Journal profile · Telecommunications
IEEE Transactions on Multimedia
ISSN 1520-9210 · eISSN 1941-0077 · Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. · UNITED STATES · Quarterly
IEEE Transactions on Multimedia: CAS Zone 1 · Computer Science (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 9.57; subscription journal; APC about USD 2,645; review about 3 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 722 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
IEEE Transactions on Multimedia 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 Advanced Image and Video Retrieval Techniques, Multimodal Machine Learning Applications and Video Analysis and Summarization, together about 21.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The scope of the IEEE Transactions on Multimedia is the various aspects of research in multimedia technology and applications of multimedia, including, but not limited to, circuits, networking, signal processing, systems, software, and systems integration, as represented by the Fields of Interest of the sponsors.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Telecommunications
Editor-in-chief Honggang WangPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Advanced Image and Video Retrieval TechniquesComputer Science9.3%
- Multimodal Machine Learning ApplicationsComputer Science6.3%
- Video Analysis and SummarizationComputer Science6.1%
- Advanced Vision and ImagingComputer Science5.4%
- Image and Video Quality AssessmentComputer Science5.3%
- Image Retrieval and Classification TechniquesComputer Science5.2%
- Human Pose and Action RecognitionComputer Science5.1%
- Video Surveillance and Tracking MethodsComputer Science4.9%
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, Information Systems | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Software Engineering | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Telecommunications | 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, Information Systems | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Software Engineering | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Telecommunications | 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, Information Systems | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Software Engineering | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Telecommunications | Zone 2 |
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
- 9.57LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 9.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 15.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 15.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.99LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.31LetPub ·
- h-index
- 108LetPub ·
- h-index
- 197OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4,628OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.63OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 15.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 1.39%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 754LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 8,465 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1,197 | 131 | 762 |
| 2025 | 722 | 54 | 3,999 |
| 2024 | 543 | 51 | 9,109 |
| 2023 | 654 | 74 | 17,961 |
| 2022 | 542 | 72 | 19,274 |
| 2021 | 440 | 80 | 20,047 |
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 3 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly 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
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
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 1520-9210
- Electronic ISSN
- 1941-0077
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about IEEE Transactions on Multimedia
What CAS zone is IEEE Transactions on Multimedia in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, IEEE Transactions on Multimedia is in Zone 1 of Computer Science, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Computer Science, Information Systems / Computer Science, Software Engineering / Telecommunications; 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 Multimedia?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 9.57; CiteScore 15.7, h-index 197.
How long does peer review take at IEEE Transactions on Multimedia?
Authors report an average review time of about 3 months; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly 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 Multimedia?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, IEEE Transactions on Multimedia is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is IEEE Transactions on Multimedia open access, and what is the APC?
IEEE Transactions on Multimedia 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .