Journal profile · TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Journal of Computer Networks and Communications
ISSN 2090-7141 · eISSN 2090-715X · John Wiley & Sons, Inc. · USA
Journal of Computer Networks and Communications: CAS Zone 4 · Computer Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.4 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 1,890; median 273 days to acceptance (25 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 16% (journal website); 10 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Computer Networks and Communications is published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 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 Mobile Ad Hoc Networks, Energy Efficient Wireless Sensor Networks and Wireless Networks and Protocols, together about 24.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Computer Networks and Communications. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of Computer Networks and Communications is an open access journal that publishes original research and review articles that investigate both the theoretical and practical aspects of computer networks and communications.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Mobile Ad Hoc NetworksComputer Science8.9%
- Energy Efficient Wireless Sensor NetworksComputer Science8.6%
- Wireless Networks and ProtocolsComputer Science7.1%
- Network Security and Intrusion DetectionComputer Science6.7%
- Cooperative Communication and Network CodingComputer Science6.2%
- Opportunistic and Delay-Tolerant NetworksComputer Science5.5%
- Advanced MIMO Systems OptimizationEngineering5.3%
- Network Traffic and Congestion ControlComputer Science4.3%
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 | 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 | Telecommunications | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 6.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.42LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.68LetPub ·
- h-index
- 42OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 188OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.63OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 9LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 459 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 17 | 2 |
| 2025 | 10 | 10 | 18 |
| 2024 | 21 | 21 | 202 |
| 2023 | 10 | 10 | 58 |
| 2022 | 19 | 19 | 269 |
| 2021 | 10 | 10 | 147 |
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
273 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 167 days – 384 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 34 days (25 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 318 days
- Sample
- 25 articles with submission and acceptance dates (24 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 15 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 16%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 76 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 15 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 1,890 / GBP 1,270 / EUR 1,650 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 1,720 / EUR 1,500 / GBP 1,270 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 1,450 | Yes | — |
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 accepted2
- research articleResearch ArticleLength not stated
- review articleReview ArticleLength not stated
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 & Sons, Inc.
- Country or region
- USA
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2090-7141
- Electronic ISSN
- 2090-715X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Computer Networks and Communications
What CAS zone is Journal of Computer Networks and Communications in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Computer Networks and Communications is in Zone 4 of Computer Science, and in Zone 4 of the minor category 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 Journal of Computer Networks and Communications?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 2.4; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 6.7, h-index 42.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Computer Networks and Communications?
Based on the dates recorded on 25 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 273 days (interquartile range 167–384 days); authors report an average review time of about 15 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 16%. 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.
Which databases index Journal of Computer Networks and Communications?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Computer Networks and Communications is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Journal of Computer Networks and Communications open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Computer Networks and Communications is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,890.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .