Journal profile · ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC
IEICE Communications Express
ISSN 2187-0136
IEICE Communications Express: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; 118 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
IEICE Communications Express is in Zone 4 of Engineering in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Antenna Design and Analysis, Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization and Optical Network Technologies, together about 24.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Electrical and Electronic Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Antenna Design and AnalysisEngineering10.5%
- Advanced MIMO Systems OptimizationEngineering7.9%
- Optical Network TechnologiesEngineering6.1%
- Advanced Wireless Communication TechniquesEngineering5.4%
- Advanced Photonic Communication SystemsEngineering5%
- Microwave Engineering and WaveguidesEngineering5%
- Energy Harvesting in Wireless NetworksEngineering5%
- Millimeter-Wave Propagation and ModelingEngineering4.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCILetPub
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
- h-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 61OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.92OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 97.97%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 104LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,587 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 110 | 110 | 6 |
| 2025 | 118 | 118 | 94 |
| 2024 | 129 | 129 | 230 |
| 2023 | 117 | 117 | 223 |
| 2022 | 141 | 141 | 230 |
| 2021 | 173 | 173 | 290 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- ISSN
- 2187-0136
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about IEICE Communications Express
What CAS zone is IEICE Communications Express in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, IEICE Communications Express is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Engineering, Electrical & Electronic. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index IEICE Communications Express?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, IEICE Communications Express is indexed in ESCI.
Is IEICE Communications Express open access, and what is the APC?
IEICE Communications Express is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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: .