Journal profile · Engineering-Engineering (miscellaneous)
IEEE Transactions on Quantum Engineering
ISSN 2689-1808 · IEEE · United States
IEEE Transactions on Quantum Engineering: CAS Zone 2 · Physics & Astronomy (2026 Xinrui edition); impact factor 4.6 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 2,160; review about 13 weeks (community reports); 90 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
IEEE Transactions on Quantum Engineering is published by IEEE and is classed under Physics & Astronomy in the CAS Journal Ranking. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture, Quantum Information and Cryptography and Quantum-Dot Cellular Automata, together about 65.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Artificial Intelligence and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
IEEE Transactions on Quantum Engineering publishes regular, review, and tutorial articles based on the engineering applications of quantum phenomena, including quantum computation, information, communication, software, hardware, devices, and metrology. Articles also address quantum-engineering aspects of superconductivity, magnetics, microwave techniques, photonics, and signal processing.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Engineering-Engineering (miscellaneous)
Editor-in-chief Rodney Van MeterPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Quantum Computing Algorithms and ArchitectureComputer Science33%
- Quantum Information and CryptographyComputer Science25.2%
- Quantum-Dot Cellular AutomataComputer Science7.3%
- Quantum Mechanics and ApplicationsPhysics and Astronomy6.3%
- Quantum and electron transport phenomenaPhysics and Astronomy5%
- Neural Networks and Reservoir ComputingComputer Science2.2%
- Advancements in Semiconductor Devices and Circuit DesignEngineering2.1%
- Quantum optics and atomic interactionsPhysics and Astronomy1.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Physics & Astronomy Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Physics & Astronomy | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Theory & Methods | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Quantum Science & Technology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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 (publisher)
- 4.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 9.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2023
- 8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.94LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher)
- 1.1Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.39LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher)
- 1.51Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 46OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 176OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.11OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 74LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 471 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 89 | 89 | 29 |
| 2025 | 90 | 90 | 337 |
| 2024 | 71 | 71 | 661 |
| 2023 | 71 | 71 | 1,222 |
| 2022 | 61 | 61 | 1,599 |
| 2021 | 53 | 53 | 2,043 |
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 13 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 13 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 2,160 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,075 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 1,995 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 1,995 | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted3
- regularIEEE Transactions on Quantum Engineering (TQE) publishes regular, review, and tutorial articlesLength not stated
- reviewIEEE Transactions on Quantum Engineering (TQE) publishes regular, review, and tutorial articlesLength not stated
- tutorialIEEE Transactions on Quantum Engineering (TQE) publishes regular, review, and tutorial articlesLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access
Peer-reviewed, gold open-access, no page limit, all-electronic, published continuously. Model summary
Peer-reviewed, gold open-access, no page limit, all-electronic, published continuously.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- IEEE
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2689-1808
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about IEEE Transactions on Quantum Engineering
What CAS zone is IEEE Transactions on Quantum Engineering in?
In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Physics & Astronomy. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of IEEE Transactions on Quantum Engineering?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 4.6; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 9.1, h-index 46.
How long does peer review take at IEEE Transactions on Quantum Engineering?
Authors report an average review time of about 13 weeks. 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 Quantum Engineering?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, IEEE Transactions on Quantum Engineering is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is IEEE Transactions on Quantum Engineering open access, and what is the APC?
IEEE Transactions on Quantum Engineering is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,160.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .