Journal profile · ENGINEERING, CHEMICAL-ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC
Journal of Microwave Power and Electromagnetic Energy
ISSN 0832-7823 · Taylor and Francis Inc. · UNITED STATES
Journal of Microwave Power and Electromagnetic Energy: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.37; subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; review about 76 days (first decision after review, publisher); acceptance rate 68% (journal website); 24 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Microwave Power and Electromagnetic Energy is published by Taylor and Francis Inc. 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-Assisted Synthesis and Applications, Microwave and Dielectric Measurement Techniques and Food Drying and Modeling, together about 41.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Electrical and Electronic Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Microwave Power and Electromagnetic Energy (JMPEE) is a quarterly publication of the International Microwave Power Institute (IMPI), aimed to be one of the primary sources of the most reliable information in the arts and sciences of microwave and RF technology. JMPEE provides a forum for engineers and researchers for presenting papers about non-communication applications of microwave and RF, mostly industrial, scientific, medical and instrumentation. Topics include but are not limited to applications in materials science and nanotechnology, characterization of biological tissues, food industry applications, green chemistry, health and therapeutic applications, microwave chemistry, microwave processing of materials, soil remediation, and waste processing.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ENGINEERING, CHEMICAL-ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC
Editor-in-chief Juan AntonioPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 2, Italy 2, Japan 1, Spain 1, Australia 1 (7 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Microwave-Assisted Synthesis and ApplicationsChemistry17.2%
- Microwave and Dielectric Measurement TechniquesEngineering13.9%
- Food Drying and ModelingAgricultural and Biological Sciences10.3%
- Microwave Engineering and WaveguidesEngineering8.8%
- Gyrotron and Vacuum Electronics ResearchPhysics and Astronomy4.6%
- Microbial Inactivation MethodsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.6%
- Induction Heating and Inverter TechnologyEngineering3.1%
- Acoustic Wave Resonator TechnologiesEngineering2.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Chemical | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Chemical | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Chemical | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexWeb of ScienceMEDLINEEmbaseCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, Crossref, British Library CLOCKSS, EBSCO - Applied Science & Technology Source, EBSCO - STM Source, Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA), Microsoft Academic, SCImago (Elsevier), Ulrich's Periodicals Directory, WorldCat Local (OCLC), Zetoc
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.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 1.37LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.3Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.24LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.24Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.48LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.48Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 30LetPub ·
- h-index
- 50OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 359OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.07OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 20LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 19,000Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 19,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,042 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 4 | 3 |
| 2025 | 24 | 2 | 24 |
| 2024 | 25 | 3 | 45 |
| 2023 | 24 | 5 | 89 |
| 2022 | 22 | 6 | 70 |
| 2021 | 23 | 1 | 121 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
76 daysfirst decision after review
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 68%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 68%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 6 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 6 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 76 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review 2025
- 76 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 26 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 26 daysPublisher 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.
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 accepted4
- data noteData Note | Published online: 18 Jul 2026Length not stated
- editorialEditorial | Published online: 3 Aug 2026Length not stated
- research articleResearch Article | Published online: 25 Jul 2026Length not stated
- reviewReviewLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access
Journal of Microwave Power and Electromagnetic Energy is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? In…
Source ↗Publisher website ·
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
- Taylor and Francis Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0832-7823
- Society / sponsor
- International Microwave Power Institute
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 60, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Microwave Power and Electromagnetic Energy
What CAS zone is Journal of Microwave Power and Electromagnetic Energy in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Microwave Power and Electromagnetic Energy is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Engineering, Chemical / Engineering, Electrical & Electronic / Materials Science, Multidisciplinary. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Microwave Power and Electromagnetic Energy?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.37; CiteScore 2.3, h-index 50.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Microwave Power and Electromagnetic Energy?
The publisher reports about 76 days (first decision after review); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 68% (2025). 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Microwave Power and Electromagnetic Energy based?
Of the 7 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (2), Italy (2) and Japan (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Microwave Power and Electromagnetic Energy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Microwave Power and Electromagnetic Energy is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, Web of Science, MEDLINE, Embase and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Microwave Power and Electromagnetic Energy open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Microwave Power and Electromagnetic Energy is a subscription journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .