Journal profile · Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
IET Image Processing
ISSN 1751-9659 · eISSN 1751-9667 · Wiley · ENGLAND · Monthly · Founded 2007
IET Image Processing: CAS Zone 4 · Computer Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.39; fully open access; APC about USD 2,800; median 134 days to acceptance (105 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 280 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
IET Image Processing is published by Wiley 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 Image and Signal Denoising Methods, Advanced Image Processing Techniques and Advanced Image Fusion Techniques, together about 24.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
IET Image Processing journal encompasses research areas related to the generation, processing and communication of visual information. The focus of the journal is the coverage of the latest research results in image and video processing, including image generation and display, enhancement and restoration, segmentation, colour and texture analysis, coding and communication, implementations and architectures as well as innovative applications. Principal topics include: Generation and Display: Imaging sensors and acquisition systems, illumination, sampling and scanning, quantization, colour reproduction, image rendering, display and printing systems, evaluation of image quality. Processing and Analysis: Image enhancement, restoration, segmentation, registration, multispectral, colour and texture processing, multiresolution processing and wavelets, morphological operations, stereoscopic and 3-D processing, motion detection and estimation, video and image sequence processing. Implementations and Architectures: Image and video processing hardware and software, design and construction, architectures and software, neural, adaptive, and fuzzy processing. Coding and Transmission: Image and video compression and coding, compression standards, noise modelling, visual information networks, streamed video. Retrieval and Multimedia: Storage of images and video, database design, image retrieval, video annotation and editing, mixed media incorporating visual information, multimedia systems and applications, image and video watermarking, steganography. Applications: Innovative application of image and video processing technologies to any field, including life sciences, earth sciences, astronomy, document processing and security. Indexing Information: COMPENDEX (Elsevier) Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) INSPEC (IET) Science Citation Index Expanded (Clarivate Analytics) SCOPUS (Elsevier) The DBLP Computer Science Bibliography (University of Trier)
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Editor-in-chief Luuk SpreeuwersPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 33 in mainland China (about 43%); most named Mainland China 33, India 9, United Kingdom 8, Italy 7, United States 2 (77 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Image and Signal Denoising MethodsComputer Science8.8%
- Advanced Image Processing TechniquesComputer Science7.9%
- Advanced Image Fusion TechniquesEngineering7.7%
- Image Enhancement TechniquesComputer Science7.3%
- Advanced Neural Network ApplicationsComputer Science5.9%
- Medical Image Segmentation TechniquesComputer Science5.8%
- Advanced Vision and ImagingComputer Science5.8%
- Advanced Image and Video Retrieval TechniquesComputer Science5.4%
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, Artificial Intelligence | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Imaging Science & Photographic Technology | 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, Artificial Intelligence | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Imaging Science & Photographic Technology | 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, Artificial Intelligence | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Imaging Science & Photographic Technology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexINSPECDBLPPublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 2.39LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.4Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 5.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 5.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.57LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.86LetPub ·
- h-index
- 34LetPub ·
- h-index
- 78OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,491OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.95OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 269LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 279Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 708,004Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,938 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 205 | 205 | 46 |
| 2025 | 280 | 280 | 628 |
| 2024 | 297 | 297 | 1,633 |
| 2023 | 294 | 294 | 2,346 |
| 2022 | 343 | 343 | 4,149 |
| 2021 | 321 | 321 | 4,066 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
134 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 106 days – 191 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 15 days (105 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 161 days
- Sample
- 105 articles with submission and acceptance dates (562 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 6 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 33%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 33%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 38 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 38 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 131 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 14 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 36 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 2,800 / GBP 2,190 / EUR 2,550 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-ND, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,740 / EUR 2,500 / GBP 2,140 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 2,530 / GBP 1,980 / EUR 2,310 | Yes | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted10
- case studyCase Study Report on a specific instance of an interesting or particular phenomenon or instance related to research areas covered by a journal’s scope.Length not stated
- commentaryThe following article types are included in IET Image Processing: Original Research Paper Report of original research findings and data. Review Critically exami…Length not stated
- industry articleIndustry Article A report from industrial-based scientists undertaking R&D on a new technology, application or technique which may facilitate future product dev…Length not stated
- opinionThe following article types are included in IET Image Processing: Original Research Paper Report of original research findings and data. Review Critically exami…Length not stated
- original researchThe following article types are included in IET Image Processing: Original Research Paper Report of original research findings and data. Review Critically exami…Length not stated
- original research paperThe following article types are included in IET Image Processing: Original Research Paper Report of original research findings and data. Review Critically exami…Length not stated
- perspectiveThe following article types are included in IET Image Processing: Original Research Paper Report of original research findings and data. Review Critically exami…Length not stated
- research articleThe following article types are included in IET Image Processing: Original Research Paper Report of original research findings and data. Review Critically exami…Length not stated
- reviewThe following article types are included in IET Image Processing: Original Research Paper Report of original research findings and data. Review Critically exami…Length not stated
- review articleThe following article types are included in IET Image Processing: Original Research Paper Report of original research findings and data. Review Critically exami…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- Authorship Authorship
For a complete overview of our Ethical Policies for the IET journals, please click here. The IET believes in clear, transparent and verifiable authorship. In line with ICMJE guidance, to qualify for authorship, each individual must: Have made a substantial contribution to the concept or design of the article; or to the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data for the article; AND Drafted t…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing and Data Availability
IET journals expects data sharing. Please review Wiley’s Data Sharing policy where you will be able to see and select the data availability statement that is right for your submission.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Reproduction of Copyright Material
If excerpts from copyrighted works owned by third parties are included, credit must be shown in the contribution. It is your responsibility to also obtain written permission for reproduction from the copyright owners. For more information visit Wiley’s Copyright Terms and Conditions FAQ. The corresponding author is responsible for obtaining written permission to reproduce the material "in print an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access 1. Open Access
All IET journals are Gold Open Access titles. Submissions will be subject to an APC if accepted and published in the journal. You can read more about APCs and whether you may be eligible for waivers or discounts, through your institution, funder, or a country waiver. There is no charge for submitting to IET journals.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review 5. Peer Review and Decisions
IET Image Processing operates under a single-anonymized peer review model. Papers will only be sent to review if the Editor-in-Chief (or designated Editor) determines that the paper meets the appropriate quality and relevance requirements. Except where otherwise stated, peer review is handled by an Associate Editor, who will engage at least two anonymous reviewers. The final decision to publish is…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint Policy
Please find the Wiley preprint policy here. All IET journals accept articles previously published on preprint servers. All IET journals will consider review articles previously available as preprints. You are requested to update any pre-publication versions with a link to the final published article. You may also post the final published version of the article immediately after publication.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 2007
- ISSN
- 1751-9659
- Electronic ISSN
- 1751-9667
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 20, Issue 1 (December 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about IET Image Processing
What CAS zone is IET Image Processing in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, IET Image Processing is in Zone 4 of Computer Science, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence / Engineering, Electrical & Electronic / Imaging Science & Photographic Technology. 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 IET Image Processing?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.39; CiteScore 5.9, h-index 78.
How long does peer review take at IET Image Processing?
Based on the dates recorded on 105 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 134 days (interquartile range 106–191 days); authors report an average review time of about 6 months; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 33% (2025). 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 IET Image Processing based?
Of the 77 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 33 (about 43%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (33), India (9) and United Kingdom (8). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index IET Image Processing?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, IET Image Processing is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, INSPEC and DBLP; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is IET Image Processing open access, and what is the APC?
IET Image Processing is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,800.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .