Journal profile · Engineering-Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Journal of Communications
ISSN 1796-2021 · Engineering and Technology Publishing
Journal of Communications: subscription journal; 60 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Communications is published by Engineering and Technology Publishing. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Mobile Ad Hoc Networks, Advanced Wireless Communication Techniques and Energy Efficient Wireless Sensor Networks, together about 24.7% 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)
Research area (LetPub): Engineering-Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Mobile Ad Hoc NetworksComputer Science9.5%
- Advanced Wireless Communication TechniquesEngineering8.5%
- Energy Efficient Wireless Sensor NetworksComputer Science6.6%
- Network Traffic and Congestion ControlComputer Science6.6%
- Advanced Wireless Network OptimizationEngineering5.4%
- Wireless Communication Networks ResearchComputer Science5.2%
- Advanced MIMO Systems OptimizationEngineering4.4%
- Security in Wireless Sensor NetworksComputer Science4.2%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical and Electronic Engineering | Q2 | 415/1030 | 59th |
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
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
- 3.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.26LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.46LetPub ·
- h-index
- 47OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 469OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.94OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,707 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 56 | 34 | 583 |
| 2025 | 60 | 2 | 1,293 |
| 2024 | 66 | 31 | 1,540 |
| 2023 | 85 | 85 | 2,018 |
| 2022 | 114 | 114 | 1,525 |
| 2021 | 75 | 75 | 1,494 |
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.
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Engineering and Technology Publishing
- ISSN
- 1796-2021
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Communications
Which databases index Journal of Communications?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Communications is indexed in Scopus.
Is Journal of Communications open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Communications is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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: .