Journal profile · ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC-TELECOMMUNICATIONS

IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine

ISSN 1556-6072 · eISSN 1556-6080 · Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. · UNITED STATES · Quarterly

IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine: CAS Zone 3 · Computer Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 10; hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,645; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 121 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.

Impact factor10Latest value listed by LetPub
CAS zoneZone 3 · Computer Science2025 upgraded edition, major category · 2026 Xinrui edition Zone 2 · Computer Science
Review timeover 12 weeksCommunity average
APCUSD 2,645Hybrid journal: charged only for open-access articles
AcceptanceEasyCommunity average
Articles per year1212025 · OpenAlex count

Scope

Aims, scope and focus

IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine is published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. and is in Zone 3 of Computer Science in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies, Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANETs) and Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization, together about 28.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Electrical and Electronic Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine publishes peer-reviewed articles covering advances in areas of interest to the IEEE Vehicular Technology Society: The theoretical, experimental, application and operational aspects of electrical and electronic engineering relevant to motor vehicles and associated land transportation infrastructure: (a) Mobile radio shall include technologies appropriate to terrestrial mobile vehicular services. (b) Motor vehicles shall include the components, systems and auxiliary functions. (c) Land transportation shall include the components and systems used in both automated and non-automated facets of ground transport technology, especially as they relate to vehicular systems. The magazine focuses on intra-vehicular components, systems and applications. It includes tutorials, surveys, coverage of emerging technology in the aforementioned fields, and serves as a means for the IEEE VTS governing body to communicate with its membership.

Source: LetPub

Research area (LetPub): ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC-TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Editor-in-chief Claudio Casetti Politecnico diPublisher website

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

  1. Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance10.2%
  2. Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANETs)Engineering9.9%
  3. Advanced MIMO Systems OptimizationEngineering8.5%
  4. Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering5.8%
  5. Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science5.5%
  6. Advanced Wireless Communication TechnologiesEngineering5.3%
  7. Transportation and Mobility InnovationsEngineering4.4%
  8. Autonomous Vehicle Technology and SafetyEngineering4.1%

Rankings & indexing

CAS ranking and database indexing

CAS Journal Ranking

CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Computer Science Zone 3
LevelCategoryZone
MajorComputer ScienceZone 3
MinorEngineering, Electrical & ElectronicZone 3
MinorTelecommunicationsZone 3
MinorTransportation Science & TechnologyZone 3

Top journal: noReview journal: no

CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Computer Science Zone 2
LevelCategoryZone
MajorComputer ScienceZone 2
MinorEngineering, Electrical & ElectronicZone 2
MinorTelecommunicationsZone 2
MinorTransportation Science & TechnologyZone 3

Top journal: noReview journal: not marked

CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Computer Science Zone 2
LevelCategoryZone
MajorComputer ScienceZone 2
MinorEngineering, Electrical & ElectronicZone 3
MinorTelecommunicationsZone 3
MinorTransportation Science & TechnologyZone 3

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
10LetPub ·
Impact factor (publisher)
8.5Publisher website ·
CiteScore 2026-06
15.5LetPub ·
CiteScore (publisher)
15.5Publisher website ·
SJR 2026-06
2.45LetPub ·
SNIP 2026-06
2.2LetPub ·
h-index
44LetPub ·
h-index
95OpenAlex ·
i10-index
501OpenAlex ·
2-year mean citedness
5.16OpenAlex ·
Self-citation rate
2.4%LetPub ·
Share of gold OA articles
7.09%LetPub ·

Volume

Articles per year
53LetPub ·

Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,836 in total · the current year is incomplete

YearArticlesOpen accessCitations
20267676
202512117547
202410022979
2023118841,429
202290581,236
202197721,622

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)
over 12 weeksLetPub ·
Average acceptance (community reports)
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.

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
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Country or region
UNITED STATES
Language
English
Frequency
Quarterly
ISSN
1556-6072
Electronic ISSN
1556-6080
Official links

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine

What CAS zone is IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine in?

In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine is in Zone 3 of Computer Science, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Engineering, Electrical & Electronic / Telecommunications / Transportation Science & Technology. 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 Vehicular Technology Magazine?

The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 10; CiteScore 15.5, h-index 95.

How long does peer review take at IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine?

Authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “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 Vehicular Technology Magazine?

According to LetPub and DOAJ records, IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.

Is IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine open access, and what is the APC?

IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine 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: .