Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications

Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications is published by Taylor and Francis Ltd. and is in Zone 4 of Engineering in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Microwave Engineering and Waveguides, Antenna Design and Analysis and Advanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies, together about 42.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Aerospace Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications covers all aspects of electromagnetic wave theory and its applications. It publishes original papers and review articles on new theories, methodologies, and computational techniques, as well as interpretations of both theoretical and experimental results. The scope of this Journal remains broad and includes the following topics: wave propagation theory propagation in random media waves in composites and amorphous materials optical and millimeter wave techniques fiber/waveguide optics optical sensing sub-micron structures nano-optics and sub-wavelength effects photonics and plasmonics atmospherics and ionospheric effects on wave propagation geophysical subsurface probing remote sensing inverse scattering antenna theory and applications fields and network theory transients radar measurements and applications active experiments using space vehicles electromagnetic compatibility and interferometry medical applications and biological effects ferrite devices high power devices and systems numerical methods The aim of this Journal is to report recent advancements and modern developments in the electromagnetic science and new exciting applications covering the aforementioned fields. Peer Review Policy All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editors. If found suitable for further consideration, papers are subject to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is double anonymized. Publishing Ethics The Journal adheres to the highest standards of publishing ethics, with rigorous processes in place to ensure this is achieved. Taylor & Francis is a member of Committee of Publications Ethics (COPE) and utilizes CrossRef for all Journals. More information on our ethical standards and policies can be found here.

From the journal's Aims & Scope

Research area (LetPub): Engineering, Electrical & Electronic

Editor-in-chief Pankaj Kumar ChoudhuryPublisher website

Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Taiwan, China 1, United States 1, Egypt 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website · 2026-10-01

CAS Journal Ranking

JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website

• 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

SCIEScopusLetPub

International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub

Indexing the journal's website claims

EI CompendexINSPECMathSciNetzbMATHGeoRefCurrent ContentsPublisher website

Other: Astrophysics Data System, Academic Keys, Clarivate Analytics: SciSearch®, Electronic Journals Library (EZB), Science & Technology Collection

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.

Impact

Impact factor

1.09LetPub · 2026-09-13

Impact factor (publisher) 2025

1.1Publisher website · 2026-10-01

5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025

1.1Publisher website · 2026-10-01

CiteScore 2026-06

2.8LetPub · 2026-09-13

CiteScore (publisher) 2025

2.8Publisher website · 2026-10-01

SJR 2026-06

0.27LetPub · 2026-09-13

SJR (publisher) 2025

0.27Publisher website · 2026-10-01

SNIP 2026-06

0.55LetPub · 2026-09-13

SNIP (publisher) 2025

0.55Publisher website · 2026-10-01

h-index

46LetPub · 2026-09-13

h-index

71OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

i10-index

1,971OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

2-year mean citedness

1.27OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

Self-citation rate

18.2%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Share of gold OA articles

2.08%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Volume

Articles per year

172LetPub · 2026-09-13

Downloads per year (publisher)

76,000Publisher website · 2026-10-01

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.

Other sources

Average acceptance (community reports)

EasyLetPub · 2026-09-13

Acceptance rate (publisher)

18%Publisher website · 2026-10-01

Submission to first decision

8 daysPublisher website · 2026-10-01

First decision after review

90 daysPublisher website · 2026-10-01

Acceptance to publication

18 daysPublisher website · 2026-10-01

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.

The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.

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.

Publisher

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

Country or region

NETHERLANDS

Language

English

Frequency

Monthly

ISSN

0920-5071

Electronic ISSN

1569-3937

Latest issue on the website

Volume 40, Issue 14 (2026)

Official links

• Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
• Submission system ↗Publisher website
• Special issues ↗Publisher website