Journal profile · Telecommunications
IEEE Transactions on Broadcasting
ISSN 0018-9316 · eISSN 1557-9611 · Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. · UNITED STATES · Quarterly
IEEE Transactions on Broadcasting: CAS Zone 2 · Computer Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 5.81; hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,645; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 96 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
IEEE Transactions on Broadcasting is published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. and is in Zone 2 of Computer Science in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Telecommunications and Broadcasting Technologies, Advanced Wireless Communication Techniques and Image and Video Quality Assessment, together about 30.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Electrical and Electronic Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
IEEE Transactions on Broadcasting publishes technical papers on all aspects of broadcast technology, which encompasses devices, equipment, techniques, and related systems to deliver broadcast services, including the production, distribution, wired and wireless transmission, propagation aspects and reception.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Telecommunications
Editor-in-chief Liang ZhangPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Telecommunications and Broadcasting TechnologiesEngineering14.4%
- Advanced Wireless Communication TechniquesEngineering9.1%
- Image and Video Quality AssessmentComputer Science6.8%
- Video Coding and Compression TechnologiesComputer Science6.1%
- Multimedia Communication and TechnologySocial Sciences5.6%
- PAPR reduction in OFDMEngineering5.4%
- Error Correcting Code TechniquesComputer Science4.5%
- Wireless Communication Networks ResearchComputer Science4.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Computer Science Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Telecommunications | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview 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: noReview 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: 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
- 5.81LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 5.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 9.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 9.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.07LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.66LetPub ·
- h-index
- 71LetPub ·
- h-index
- 98OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,411OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.05OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 27.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 7.14%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 84LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,962 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 77 | 10 | 14 |
| 2025 | 96 | 13 | 321 |
| 2024 | 120 | 18 | 1,145 |
| 2023 | 99 | 40 | 1,281 |
| 2022 | 95 | 40 | 1,573 |
| 2021 | 89 | 35 | 1,382 |
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 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
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 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 2,800 | — | — |
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
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 0018-9316
- Electronic ISSN
- 1557-9611
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about IEEE Transactions on Broadcasting
What CAS zone is IEEE Transactions on Broadcasting in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, IEEE Transactions on Broadcasting is in Zone 2 of Computer Science, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Engineering, Electrical & Electronic / Telecommunications. 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 Broadcasting?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 5.81; CiteScore 9.4, h-index 98.
How long does peer review take at IEEE Transactions on Broadcasting?
Authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; 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 Broadcasting?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, IEEE Transactions on Broadcasting is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is IEEE Transactions on Broadcasting open access, and what is the APC?
IEEE Transactions on Broadcasting 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: .