Journal profile · Telecommunications
IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility
ISSN 0018-9375 · eISSN 1558-187X · Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. · UNITED STATES · Quarterly
IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility: CAS Zone 3 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.57; hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,645; review about 2 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 190 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility is published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. and is in Zone 3 of Engineering in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Electromagnetic Compatibility and Noise Suppression, Electromagnetic Compatibility and Measurements and Lightning and Electromagnetic Phenomena, together about 43.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Electrical and Electronic Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility publishes original and significant contributions related to all disciplines of electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) and relevant methods to predict, assess and prevent electromagnetic interference (EMI) and increase device/product immunity. The scope of the publication includes, but is not limited to Electromagnetic Environments; Interference Control; EMC and EMI Modeling; High Power Electromagnetics; EMC Standards, Methods of EMC Measurements; Computational Electromagnetics and Signal and Power Integrity, as applied or directly related to Electromagnetic Compatibility problems; Transmission Lines; Electrostatic Discharge and Lightning Effects; EMC in Wireless and Optical Technologies; EMC in Printed Circuit Board and System Design.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Telecommunications
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Electromagnetic Compatibility and Noise SuppressionEngineering17.7%
- Electromagnetic Compatibility and MeasurementsEngineering15.6%
- Lightning and Electromagnetic PhenomenaPhysics and Astronomy10.1%
- Electrostatic Discharge in ElectronicsEngineering5.5%
- Advanced Antenna and Metasurface TechnologiesEngineering5.3%
- Electromagnetic Simulation and Numerical MethodsEngineering4.6%
- Electromagnetic Scattering and AnalysisPhysics and Astronomy3.7%
- Power Line Communications and NoiseEngineering3.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Engineering Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Telecommunications | Zone 3 |
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 |
| Minor | Telecommunications | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Computer Science Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Telecommunications | 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
- 2.57LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.01LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.34LetPub ·
- h-index
- 82LetPub ·
- h-index
- 133OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3,553OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.53OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 15.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 7.97%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 155LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 8,064 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 129 | 20 | 29 |
| 2025 | 190 | 36 | 261 |
| 2024 | 260 | 42 | 1,176 |
| 2023 | 249 | 82 | 2,075 |
| 2022 | 269 | 76 | 2,683 |
| 2021 | 229 | 67 | 2,849 |
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 monthsLetPub ·
- 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
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
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 0018-9375
- Electronic ISSN
- 1558-187X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility
What CAS zone is IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility is in Zone 3 of Engineering, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Engineering, Electrical & Electronic / Telecommunications. 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 Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.57; CiteScore 5.7, h-index 133.
How long does peer review take at IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility?
Authors report an average review time of about 2 months; 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 Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility open access, and what is the APC?
IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility 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; 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: .