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IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management
ISSN 1932-4537 · Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. · UNITED STATES
IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management: CAS Zone 2 · Computer Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 5.36; hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,645; 439 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management is published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. and is in Zone 2 of Computer Science in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Software-Defined Networks and 5G, Network Security and Intrusion Detection and IoT and Edge/Fog Computing, together about 34.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Computer Networks and Communications. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Computer Science-Computer Networks and Communications
Editor-in-chief Rose QingyangPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 7%); most named United States 14, Canada 4, Mainland China 2, Hong Kong, China 1, Italy 1 (30 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Software-Defined Networks and 5GComputer Science16.8%
- Network Security and Intrusion DetectionComputer Science9.1%
- IoT and Edge/Fog ComputingComputer Science8.4%
- Caching and Content DeliveryComputer Science7%
- Cloud Computing and Resource ManagementComputer Science6.6%
- Advanced Optical Network TechnologiesEngineering5.6%
- Network Traffic and Congestion ControlComputer Science5.4%
- Internet Traffic Analysis and Secure E-votingComputer Science5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Computer Science Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Information Systems | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Computer Science Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Information Systems | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Computer Science Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Information Systems | Zone 2 |
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
- 5.36LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 10.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.39LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.59LetPub ·
- h-index
- 35LetPub ·
- h-index
- 106OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,790OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.24OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 8%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 412LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,515 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 418 | 93 | 225 |
| 2025 | 439 | 93 | 1,613 |
| 2024 | 437 | 92 | 4,944 |
| 2023 | 371 | 87 | 7,204 |
| 2022 | 422 | 130 | 9,858 |
| 2021 | 346 | 97 | 11,973 |
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
- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1932-4537
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management
What CAS zone is IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management is in Zone 2 of Computer Science, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Computer Science, Information Systems. 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 Network and Service Management?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 5.36; CiteScore 10.9, h-index 106.
Where are the editorial board members of IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management based?
Of the 30 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 7%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (14), Canada (4) and Mainland China (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management open access, and what is the APC?
IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .