Journal profile · Engineering, Industrial
IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management
ISSN 0018-9391 · eISSN 1558-0040 · Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. · UNITED STATES · Quarterly
IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management: CAS Zone 3 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 5.85; hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,645; review about 4.5 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: about 20%; 355 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management is published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. and is in Zone 3 of Management in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Innovation and Knowledge Management, Human auditory perception and evaluation and Educational Robotics and Engineering, together about 25% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management publishes papers on the management of technical functions such as research, development, and engineering in industry, government, university, and other settings. Emphasis is on studies carried on within an organization to help in decision making or policy formation for RD&E.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Engineering, Industrial
Editor-in-chief Tsan-Ming ChoiPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Innovation and Knowledge ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting11.7%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering7%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science6.3%
- Technology Assessment and ManagementEngineering5.6%
- Sustainable Supply Chain ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting5.2%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.9%
- Construction Project Management and PerformanceDecision Sciences4.8%
- Product Development and CustomizationBusiness, Management and Accounting4.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Management Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Industrial | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Business | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Management Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Business | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Industrial | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Management Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Industrial | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Business | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIESSCIScopusLetPub
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
- 5.85LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 6.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 13LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 13Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.48LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.41LetPub ·
- h-index
- 82LetPub ·
- h-index
- 158OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,899OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 7.1OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 14.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 5.85%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 282LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 6,157 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 264 | 36 | 117 |
| 2025 | 355 | 51 | 1,924 |
| 2024 | 357 | 77 | 4,892 |
| 2023 | 456 | 155 | 7,610 |
| 2022 | 401 | 134 | 9,750 |
| 2021 | 377 | 126 | 11,643 |
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 4.5 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
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
- 0018-9391
- Electronic ISSN
- 1558-0040
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management
What CAS zone is IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management is in Zone 3 of Management, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Engineering, Industrial / Business / Management. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Management. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 5.85; CiteScore 13, h-index 158.
How long does peer review take at IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management?
Authors report an average review time of about 4.5 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 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 Engineering Management?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Is IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management open access, and what is the APC?
IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management 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: .