Journal profile · Telecommunications
International Journal of Communication Systems
ISSN 1074-5351 · eISSN 1099-1131 · John Wiley and Sons Ltd · ENGLAND · Monthly
International Journal of Communication Systems: CAS Zone 4 · Computer Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.76; subscription journal; APC about USD 2,760; median 188 days to acceptance (97 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: 80%; 431 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Communication Systems is published by John Wiley and Sons 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 Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization, Cooperative Communication and Network Coding and Energy Efficient Wireless Sensor Networks, together about 22.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Computer Networks and Communications and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The International Journal of Communication Systems provides a forum for R&D, open to researchers from all types of institutions and organisations worldwide, aimed at the increasingly important area of communication technology. The Journal's emphasis is particularly on the issues impacting behaviour at the system, service and management levels. Published twelve times a year, it provides coverage of advances that have a significant potential to impact the immense technical and commercial opportunities in the communications sector. The International Journal of Communication Systems strives to select a balance of contributions that promotes technical innovation allied to practical relevance across the range of system types and issues. The Journal addresses both public communication systems (Telecommunication, mobile, Internet, and Cable TV) and private systems (Intranets, enterprise networks, LANs, MANs, WANs). The following key areas and issues are regularly covered: Transmission/Switching/Distribution technologies (ATM, SDH, TCP/IP, routers, DSL, cable modems, VoD, VoIP, WDM, etc.) System control, network/service management Network and Internet protocols and standards Client-server, distributed and Web-based communication systems Broadband and multimedia systems and applications, with a focus on increased service variety and interactivity Trials of advanced systems and services; their implementation and evaluation Novel concepts and improvements in technique; their theoretical basis and performance analysis using measurement/testing, modelling and simulation Performance evaluation issues and methods. The Journal has a prime remit to publish first-class original papers providing in-depth analysis of R&D work, and Special Issues are produced that comprise many papers focusing on a particular theme. A further crucial role for the Journal is to enable the reader to identify emerging principles and trends in the communications arena. Papers that will aid cross-fertilisation between disciplines are encouraged. Case studies that describe practical applications of communication technologies are welcomed. Tutorial and review articles will also be featured on a regular basis. Review Policy: the review policy of the International Journal of Communication Systems is based on the following guidelines: Manuscripts are submitted with the understanding that the same work has not been published or is not under consideration elsewhere All papers will be subject to a well-esta
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Telecommunications
Editor-in-chief Mohammad S. ObaidatPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 20 in mainland China (about 22%); most named Mainland China 20, India 17, Taiwan, China 10, United States 8, Italy 7 (93 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Advanced MIMO Systems OptimizationEngineering8.2%
- Cooperative Communication and Network CodingComputer Science7%
- Energy Efficient Wireless Sensor NetworksComputer Science6.9%
- Wireless Communication Networks ResearchComputer Science6.1%
- Mobile Ad Hoc NetworksComputer Science6%
- Energy Harvesting in Wireless NetworksEngineering5.3%
- Advanced Wireless Network OptimizationEngineering5.1%
- Network Traffic and Congestion ControlComputer Science5%
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
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexWeb of ScienceINSPECDBLPPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest
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
- 1.76LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.8Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 5.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 5.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.42LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.64LetPub ·
- h-index
- 41LetPub ·
- h-index
- 81OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,674OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.62OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 2.6%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 333LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 5Publisher website ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 391Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 141,254Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 6,105 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 268 | 55 | 116 |
| 2025 | 431 | 138 | 960 |
| 2024 | 409 | 167 | 1,831 |
| 2023 | 284 | 118 | 2,443 |
| 2022 | 367 | 22 | 3,299 |
| 2021 | 384 | 22 | 4,493 |
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
188 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 139 days – 281 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 22 days (97 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 210 days
- Sample
- 97 articles with submission and acceptance dates (770 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 4.7 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 80%LetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 6%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 6%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 2 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 2 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 189 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,760 / EUR 2,300 / GBP 1,820 | — | — |
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)
What to prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Vancouver
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Article types accepted1
- research articleResearch ArticleLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Preprints, Self-archiving
- Authorship Correction to authorship
In accordance with Wiley’s Best Practice Guidelines on Research Integrity and Publishing Ethics and the Committee on Publication Ethics’ guidance, the International Journal of Communication Systems will allow authors to correct authorship on a submitted, accepted, or published article if a valid reason exists to do so. All authors – including those to be added or removed – must agree to any propos…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing and Data Availability
This journal expects and peer reviews data sharing. 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 COPYRIGHT AND PERMISSIONS
If your paper is accepted, the author identified as the formal corresponding author will receive an email prompting them to log in to Author Services, where via the Wiley Author Licensing Service (WALS) they will be required to complete a copyright license agreement on behalf of all authors of the paper.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access For authors choosing Open Access
If the Open Access option is selected the corresponding author will have a choice of the following Creative Commons License Open Access Agreements (OAA):
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Preprint policy: journal will consider articles previously available as preprints on non-commercial servers; authors may post submitted versions to non-commercial servers at any time. Model summary
This journal will consider for review articles previously available as preprints on non-commercial servers such as ArXiv, bioRxiv, psyArXiv, SocArXiv, engrXiv, etc.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving Self-Archiving Definitions and Policies
Note that the journal’s standard copyright agreement allows for self-archiving of different versions of the article under specific conditions. Please click here for more detailed information about self-archiving definitions and policies.
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
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- ISSN
- 1074-5351
- Electronic ISSN
- 1099-1131
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 39, Issue 16 (November 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Communication Systems
What CAS zone is International Journal of Communication Systems in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of Communication Systems 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 International Journal of Communication Systems?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.76; CiteScore 5.4, h-index 81.
How long does peer review take at International Journal of Communication Systems?
Based on the dates recorded on 97 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 188 days (interquartile range 139–281 days); authors report an average review time of about 4.7 months; the community-reported acceptance is “80%”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 6% (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.
What are the manuscript requirements of International Journal of Communication Systems?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: Vancouver; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of International Journal of Communication Systems based?
Of the 93 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 20 (about 22%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (20), India (17) and Taiwan, China (10). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index International Journal of Communication Systems?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Communication Systems is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, Web of Science, INSPEC and DBLP; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is International Journal of Communication Systems open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Communication Systems is a subscription journal. APC about USD 2,760.
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: .