Journal profile · Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices
ISSN 0018-9383 · eISSN 1557-9646 · Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. · UNITED STATES · Monthly
IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices: CAS Zone 3 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.52; subscription journal; APC about USD 2,645; review about 4.7 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 1,105 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices 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 Semiconductor materials and devices, Advancements in Semiconductor Devices and Circuit Design and Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies, together about 44.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Electrical and Electronic Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices publishes original and significant contributions relating to the theory, modeling, design, performance and reliability of electron and ion integrated circuit devices and interconnects, involving insulators, metals, organic materials, micro-plasmas, semiconductors, quantum-effect structures, vacuum devices, and emerging materials with applications in bioelectronics, biomedical electronics, computation, communications, displays, microelectromechanics, imaging, micro-actuators, nanoelectronics, optoelectronics, photovoltaics, power ICs and micro-sensors. Tutorial and review papers on these subjects are also published and occasional special issues appear to present a collection of papers which treat particular areas in more depth and breadth.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Semiconductor materials and devicesEngineering19.8%
- Advancements in Semiconductor Devices and Circuit DesignEngineering17.8%
- Silicon Carbide Semiconductor TechnologiesEngineering6.8%
- Semiconductor Quantum Structures and DevicesPhysics and Astronomy5.4%
- Ferroelectric and Negative Capacitance DevicesEngineering4.3%
- Thin-Film Transistor TechnologiesEngineering4.2%
- GaN-based semiconductor devices and materialsPhysics and Astronomy4%
- Integrated Circuits and Semiconductor Failure AnalysisEngineering4%
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 | Physics, Applied | 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 | Physics, Applied | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Engineering Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Physics, Applied | 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
- 3.52LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.81LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.4LetPub ·
- h-index
- 165LetPub ·
- h-index
- 277OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 16,823OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.62OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 13.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 3.41%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 1,015LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 33,203 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 852 | 57 | 216 |
| 2025 | 1,105 | 86 | 2,943 |
| 2024 | 1,205 | 157 | 8,280 |
| 2023 | 1,173 | 194 | 12,857 |
| 2022 | 1,189 | 211 | 16,162 |
| 2021 | 1,130 | 228 | 19,441 |
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 4.7 monthsLetPub ·
- 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
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 | — | — |
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
- 0018-9383
- Electronic ISSN
- 1557-9646
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices
What CAS zone is IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices is in Zone 3 of Engineering, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Engineering, Electrical & Electronic / Physics, Applied. 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 Electron Devices?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.52; CiteScore 6.5, h-index 277.
How long does peer review take at IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices?
Authors report an average review time of about 4.7 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 Electron Devices?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices open access, and what is the APC?
IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices is a subscription journal. 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: .