Journal profile · Imaging Science & Photographic Technology
Journal of Electronic Imaging
ISSN 1017-9909 · eISSN 1560-229X · SPIE · UNITED STATES · Quarterly · Founded 1992
Journal of Electronic Imaging: CAS Zone 4 · Computer Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.99; subscription journal; review about 4 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 327 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Electronic Imaging is published by SPIE 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 Vision and Imaging, Image and Signal Denoising Methods and Image Enhancement Techniques, together about 21.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Electronic Imaging publishes peer-reviewed papers in all technology areas that make up the field of electronic imaging and are normally considered in the design, engineering, and applications of electronic imaging systems.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Imaging Science & Photographic Technology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Advanced Vision and ImagingComputer Science7.7%
- Image and Signal Denoising MethodsComputer Science7.2%
- Image Enhancement TechniquesComputer Science6.9%
- Advanced Image and Video Retrieval TechniquesComputer Science6.5%
- Advanced Image Processing TechniquesComputer Science6.5%
- Image Processing Techniques and ApplicationsEngineering5.8%
- Advanced Image Fusion TechniquesEngineering5.2%
- Video Surveillance and Tracking MethodsComputer Science5.2%
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 | Imaging Science & Photographic Technology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Optics | 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 | Optics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Imaging Science & Photographic Technology | 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 | Imaging Science & Photographic Technology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Optics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- 0.99LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.25LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.32LetPub ·
- h-index
- 60LetPub ·
- h-index
- 89OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,186OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.14OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 3.01%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 324LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,143 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 158 | 13 | 11 |
| 2025 | 327 | 19 | 311 |
| 2024 | 355 | 25 | 636 |
| 2023 | 287 | 38 | 925 |
| 2022 | 411 | 32 | 1,857 |
| 2021 | 209 | 29 | 1,138 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 4 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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.
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
- SPIE
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1992
- ISSN
- 1017-9909
- Electronic ISSN
- 1560-229X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Electronic Imaging
What CAS zone is Journal of Electronic Imaging in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Electronic Imaging is in Zone 4 of Computer Science, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Engineering, Electrical & Electronic / Imaging Science & Photographic Technology / Optics. 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 Electronic Imaging?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.99; CiteScore 2.4, h-index 89.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Electronic Imaging?
Authors report an average review time of about 4 months; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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 Electronic Imaging?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Electronic Imaging is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of Electronic Imaging open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Electronic Imaging 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: .