Journal profile · Telecommunications
MICROWAVES & RF
ISSN 0745-2993 · Penton Publishing Co. · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 1982
MICROWAVES & RF: subscription journal; review about 2.5 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 89 articles a year.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Microwaves & RF specializes in providing comprehensive information and resources for its audience of specialists in high-frequency electronic design. Serving this design community for more than 60 years, Microwaves & RF celebrates the industry’s origins while keeping its audience updated on current and next-generation technologies. We discover, partner with, and spotlight the legends of today while providing outreach to students of microwave engineering. In doing so, we celebrate our rich history while helping to build a connected future, thanks to the work of the people who made this industry—and enabled much of the modern world. With the innovations created on a daily basis through the genius of microwave engineers, communications takes place anytime and anywhere, health care is provided more easily and conveniently, and cars, homes, and cities are getting smarter.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Telecommunications
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical and Electronic Engineering | Q4 | 631/670 | 5th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
Indexed in: no record yet.
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.02LetPub ·
- h-index
- 13LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 89LetPub ·
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 2.5 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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review
- Peer review
The independent microwaves & RF technology information source for developers. Model summary
The independent microwaves & RF technology information source for developers.
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
- Penton Publishing Co.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1982
- ISSN
- 0745-2993
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about MICROWAVES & RF
How long does peer review take at MICROWAVES & RF?
Authors report an average review time of about 2.5 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.
Is MICROWAVES & RF open access, and what is the APC?
MICROWAVES & RF 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, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .