Journal profile · Engineering, Electrical & Electronic

IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence

ISSN 0162-8828 · eISSN 1939-3539 · IEEE Computer Society · UNITED STATES · Monthly

IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence: CAS Zone 1 · Computer Science (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 19.57; hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,645; review about 7.9 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: hard; 942 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.

Impact factor19.57Latest value listed by LetPub
CAS zoneZone 1 · Computer Science2025 upgraded edition, major category · Top journal · 2026 Xinrui edition Zone 1 · Computer Science
Review timeabout 7.9 monthsCommunity average
APCUSD 2,645Hybrid journal: charged only for open-access articles
AcceptanceHardCommunity average
Articles per year9422025 · OpenAlex count

Scope

Aims, scope and focus

IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence is published by IEEE Computer Society 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 Vision and Imaging, Advanced Image and Video Retrieval Techniques and Image Retrieval and Classification Techniques, together about 25.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

A diverse network of professionals and students sharing research, news, trends and collaborating in computer science and engineering.

From the journal's Aims & Scope

Research area (LetPub): Engineering, Electrical & Electronic

Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate

  1. Advanced Vision and ImagingComputer Science9.8%
  2. Advanced Image and Video Retrieval TechniquesComputer Science9.4%
  3. Image Retrieval and Classification TechniquesComputer Science5.9%
  4. Robotics and Sensor-Based LocalizationEngineering5.1%
  5. Medical Image Segmentation TechniquesComputer Science5.1%
  6. Domain Adaptation and Few-Shot LearningComputer Science5.1%
  7. Face and Expression RecognitionComputer Science4.9%
  8. Advanced Neural Network ApplicationsComputer Science4.6%

Rankings & indexing

CAS ranking and database indexing

CAS Journal Ranking

CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Computer Science Zone 1
LevelCategoryZone
MajorComputer ScienceZone 1
MinorComputer Science, Artificial IntelligenceZone 1
MinorEngineering, Electrical & ElectronicZone 1

Top journal: yesReview journal: no

CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Computer Science Zone 1
LevelCategoryZone
MajorComputer ScienceZone 1
MinorComputer Science, Artificial IntelligenceZone 1
MinorEngineering, Electrical & ElectronicZone 1

Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked

CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Computer Science Zone 1
LevelCategoryZone
MajorComputer ScienceZone 1
MinorComputer Science, Artificial IntelligenceZone 1
MinorEngineering, Electrical & ElectronicZone 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
19.57LetPub ·
CiteScore 2026-06
41.1LetPub ·
SJR 2026-06
4.83LetPub ·
SNIP 2026-06
6.16LetPub ·
h-index
326LetPub ·
h-index
564OpenAlex ·
i10-index
8,358OpenAlex ·
2-year mean citedness
14.86OpenAlex ·
Self-citation rate
3.4%LetPub ·
Share of gold OA articles
5.12%LetPub ·

Volume

Articles per year
774LetPub ·

Articles by year OpenAlex count · 12,570 in total · the current year is incomplete

YearArticlesOpen accessCitations
2026793227895
20259421779,043
202467618325,896
202368017535,280
202265626047,694
202159127353,535

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 7.9 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

Hybrid open accessLetPub

A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.

SourceAPCFee waiverLicenseObserved
OpenAlexUSD 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
IEEE Computer Society
Country or region
UNITED STATES
Language
English
Frequency
Monthly
ISSN
0162-8828
Electronic ISSN
1939-3539
Official links

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence

What CAS zone is IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence in?

In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence 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 Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence?

The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 19.57; CiteScore 41.1, h-index 564.

How long does peer review take at IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence?

Authors report an average review time of about 7.9 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 Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence?

According to LetPub and DOAJ records, IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.

Is IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence open access, and what is the APC?

IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence 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: .