Journal profile · Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems
ISSN 1057-7157 · eISSN 1941-0158 · Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly · Founded 1992
Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems: CAS Zone 3 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.44; hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,645; review about 3 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 125 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems is published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. and is in Zone 3 of Engineering in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Advanced MEMS and NEMS Technologies, Mechanical and Optical Resonators and Acoustic Wave Resonator Technologies, together about 48.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Biomedical Engineering and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The topics of interest for the Journal of Microelectromechnical Systems include, but are not limited to: devices ranging in size from microns to millimeters, IC-compatible fabrication techniques, other fabrication techniques, measurement of micro phenomena, theoretical results, new materials and designs, micro actuators, micro robots, micro batteries, bearings, wear, reliability, electrical interconnections, micro telemanipulation, and standards appropriate to MEMS. Application examples and application oriented devices in fluidics, optics, bio-medical engineering, etc., are also of central interest.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Editor-in-chief Yunjia LiPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Advanced MEMS and NEMS TechnologiesEngineering24.3%
- Mechanical and Optical ResonatorsPhysics and Astronomy15%
- Acoustic Wave Resonator TechnologiesEngineering9.5%
- Force Microscopy Techniques and ApplicationsPhysics and Astronomy6%
- Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsEngineering4.5%
- Microfluidic and Capillary Electrophoresis ApplicationsEngineering4.5%
- Photonic and Optical DevicesEngineering4.4%
- Electrowetting and Microfluidic TechnologiesEngineering3.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Engineering Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Instruments & Instrumentation | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Physics, Applied | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Instruments & Instrumentation | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Physics, Applied | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Engineering Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Instruments & Instrumentation | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Physics, Applied | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | 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
- 3.44LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 3.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 6.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.72LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.26LetPub ·
- h-index
- 131LetPub ·
- h-index
- 175OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,927OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.52OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 6.69%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 104LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,667 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 116 | 13 | 21 |
| 2025 | 125 | 16 | 229 |
| 2024 | 115 | 26 | 648 |
| 2023 | 106 | 45 | 854 |
| 2022 | 131 | 49 | 1,522 |
| 2021 | 155 | 59 | 2,074 |
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 3 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly 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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,645 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 2,800 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1992
- ISSN
- 1057-7157
- Electronic ISSN
- 1941-0158
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems
What CAS zone is Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems is in Zone 3 of Engineering, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Engineering, Electrical & Electronic / Instruments & Instrumentation / Nanoscience & Nanotechnology / Physics, Applied. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.44; CiteScore 6.3, h-index 175.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems?
Authors report an average review time of about 3 months; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly 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 Microelectromechanical Systems?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,645.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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: .