Journal profile · Engineering-Electrical and Electronic Engineering
International Journal of Electronics Letters
ISSN 2168-1724 · eISSN 2168-1732 · Taylor & Francis
International Journal of Electronics Letters: subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; median 143 days to acceptance (82 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 20% (journal website); 38 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Electronics Letters is published by Taylor & Francis. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Analog and Mixed-Signal Circuit Design, Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit Design and Low-power high-performance VLSI design, together about 32.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Electrical and Electronic Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
International Journal of Electronics Letters (IJEL) is a world-leading journal dedicated to the rapid dissemination of new concepts and developments across the broad and interdisciplinary field of electronics. The Journal welcomes submissions on all topics in electronics, with specific emphasis on the following areas: power electronics embedded systems semiconductor devices analogue circuits digital electronics microwave and millimetre-wave techniques wireless and optical communications sensors instrumentation medical electronics Papers should focus on technical applications and developing research at the cutting edge of the discipline. Proposals for special issues are encouraged, and should be discussed with the Editor-in-Chief. IJEL is a Letters journal and articles over 2500 words in length are only accepted for publication in IJEL’s sister journal International Journal of Electronics. Any submitted article under this length will be automatically transferred to this journal. All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor-in-Chief, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to rigorous and rapid peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is double anonymized and submission is online via ScholarOne Manuscripts. Queries regarding submissions can be made by contacting the Editor-in-Chief, whose decision is final. Taylor & Francis is a member of the Committee of Publications Ethics (COPE) . Taylor & Francis is committed to peer review integrity and upholding the highest standards of review in our journals. To help us maintain these high standards, we provide guidelines for ethical publishing. Click here for more details. Taylor & Francis Group acknowledges that the long term preservation of its electronic content is of critical importance and that it has a significant role to play to ensure its content is available and accessible over time. Taylor & Francis Group has an archival strategy in place that provides for the deposit of its electronic source files into an acceptable non-profit third party archive, including Portico and LOCKSS, so that our content will be actively preserved and available in the event it is no longer offered by Taylor & Francis Group or a successor. We are also participants in the CLOCKSS pilot project. In addition, an agreement with the Dutch National Library has been signed to protect the future of our Online Archive.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Engineering-Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Editor-in-chief Alaa I AbunjailehPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 3 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Analog and Mixed-Signal Circuit DesignEngineering13.4%
- Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit DesignEngineering10.3%
- Low-power high-performance VLSI designEngineering9.1%
- Antenna Design and AnalysisEngineering9%
- Microwave Engineering and WaveguidesEngineering8.7%
- Advanced Antenna and Metasurface TechnologiesEngineering7.8%
- Advancements in Semiconductor Devices and Circuit DesignEngineering4.1%
- Advanced DC-DC ConvertersEngineering3.8%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Instrumentation | Q3 | 114/206 | 44th |
| Computer Networks and Communications | Q3 | 336/568 | 40th |
| Electrical and Electronic Engineering | Q3 | 611/1030 | 40th |
| Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials | Q3 | 219/318 | 31st |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Google Scholar, ProQuest, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, Crossref, British Library, Microsoft Academic, ProQuest - SciTech Premium Collection, ProQuest - Technology Collection, Ulrich's Periodicals Directory, WorldCat Local (OCLC)Publisher 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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.2Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.41LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.41Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 18OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 59OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.01OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 9,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 564 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 37 | 0 | 167 |
| 2025 | 38 | 1 | 262 |
| 2024 | 31 | 2 | 314 |
| 2023 | 21 | 0 | 288 |
| 2022 | 47 | 3 | 251 |
| 2021 | 33 | 1 | 242 |
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
143 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 111 days – 183 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 14 days (82 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 162 days
- Sample
- 82 articles with submission and acceptance dates (83 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
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 20%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 61 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 62 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 12 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double 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)
Article types accepted1, with length limits
- lettersed with the Editor-in-Chief. IJEL is a Letters journal and articles over 2500 words in length are only accepted for publication in IJEL’s sistemain text ≤ 2,500 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
International Journal of Electronics Letters 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 th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Articles over 2500 words are transferred to sister journal International Journal of Electronics Model summary
IJEL is a Letters journal and articles over 2500 words in length are only accepted for publication in IJEL’s sister journal International Journal of Electronics.
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 & Francis
- ISSN
- 2168-1724
- Electronic ISSN
- 2168-1732
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 14, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Electronics Letters
How long does peer review take at International Journal of Electronics Letters?
Based on the dates recorded on 82 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 143 days (interquartile range 111–183 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 20%. 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 International Journal of Electronics Letters based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index International Journal of Electronics Letters?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Electronics Letters is indexed in Scopus.
Is International Journal of Electronics Letters open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Electronics Letters 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .