Journal profile · COMPUTER SCIENCE, CYBERNETICS
IEEE Transactions on Haptics
ISSN 1939-1412 · eISSN 2329-4051 · Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. · UNITED STATES · Founded 2008
IEEE Transactions on Haptics: CAS Zone 3 · Computer Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.89; hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,645; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 97 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
IEEE Transactions on Haptics is published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 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 Tactile and Sensory Interactions, Teleoperation and Haptic Systems and Motor Control and Adaptation, together about 47% of its articles. Its main subfields are Cognitive Neuroscience. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
IEEE Transactions on Haptics (ToH) is a scholarly archival journal that addresses the science, technology, and applications associated with information acquisition and object manipulation through touch. Haptic interactions relevant to this journal include all aspects of manual exploration and manipulation of objects by humans, machines and interactions between the two, performed in real, virtual, teleoperated or networked environments. Research areas of relevance to this publication include, but are not limited to, the following topics: Human haptic and multi-sensory perception and action, Aspects of motor control that explicitly pertain to human haptics, Haptic interactions via passive or active tools and machines, Devices that sense, enable, or create haptic interactions locally or at a distance, Haptic rendering and its association with graphic and auditory rendering in virtual reality, Algorithms, controls, and dynamics of haptic devices, users, and interactions between the two, Human-machine performance and safety with haptic feedback, Haptics in the context of human-computer interactions, Systems and networks using haptic devices and interactions, including multi-modal feedback, Application of the above, for example in areas such as education, rehabilitation, medicine, computer-aided design, skills training, computer games, driver controls, simulation, and visualization.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): COMPUTER SCIENCE, CYBERNETICS
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Tactile and Sensory InteractionsNeuroscience26.8%
- Teleoperation and Haptic SystemsEngineering13.5%
- Motor Control and AdaptationNeuroscience6.8%
- Multisensory perception and integrationPsychology5.9%
- Virtual Reality Applications and ImpactsComputer Science5.3%
- Interactive and Immersive DisplaysComputer Science5.2%
- Visual perception and processing mechanismsNeuroscience4.9%
- Muscle activation and electromyography studiesEngineering3.5%
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, Cybernetics | 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, Cybernetics | 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 | Computer Science, Cybernetics | 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
- 2.89LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.77LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.43LetPub ·
- h-index
- 39LetPub ·
- h-index
- 86OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 642OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.34OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 9.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 12.77%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 95LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,394 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 79 | 33 | 34 |
| 2025 | 97 | 33 | 128 |
| 2024 | 94 | 38 | 470 |
| 2023 | 120 | 62 | 1,191 |
| 2022 | 58 | 27 | 758 |
| 2021 | 96 | 54 | 1,623 |
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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- 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
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
- Founded
- 2008
- ISSN
- 1939-1412
- Electronic ISSN
- 2329-4051
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about IEEE Transactions on Haptics
What CAS zone is IEEE Transactions on Haptics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, IEEE Transactions on Haptics is in Zone 3 of Computer Science, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Computer Science, Cybernetics. 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 Haptics?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.89; CiteScore 5.5, h-index 86.
How long does peer review take at IEEE Transactions on Haptics?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; 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 Haptics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, IEEE Transactions on Haptics is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is IEEE Transactions on Haptics open access, and what is the APC?
IEEE Transactions on Haptics 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .