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.
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
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance10.2%
- Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANETs)Engineering9.9%
- Advanced MIMO Systems OptimizationEngineering8.5%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering5.8%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science5.5%
- Advanced Wireless Communication TechnologiesEngineering5.3%
- Transportation and Mobility InnovationsEngineering4.4%
- 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
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Telecommunications | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Transportation Science & Technology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Computer Science Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Telecommunications | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Transportation Science & Technology | Zone 3 |
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 | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Telecommunications | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Transportation Science & Technology | Zone 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
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 76 | 7 | 6 |
| 2025 | 121 | 17 | 547 |
| 2024 | 100 | 22 | 979 |
| 2023 | 118 | 84 | 1,429 |
| 2022 | 90 | 58 | 1,236 |
| 2021 | 97 | 72 | 1,622 |
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
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
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 1556-6072
- Electronic ISSN
- 1556-6080
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
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: .