Journal profile · Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
IEEE Transactions on Image Processing
ISSN 1057-7149 · eISSN 1941-0042 · Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. · UNITED STATES · Monthly
IEEE Transactions on Image Processing: CAS Zone 1 · Computer Science (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 13.05; subscription journal; APC about USD 2,645; review about 8.1 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: hard; 611 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
IEEE Transactions on Image Processing is published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. and is in Zone 1 of Computer Science in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Image and Signal Denoising Methods, Advanced Vision and Imaging and Advanced Image Processing Techniques, together about 25.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The IEEE Transactions on Image Processing covers novel theory, algorithms, and architectures for the formation, capture, processing, communication, analysis, and display of images, video, and multidimensional signals in a wide variety of applications. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the mathematical, statistical, and perceptual modeling, representation, formation, coding, filtering, enhancement, restoration, rendering, halftoning, search, and analysis of images, video, and multidimensional signals. Applications of interest include image and video communications, electronic imaging, biomedical imaging, image and video systems, and remote sensing.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Editor-in-chief Benoit MacqPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Image and Signal Denoising MethodsComputer Science9.8%
- Advanced Vision and ImagingComputer Science8.2%
- Advanced Image Processing TechniquesComputer Science7.9%
- Advanced Image and Video Retrieval TechniquesComputer Science7.4%
- Image Enhancement TechniquesComputer Science5.2%
- Medical Image Segmentation TechniquesComputer Science5%
- Advanced Image Fusion TechniquesEngineering4.5%
- Image Retrieval and Classification TechniquesComputer Science4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Computer Science Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Computer Science Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Computer Science Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview 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
- 13.05LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 15.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 21.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 21.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 2.98LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 3.26LetPub ·
- h-index
- 242LetPub ·
- h-index
- 400OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 9,121OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 9.45OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 2.07%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 618LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 13,559 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 718 | 105 | 906 |
| 2025 | 611 | 63 | 4,708 |
| 2024 | 478 | 64 | 11,457 |
| 2023 | 484 | 129 | 21,889 |
| 2022 | 527 | 171 | 27,800 |
| 2021 | 659 | 234 | 42,218 |
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 8.1 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- HardLetPub ·
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 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 2,800 | — | — |
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
- 1057-7149
- Electronic ISSN
- 1941-0042
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about IEEE Transactions on Image Processing
What CAS zone is IEEE Transactions on Image Processing in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, IEEE Transactions on Image Processing is in Zone 1 of Computer Science, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence / Engineering, Electrical & Electronic; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 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 Image Processing?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 13.05; CiteScore 21.7, h-index 400.
How long does peer review take at IEEE Transactions on Image Processing?
Authors report an average review time of about 8.1 months; the community-reported acceptance is “Hard”. 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 Image Processing?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, IEEE Transactions on Image Processing is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is IEEE Transactions on Image Processing open access, and what is the APC?
IEEE Transactions on Image Processing is a subscription journal. 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .