Journal profile · Engineering-Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Neuromorphic Computing and Engineering
ISSN 2634-4386 · IOP Publishing · United Kingdom
Neuromorphic Computing and Engineering: CAS Zone 3 · Computer Science (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; APC about USD 3,100; median 120 days to acceptance (96 articles, last 24 months); 82 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Neuromorphic Computing and Engineering is published by IOP Publishing and is in Zone 3 of Computer Science in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Advanced Memory and Neural Computing, Ferroelectric and Negative Capacitance Devices and Neural Networks and Reservoir Computing, together about 63.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Electrical and Electronic Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Neuromorphic Computing and Engineering™ (NCE) is a multidisciplinary journal devoted to the design, development and application of artificial neural processing systems in advancing scientific discovery and realising emerging new technologies. Bringing together both the hardware and computational aspects of neuromorphic systems, the journal’s audience extends to engineering, materials science, physics, chemistry, biology, neuroscience and computer science across academia and industry. Particular topics of interest include (but are not limited to): Design of novel artificial neural processing systems; Development of functional materials for neuromorphic systems and devices (including memristive switching materials); Biologically-inspired neuromorphic systems and devices (including adaptive biointerfacing and hybrid systems consisting of living matter and synthetic matter); Development of novel devices and hardware to enable neuromorphic computing; Computation and learning principles for neuromorphic systems; Neuromorphic implementations of neurobiological learning algorithms; Neuromorphic systems and theories for brain-inspired computation; Modelling of neuromorphic systems (including for example nonlinear biological systems); Neuromorphic sensing and actuating; Electronic circuits and chips for implementing neural processes (including plasticity mechanisms, synapses, adaptation, attractor networks and biosignal processing); Device, circuit, architecture design, analysis and optimization for neuromorphic computing systems; Complexity and scalability of neuromorphic systems; Reliability and security in neuromorphic systems; Applications of neuromorphic computing and engineering in industry; Emerging technologies for brain-inspired computing and communication.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Engineering-Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Advanced Memory and Neural ComputingEngineering32.3%
- Ferroelectric and Negative Capacitance DevicesEngineering16%
- Neural Networks and Reservoir ComputingComputer Science14.8%
- Neural dynamics and brain functionNeuroscience10.1%
- Neural Networks and ApplicationsComputer Science5%
- Neuroscience and Neural EngineeringNeuroscience4.6%
- Photoreceptor and optogenetics researchNeuroscience2.7%
- CCD and CMOS Imaging SensorsEngineering2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Computer Science Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Physics, Applied | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Computer Science Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Physics, Applied | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceINSPECDBLPPublisher website
Other: CNKI, Baidu, J-Gate, Scilit, Naver, Semantic Scholar
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 10.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.32LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.4LetPub ·
- h-index
- 30OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 117OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.21OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 72LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 400 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 86 | 86 | 29 |
| 2025 | 82 | 82 | 221 |
| 2024 | 66 | 66 | 501 |
| 2023 | 70 | 70 | 829 |
| 2022 | 70 | 70 | 1,583 |
| 2021 | 26 | 26 | 680 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
120 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 91 days – 169 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 14 days (96 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 136 days
- Sample
- 96 articles with submission and acceptance dates (174 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 17 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 19 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer review, Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | GBP 2,295 / EUR 2,640 / USD 3,100 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,835 / EUR 2,415 / GBP 2,100 | — | — | |
| LetPub | GBP 2,000 / EUR 2,300 / USD 2,700 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | GBP 2,295 / EUR 2,640 / USD 3,100 | — | — |
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)
What to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 300 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- License & copyright Copyright and Permissions
The following information is available to help you with our copyright and permissions policies. Copyright Reusing IOP Published content Reusing third party material in new IOP content Creative Commons Licences CCC Republication service STM Permissions guidelines Permissions FAQs
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
Neuromorphic Computing and Engineering is a fully open access journal. Articles are published under a CC BY (Creative Commons Attribution) licence. Articles are freely available to everyone to read and reuse immediately upon publication, provided attribution to the author is given. Publication is funded by article publication charges (APCs). For more information on IOP Publishing’s open access pol…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
The following summary describes the peer review process for Neuromorphic Computing and Engineering, using the ANSI/NISO Standard Terminology for Peer Review: Identity transparency: single-anonymous, double-anonymous (author choice) Reviewer interacts with: Editor Review information published: review reports (author and reviewer opt in), author/editor communication, reviewer identities (reviewer op…
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
- IOP Publishing
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2634-4386
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Neuromorphic Computing and Engineering
What CAS zone is Neuromorphic Computing and Engineering in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Neuromorphic Computing and Engineering is in Zone 3 of Computer Science, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Engineering, Electrical & Electronic / Physics, Applied. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Computer Science. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Neuromorphic Computing and Engineering?
Based on the dates recorded on 96 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 120 days (interquartile range 91–169 days); authors report an average review time of about 17 weeks. 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 Neuromorphic Computing and Engineering?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Neuromorphic Computing and Engineering is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, INSPEC and DBLP; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Neuromorphic Computing and Engineering open access, and what is the APC?
Neuromorphic Computing and Engineering is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 3,100.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .