Journal profile · Engineering-Electrical and Electronic Engineering
IEEE Transactions on Games
ISSN 2475-1502 · eISSN 2475-1510 · IEEE · UNITED STATES
IEEE Transactions on Games: CAS Zone 3 · Computer Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.55; hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,645; 87 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
IEEE Transactions on Games is published by IEEE and is in Zone 3 of Computer Science in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Artificial Intelligence in Games, Digital Games and Media and Reinforcement Learning in Robotics, together about 47.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Engineering-Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Artificial Intelligence in GamesComputer Science24.6%
- Digital Games and MediaSocial Sciences13.5%
- Reinforcement Learning in RoboticsComputer Science9.4%
- Educational Games and GamificationPsychology8.5%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.6%
- Sports Analytics and PerformanceEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.6%
- Video Analysis and SummarizationComputer Science3.6%
- Digital Media and Visual ArtComputer Science3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Computer Science Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Software Engineering | Zone 3 |
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, Artificial Intelligence | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Software Engineering | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Computer Science Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Software Engineering | Zone 4 |
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
- 2.55LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.55LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.46LetPub ·
- h-index
- 38OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 188OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.23OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 9.17%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 94LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 712 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 69 | 17 | 3 |
| 2025 | 87 | 23 | 136 |
| 2024 | 89 | 31 | 407 |
| 2023 | 79 | 32 | 462 |
| 2022 | 85 | 39 | 934 |
| 2021 | 75 | 44 | 839 |
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.
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
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2475-1502
- Electronic ISSN
- 2475-1510
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about IEEE Transactions on Games
What CAS zone is IEEE Transactions on Games in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, IEEE Transactions on Games is in Zone 3 of Computer Science, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence / Computer Science, Software Engineering. 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 Games?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.55; CiteScore 5.7, h-index 38.
Which databases index IEEE Transactions on Games?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, IEEE Transactions on Games is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is IEEE Transactions on Games open access, and what is the APC?
IEEE Transactions on Games 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: .