Journal profile · Physics and Astronomy-Radiation
Progress in Electromagnetics Research-PIER
ISSN 1559-8985 · EMW PUBLISHING · United States
Progress in Electromagnetics Research-PIER: CAS Zone 2 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 6.33; fully open access; review about 1 month (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 29 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Progress in Electromagnetics Research-PIER is published by EMW PUBLISHING and is in Zone 2 of Engineering in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Antenna Design and Analysis, Advanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies and Microwave Engineering and Waveguides, together about 35.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Aerospace Engineering and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Physics and Astronomy-Radiation
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Antenna Design and AnalysisEngineering12.3%
- Advanced Antenna and Metasurface TechnologiesEngineering12%
- Microwave Engineering and WaveguidesEngineering10.8%
- Electromagnetic Scattering and AnalysisPhysics and Astronomy10.1%
- Electromagnetic Simulation and Numerical MethodsEngineering7.1%
- Metamaterials and Metasurfaces ApplicationsMaterials Science5.3%
- Antenna Design and OptimizationEngineering5.3%
- Microwave Imaging and Scattering AnalysisEngineering4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Engineering Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Physics, Applied | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Telecommunications | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Physics, Applied | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Telecommunications | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Computer Science Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Physics, Applied | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Telecommunications | Zone 2 |
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
- 6.33LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 10.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.06LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.36LetPub ·
- h-index
- 80LetPub ·
- h-index
- 107OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,466OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 6.92OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 1.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 70.45%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 28LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,640 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 | 15 | 7 |
| 2025 | 29 | 29 | 145 |
| 2024 | 30 | 30 | 360 |
| 2023 | 22 | 22 | 425 |
| 2022 | 37 | 37 | 772 |
| 2021 | 28 | 28 | 555 |
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 1 monthLetPub ·
- 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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
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
- EMW PUBLISHING
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1559-8985
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Progress in Electromagnetics Research-PIER
What CAS zone is Progress in Electromagnetics Research-PIER in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Progress in Electromagnetics Research-PIER is in Zone 2 of Engineering, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Engineering, Electrical & Electronic / Physics, Applied / Telecommunications. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Progress in Electromagnetics Research-PIER?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 6.33; CiteScore 10.6, h-index 107.
How long does peer review take at Progress in Electromagnetics Research-PIER?
Authors report an average review time of about 1 month; 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 Progress in Electromagnetics Research-PIER?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Progress in Electromagnetics Research-PIER is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Progress in Electromagnetics Research-PIER open access, and what is the APC?
Progress in Electromagnetics Research-PIER is a fully open-access 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: .