Journal profile · Telecommunications
IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications
ISSN 1536-1276 · eISSN 1558-2248 · Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. · UNITED STATES · Monthly
IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications: CAS Zone 1 · Computer Science (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 10.14; hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,645; review about 7 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 1,202 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications 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 MIMO Systems Optimization, Cooperative Communication and Network Coding and Advanced Wireless Communication Techniques, together about 36.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Electrical and Electronic Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Telecommunications
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
- Advanced MIMO Systems OptimizationEngineering17%
- Cooperative Communication and Network CodingComputer Science11.5%
- Advanced Wireless Communication TechniquesEngineering8.4%
- Advanced Wireless Communication TechnologiesEngineering7.5%
- Wireless Communication Networks ResearchComputer Science7.3%
- Advanced Wireless Network OptimizationEngineering5.7%
- Energy Harvesting in Wireless NetworksEngineering4%
- Millimeter-Wave Propagation and ModelingEngineering4%
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 | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | 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 | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | 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 | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Telecommunications | Zone 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
- 10.14LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 19.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 3.68LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.79LetPub ·
- h-index
- 186LetPub ·
- h-index
- 304OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 10,214OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 9.74OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 5.07%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 697LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 15,704 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 937 | 259 | 1,027 |
| 2025 | 1,202 | 199 | 8,385 |
| 2024 | 1,016 | 227 | 21,330 |
| 2023 | 895 | 229 | 29,066 |
| 2022 | 784 | 224 | 30,256 |
| 2021 | 760 | 287 | 40,528 |
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 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
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
- Frequency
- Monthly
- ISSN
- 1536-1276
- Electronic ISSN
- 1558-2248
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications
What CAS zone is IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications is in Zone 1 of Computer Science, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Engineering, Electrical & Electronic / 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 Wireless Communications?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 10.14; CiteScore 19.3, h-index 304.
How long does peer review take at IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications?
Authors report an average review time of about 7 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.
Where are the editorial board members of IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications 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 Wireless Communications?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications open access, and what is the APC?
IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications 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: .