Journal profile · Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
IEICE Transactions on Fundamentals of Electronics Communications and Computer Sciences
ISSN 0916-8508 · eISSN 1745-1337 · Maruzen Co., Ltd/Maruzen Kabushikikaisha · JAPAN · Monthly
IEICE Transactions on Fundamentals of Electronics Communications and Computer Sciences: CAS Zone 4 · Computer Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.55; subscription journal; review about 4.5 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: about 62.5%; 243 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
IEICE Transactions on Fundamentals of Electronics Communications and Computer Sciences is published by Maruzen Co., Ltd/Maruzen Kabushikikaisha and is in Zone 4 of Computer Science in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Coding theory and cryptography, Advanced Wireless Communication Techniques and Wireless Communication Networks Research, together about 23.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Artificial Intelligence. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Includes reports on research, developments, and examinations performed by the Society's members for the specific fields shown in the category list such as detailed below, the contents of which may advance the development of science and industry: (1) Reports on new theories, experiments with new contents, or extensions of and supplements to conventional theories and experiments. (2) Reports on development of measurement technology and various applied technologies. (3) Reports on the planning, design, manufacture, testing, or operation of facilities, machinery, parts, materials, etc. (4) Presentation of new methods, suggestion of new angles, ideas, systematization, software, or any new facts regarding the above.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Coding theory and cryptographyComputer Science9.3%
- Advanced Wireless Communication TechniquesEngineering7.9%
- Wireless Communication Networks ResearchComputer Science6.7%
- Cryptography and Data SecurityComputer Science5.5%
- graph theory and CDMA systemsEngineering4.7%
- Advanced Adaptive Filtering TechniquesEngineering4.7%
- Cryptographic Implementations and SecurityComputer Science4.4%
- Chaos-based Image/Signal EncryptionComputer Science4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Computer Science Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Hardware & Architecture | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Information Systems | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Computer Science Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Hardware & Architecture | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Information Systems | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Computer Science Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Hardware & Architecture | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Information Systems | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 4 |
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
- 0.55LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.21LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.41LetPub ·
- h-index
- 49LetPub ·
- h-index
- 59OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,335OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.45OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 16.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0.88%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 199LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 12,347 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 161 | 141 | 7 |
| 2025 | 243 | 230 | 72 |
| 2024 | 179 | 154 | 185 |
| 2023 | 233 | 227 | 373 |
| 2022 | 197 | 166 | 413 |
| 2021 | 248 | 73 | 540 |
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 4.5 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 62.5%LetPub ·
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
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
- Publisher
- Maruzen Co., Ltd/Maruzen Kabushikikaisha
- Country or region
- JAPAN
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- ISSN
- 0916-8508
- Electronic ISSN
- 1745-1337
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about IEICE Transactions on Fundamentals of Electronics Communications and Computer Sciences
What CAS zone is IEICE Transactions on Fundamentals of Electronics Communications and Computer Sciences in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, IEICE Transactions on Fundamentals of Electronics Communications and Computer Sciences is in Zone 4 of Computer Science, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Computer Science, Hardware & Architecture / Computer Science, Information Systems / Engineering, Electrical & Electronic. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Computer Science. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of IEICE Transactions on Fundamentals of Electronics Communications and Computer Sciences?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.55; CiteScore 1.1, h-index 59.
How long does peer review take at IEICE Transactions on Fundamentals of Electronics Communications and Computer Sciences?
Authors report an average review time of about 4.5 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 62.5%”. 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 IEICE Transactions on Fundamentals of Electronics Communications and Computer Sciences?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, IEICE Transactions on Fundamentals of Electronics Communications and Computer Sciences is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is IEICE Transactions on Fundamentals of Electronics Communications and Computer Sciences open access, and what is the APC?
IEICE Transactions on Fundamentals of Electronics Communications and Computer Sciences is a subscription 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .