Journal profile · Engineering, Industrial
IIE Transactions
ISSN 0740-817X · eISSN 1545-8830 · UNITED STATES · Monthly
IIE Transactions: impact factor 2.6 (journal website); JCR Q2 (journal website); subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; review about 74 days (first decision after review, publisher); community-reported acceptance: easy; 0 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, IIE Transactions's largest topics are Scheduling and Optimization Algorithms, Supply Chain and Inventory Management and Management and Optimization Techniques, together about 33% of its articles. Its main subfields are Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
2015 Impact Factor: 1.463 Ranking: 20/44 in Engineering, Industrial; 29/82 in Operations Research & Management Science 2015 5-Year Impact Factor: 1.723 ©2016 Thomson Reuters, 2016 release of the Journal Citation Reports® As the flagship journal of the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers, IIE Transactions publishes original high-quality papers on a wide range of topics of interest to industrial engineers who want to remain current with the state-of-the-art technologies. The refereed journal aims to foster the engineering community by publishing papers with a strong methodological focus motivated by real problems that impact engineering practice and research. Published monthly, the journal is composed of four focus issues: Design and Manufacturing, Operations Engineering and Analytics, Quality and Reliability Engineering, and Scheduling and Logistics. IIE Transactions encourages research motivated by critical and complex engineering problems that arise in a wide variety of domains including service, public policy, health care, security, biotechnology, transportation, and others. The journal publishes papers that integrate industrial engineering with other disciplines including statistics, other engineering disciplines, computer science, biological science, and operations research. Articles covering new methodologies and state-of-the-art surveys are included in the journal. All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All submission is online via ScholarOne Manuscripts. Publication office: Taylor & Francis, Inc., 530 Walnut Street, Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Engineering, Industrial
Editor-in-chief Ron AskinPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 5 (5 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Scheduling and Optimization AlgorithmsEngineering12.9%
- Supply Chain and Inventory ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting10.5%
- Management and Optimization TechniquesBusiness, Management and Accounting9.6%
- Advanced Manufacturing and Logistics OptimizationEngineering7.9%
- Reliability and Maintenance OptimizationEngineering6.5%
- Advanced Queuing Theory AnalysisBusiness, Management and Accounting6%
- Advanced Statistical Process MonitoringDecision Sciences5.1%
- Optimization and Mathematical ProgrammingEngineering3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · best quartile · 2025
- 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
Indexed in: no record yet.
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
SCIEINSPECPublisher website
Other: CSA/ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts, CSA-Computer & Information Systems Abstracts, CSA-Corrosion Abstracts, CSA-Electronics & Communications Abstracts, CSA-Engineered Materials Abstracts, CSA-Materials Research Database with METADEX, CSA-Mechanical & Transportation Engineering Abstracts, CSA-Solid State & Superconductivity Abstracts
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 (publisher) 2025
- 2.6Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2015
- 1.46Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.8Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2015
- 1.72Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 5.4Publisher website ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.89Publisher website ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.03Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 145OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,161OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 181,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,483 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 1,975 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 3,017 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 3,400 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 4,009 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 4,472 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 5,578 |
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
74 daysfirst decision after review · community reports about 6 months
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 review time (community reports)
- about 6 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 18%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 70 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 74 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 50 daysPublisher 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
Overview Open journals Open Select Dove Medical Press F1000Research
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees after initial appraisal by the Editor. Model summary
All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees.
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
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Frequency
- Monthly
- ISSN
- 0740-817X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1545-8830
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 58, Issue 11 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about IIE Transactions
What is the impact factor of IIE Transactions?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 2.6 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; h-index 145.
How long does peer review take at IIE Transactions?
The publisher reports about 74 days (first decision after review); 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 18%. 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.
What JCR quartile is IIE Transactions in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones.
Where are the editorial board members of IIE Transactions based?
Of the 5 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index IIE Transactions?
The journal's website lists SCIE and INSPEC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is IIE Transactions open access, and what is the APC?
IIE Transactions 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: .