Journal profile · Telecommunications
IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics
ISSN 0098-3063 · eISSN 1558-4127 · Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. · UNITED STATES · Quarterly
IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics: CAS Zone 2 · Computer Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 9.32; subscription journal; APC about USD 2,645; review about 2.6 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: 20%; 1,056 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics 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 Video Coding and Compression Technologies, Advanced Data Compression Techniques and Multimedia Communication and Technology, together about 26.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The main focus for the IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics is the engineering and research aspects of the theory, design, construction, manufacture or end use of mass market electronics, systems, software and services for consumers.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Telecommunications
Editor-in-chief Alireza JolfaeiPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Video Coding and Compression TechnologiesComputer Science10.1%
- Advanced Data Compression TechniquesComputer Science9.2%
- Multimedia Communication and TechnologySocial Sciences7%
- Advanced Vision and ImagingComputer Science6.8%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science4.7%
- Image and Video Quality AssessmentComputer Science4.6%
- Advanced Wireless Communication TechniquesEngineering4.5%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering3.9%
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 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Telecommunications | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)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
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
- 9.32LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 9.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 8.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 8.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.51LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.28LetPub ·
- h-index
- 90LetPub ·
- h-index
- 133OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3,426OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.79OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 43.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 1.97%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 1,068LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 10,690 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 928 | 46 | 548 |
| 2025 | 1,056 | 82 | 4,982 |
| 2024 | 709 | 60 | 10,060 |
| 2023 | 407 | 56 | 9,557 |
| 2022 | 76 | 27 | 1,884 |
| 2021 | 60 | 24 | 1,416 |
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 2.6 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 20%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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,645 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 2,800 | — | — |
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
- 0098-3063
- Electronic ISSN
- 1558-4127
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics
What CAS zone is IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics 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 1 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 Consumer Electronics?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 9.32; CiteScore 8.1, h-index 133.
How long does peer review take at IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics?
Authors report an average review time of about 2.6 months; the community-reported acceptance is “20%”. 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 Consumer Electronics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics open access, and what is the APC?
IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics is a subscription journal. 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .