Journal profile · Telecommunications
IETE Journal of Research
ISSN 0377-2063 · eISSN 0974-780X · Taylor and Francis Ltd. · INDIA · Bimonthly
IETE Journal of Research: CAS Zone 4 · Computer Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.37; subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; review about 76 days (first decision after review, publisher); community-reported acceptance: easy; 393 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
IETE Journal of Research is published by Taylor and Francis Ltd. 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 Human auditory perception and evaluation, Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies and Educational Robotics and Engineering, together about 40.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Aerospace Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
IETE Journal of Research is a monthly journal published by the Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (IETE), India. It publishes scientific and technical papers describing original research work or novel product/process development. Occasionally special issues are brought out on new and emerging research areas. This journal is useful to researchers, engineers, scientists, teachers, managers and students who are interested in keeping a track of original research and development work being carried out in the broad area of electronics and telecommunications. All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor-in-Chief, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is single anonymized and submission is online via Submission Portal. Subjects covered by this journal are: Communications: Digital and analog communications, Digital signal processing, Image processing, Satellite communication, Secure communication, Speech and audio processing, Space communication, Vehicular communications, Wireless communication, Communication networks, Quantum communications, Underwater communication. Computer Architecture and VLSI Electromagnetics: Antennas and arrays, Bioelectromagnetics, Computational electromagnetics, Electromagnetic interference, Electromagnetic compatibility, Metamaterials, Millimeter wave and Terahertz circuits and systems, Microwave measurements, Microwave Photonics, Passive, active and tunable microwave circuits, Propagation studies, Radar and remote sensing, Radio wave propagation and scattering, RFID, RF MEMS, Solid-state microwave devices and tubes, UWB circuits and systems. Electronic Circuits, Devices and Components: Analog and Digital circuits, Display Technology, Embedded Systems VLSI Design, Microelectronics technology and device characterization, MEMS, Nanoelectronics, Nanotechnology, Physics and technology of CMOS devices, Sensors, Semiconductor device modelling, Space electronics, Solid state devices and modelling. Medical Electronics: Bio-informatics, Biomedical electronics, Bio-MEMS, Medical Instrumentation. Opto-Electronics: Fibre optics, Holography and optical data storage, Optical sensors, Quantum electronics, Quantum optics. The scope of the journal is focused, covering the core areas of interest within IETE's domain. However, the Editor-in-Chief has the discretion to consider manuscripts that align with the specified th
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Telecommunications
Editor-in-chief Monika AggarwalPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named India 3, United Kingdom 1 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering17.8%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance11.7%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science11.2%
- Microwave Engineering and WaveguidesEngineering5.9%
- Antenna Design and AnalysisEngineering5.8%
- Legal case studies and regulationsSocial Sciences4.8%
- Advanced Antenna and Metasurface TechnologiesEngineering3.4%
- Legal Cases and CommentaryMedicine3%
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 | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Telecommunications | 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 | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Telecommunications | 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 | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Telecommunications | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q2 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexWeb of SciencePublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, Crossref, British Library, EBSCO - Applied Science & Technology Source, EBSCO - Academic Search Complete, EBSCO - STM Source, Microsoft Academic, ProQuest - ProQuest Central, ProQuest - Research Library, ProQuest - SciTech Premium Collection, ProQuest - Technology Collection, SCImago (Elsevier), Ulrich's Periodicals Directory, WorldCat Local (OCLC), Zetoc
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
- 1.37LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.4Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 5.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.36LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.36Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.67LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.67Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 20LetPub ·
- h-index
- 55OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 999OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.63OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0.1%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 341LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 5Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 117,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 10,482 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 186 | 8 | 19 |
| 2025 | 393 | 14 | 461 |
| 2024 | 315 | 11 | 974 |
| 2023 | 456 | 55 | 2,546 |
| 2022 | 362 | 10 | 2,585 |
| 2021 | 479 | 8 | 5,246 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
76 daysfirst decision after review
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 11%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 44 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 76 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 29 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
IETE Journal of Research is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review is single anonymized; submission is online via Submission Portal. Model summary
All peer review is single anonymized and submission is online via Submission Portal.
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
- Taylor and Francis Ltd.
- Country or region
- INDIA
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- ISSN
- 0377-2063
- Electronic ISSN
- 0974-780X
- Society / sponsor
- Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 72, Issue 7 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about IETE Journal of Research
What CAS zone is IETE Journal of Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, IETE Journal of Research is in Zone 4 of Computer Science, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Engineering, Electrical & Electronic / Telecommunications. 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 IETE Journal of Research?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.37; CiteScore 5.1, h-index 55.
How long does peer review take at IETE Journal of Research?
The publisher reports about 76 days (first decision after review); the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 11%. 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 IETE Journal of Research based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are India (3) and United Kingdom (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index IETE Journal of Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, IETE Journal of Research is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex and Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is IETE Journal of Research open access, and what is the APC?
IETE Journal of Research is a subscription journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .