Journal profile · Telecommunications
IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation
ISSN 0018-926X · eISSN 1558-2221 · Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. · UNITED STATES · Monthly
IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation: CAS Zone 1 · Computer Science (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 5.95; hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,645; review about 4 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 1,208 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation is published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. and is in Zone 1 of Computer Science in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Antenna Design and Analysis, Advanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies and Microwave Engineering and Waveguides, together about 47.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Aerospace Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The IEEE Transactions on Antennas & Propagation publishes full papers and shorter Communications on original contributions within the general topics of electromagnetics, antennas and wave propagation. Specifically the journal focuses on: antennas, including analysis, design, development, measurement, and testing; radiation, propagation, and the interaction of electromagnetic waves with discrete and continuous media; and applications and systems pertinent to antennas, propagation, and sensing, such as applied optics, millimeter- and sub-millimeter-wave techniques, antenna signal processing and control, radio astronomy, and propagation and radiation aspects of terrestrial and space-based communication, including wireless, mobile, satellite, and telecommunications.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Telecommunications
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Antenna Design and AnalysisEngineering20.6%
- Advanced Antenna and Metasurface TechnologiesEngineering14.4%
- Microwave Engineering and WaveguidesEngineering12.6%
- Electromagnetic Scattering and AnalysisPhysics and Astronomy8.3%
- Antenna Design and OptimizationEngineering8%
- Electromagnetic Simulation and Numerical MethodsEngineering5.8%
- Metamaterials and Metasurfaces ApplicationsMaterials Science4.1%
- Electromagnetic Compatibility and MeasurementsEngineering3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Computer Science Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Telecommunications | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Computer Science Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Telecommunications | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Computer Science Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Telecommunications | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview 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
- 5.95LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 5.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 12.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 12.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.92LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.97LetPub ·
- h-index
- 175LetPub ·
- h-index
- 288OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 15,948OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.96OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 23.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 5.67%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 1,029LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 25,351 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 898 | 123 | 334 |
| 2025 | 1,208 | 152 | 3,965 |
| 2024 | 1,080 | 176 | 11,490 |
| 2023 | 1,100 | 269 | 19,868 |
| 2022 | 1,182 | 323 | 26,790 |
| 2021 | 1,043 | 279 | 29,137 |
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)
- about 4 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,645 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- Monthly
- ISSN
- 0018-926X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1558-2221
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation
What CAS zone is IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation is in Zone 1 of Computer Science, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Telecommunications / Engineering, Electrical & Electronic; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Computer Science. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 5.95; CiteScore 12.4, h-index 288.
How long does peer review take at IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation?
Authors report an average review time of about 4 months; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly 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 Transactions on Antennas and Propagation?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation open access, and what is the APC?
IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .