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 3.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.48LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.52LetPub ·
- h-index
- 29LetPub ·
- h-index
- 57OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 379OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.67OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 14.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 18LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,840 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 67 | 2 | 7 |
| 2025 | 109 | 2 | 23 |
| 2024 | 107 | 14 | 161 |
| 2023 | 90 | 64 | 336 |
| 2022 | 92 | 74 | 266 |
| 2021 | 88 | 63 | 888 |
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)
- over 12 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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 0278-0097
- Electronic ISSN
- 1937-416X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about IEEE Technology and Society Magazine
What CAS zone is IEEE Technology and Society Magazine in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, IEEE Technology and Society Magazine 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 3 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of IEEE Technology and Society Magazine?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.87; CiteScore 3.5, h-index 57.
How long does peer review take at IEEE Technology and Society Magazine?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 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 Technology and Society Magazine?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, IEEE Technology and Society Magazine is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is IEEE Technology and Society Magazine open access, and what is the APC?
IEEE Technology and Society 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .