Journal profile · Mathematics-Control and Optimization
IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Vehicles
ISSN 2379-8858 · eISSN 2379-8904 · IEEE · UNITED STATES OF AMERICA · Quarterly · Founded 2016
IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Vehicles: CAS Zone 1 · Computer Science (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 10.85; hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,645; 82 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus; flagged on an early-warning list or for an indexing change: check before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Vehicles is published by IEEE 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 Autonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety, Traffic control and management and Vehicle Dynamics and Control Systems, together about 37.1% 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 Intelligent Vehicles (T-IV) publishes peer-reviewed articles that provide innovative research concepts and application results, report significant theoretical findings and application case studies, and raise awareness of pressing research and application challenges in areas of intelligent vehicles in a roadway environment, and in particular in automated vehicles. The T-IV focuses on providing critical information to the intelligent vehicle community, serving as a dissemination vehicle for IEEE ITS Society members and the others to learn the state of the art development and progress on research and applications in the field of intelligent vehicles.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Mathematics-Control and Optimization
Editor-in-chief Edward TunstelPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Autonomous Vehicle Technology and SafetyEngineering22.5%
- Traffic control and managementEngineering8.6%
- Vehicle Dynamics and Control SystemsEngineering6.1%
- Robotic Path Planning AlgorithmsComputer Science6%
- Robotics and Sensor-Based LocalizationEngineering5.8%
- Advanced Neural Network ApplicationsComputer Science5.4%
- Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANETs)Engineering4.3%
- Traffic Prediction and Management TechniquesEngineering4%
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 2 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Transportation Science & Technology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Computer Science Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Transportation Science & Technology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Engineering Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Transportation Science & Technology | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
Early warning / risk: On hold in SCIE (checked 20 August 2026). CAS Early Warning Journal List: listed in the March 2026 Xinrui edition (Under Review); not listed in the other 5 editions.LetPub
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
- 10.85LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 19.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 19.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 2.87LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.68LetPub ·
- h-index
- 109OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,336OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 9.53OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 3.96%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 382LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,460 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 82 | 17 | 20 |
| 2025 | 82 | 5 | 70 |
| 2024 | 913 | 143 | 10,170 |
| 2023 | 601 | 141 | 18,411 |
| 2022 | 258 | 86 | 14,125 |
| 2021 | 92 | 44 | 3,581 |
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 | — | — | |
| 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
- IEEE
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 2016
- ISSN
- 2379-8858
- Electronic ISSN
- 2379-8904
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Vehicles
What CAS zone is IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Vehicles in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Vehicles is in Zone 1 of Computer Science, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence / Engineering, Electrical & Electronic / Transportation Science & Technology; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 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 Intelligent Vehicles?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 10.85; CiteScore 19.9, h-index 109.
Which databases index IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Vehicles?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Vehicles is indexed in Scopus.
Is IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Vehicles open access, and what is the APC?
IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Vehicles 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .