Journal profile · Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
IEEE Transactions on Computers
ISSN 0018-9340 · eISSN 1557-9956 · IEEE Computer Society · UNITED STATES · Monthly
IEEE Transactions on Computers: CAS Zone 2 · Computer Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.58; hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,645; review about 6 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: 50%; 301 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
IEEE Transactions on Computers is published by IEEE Computer Society 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 Parallel Computing and Optimization Techniques, Interconnection Networks and Systems and VLSI and Analog Circuit Testing, together about 26.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Hardware and Architecture and Computer Networks and Communications. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
A diverse network of professionals and students sharing research, news, trends and collaborating in computer science and engineering.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Parallel Computing and Optimization TechniquesComputer Science11.8%
- Interconnection Networks and SystemsComputer Science9%
- VLSI and Analog Circuit TestingComputer Science6.1%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.7%
- Low-power high-performance VLSI designEngineering5.6%
- Embedded Systems Design TechniquesComputer Science5.5%
- Advanced Data Storage TechnologiesComputer Science5.3%
- Distributed systems and fault toleranceComputer Science5.1%
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 | Computer Science, Hardware & Architecture | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Computer Science Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Hardware & Architecture | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Computer Science Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Hardware & Architecture | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 3 |
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
- 4.58LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 9.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.24LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.79LetPub ·
- h-index
- 110LetPub ·
- h-index
- 262OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 6,729OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.02OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 5.61%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 304LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 14,589 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 235 | 24 | 79 |
| 2025 | 301 | 40 | 1,026 |
| 2024 | 223 | 47 | 1,943 |
| 2023 | 205 | 39 | 3,524 |
| 2022 | 207 | 58 | 3,209 |
| 2021 | 223 | 52 | 4,916 |
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 6 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 50%LetPub ·
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
- IEEE Computer Society
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- ISSN
- 0018-9340
- Electronic ISSN
- 1557-9956
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about IEEE Transactions on Computers
What CAS zone is IEEE Transactions on Computers in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, IEEE Transactions on Computers is in Zone 2 of Computer Science, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Computer Science, Hardware & Architecture / Engineering, Electrical & Electronic. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 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 Computers?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.58; CiteScore 9.3, h-index 262.
How long does peer review take at IEEE Transactions on Computers?
Authors report an average review time of about 6 months; the community-reported acceptance is “50%”. 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 Computers?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, IEEE Transactions on Computers is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is IEEE Transactions on Computers open access, and what is the APC?
IEEE Transactions on Computers 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: .