Journal profile · Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Signal Processing
ISSN 0165-1684 · eISSN 1872-7557 · Elsevier · NETHERLANDS · Monthly · Founded 1979
Signal Processing: CAS Zone 2 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.61; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,190; review about 164 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); 508 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Signal Processing is published by Elsevier 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 Blind Source Separation Techniques, Image and Signal Denoising Methods and Advanced Adaptive Filtering Techniques, together about 28.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Signal Processing. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
An International Journal, A publication of the European Association for Signal Processing (EURASIP)Signal Processing incorporates all aspects of the theory and practice of signal processing. It features original research work covering novel signal processing tools as well as tutorial and review articles with a focus on the signal processing issues. It is intended for a rapid dissemination of knowledge to engineers and scientists working in the research, development or practical application of signal processing.Subject areas covered by the journal include: Statistical Signal Processing;Detection and Estimation;Spectral Analysis and Filtering;Machine Learning for Signal Processing;Optimization methods for Signal Processing;Multi-dimensional Signal Processing;Graph Signal Processing;Signal Processing over Networks;Signal Processing for Communications and networking;Biomedical Signal Processing;Image and Video Processing;Audio and Acoustic Signal Processing;Multimedia Signal Processing;Radar and Sonar Signal Processing;Remote Sensing;Data Science;Network Science;Software Developments and Open Source Initiatives;New Applications.Type of Contributions: The journal welcomes the following types of contributions.Original research articles: Research articles should not exceed 30 pages (single column, double spaced, including figures, tables and references) in length and must contain novel research within the scope of the journal.Review articles: Review articles are typically 30-60 pages (single column, double spaced, including figures tables and references) in length, and provide a comprehensive review on a scientific topic. They may be relatively broad in scope, thereby serving a tutorial function, or be quite specialized, aimed at researchers in the chosen field.Fast Communications: A Fast Communication is a short, self-contained article highlighting ongoing research, or reporting interesting possibly tentative ideas, or comments on previously published research. Such articles should not exceed 10 pages (single column, double spaced, including figures, tables and references) in length. The objective is to provide detailed, constructive feedback on submitted papers and publish high quality papers within a very short period of time.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Editor-in-chief Cédric Richard CôtePublisher website
Editorial board by country: 43 in mainland China (about 30%); most named Mainland China 43, France 23, United States 12, United Kingdom 7, Italy 7 (142 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Blind Source Separation TechniquesComputer Science10%
- Image and Signal Denoising MethodsComputer Science9.8%
- Advanced Adaptive Filtering TechniquesEngineering8.8%
- Speech and Audio ProcessingComputer Science7.9%
- Direction-of-Arrival Estimation TechniquesComputer Science6.4%
- Target Tracking and Data Fusion in Sensor NetworksComputer Science5.1%
- Radar Systems and Signal ProcessingEngineering4.7%
- Sparse and Compressive Sensing TechniquesEngineering4.7%
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 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Engineering Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 3 |
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
- 3.61LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 3.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 8.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 8.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.35LetPub ·
- h-index
- 115LetPub ·
- h-index
- 205OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 6,237OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.58OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 13.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 10.01%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 477LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 13,638 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 398 | 61 | 154 |
| 2025 | 508 | 89 | 1,483 |
| 2024 | 423 | 72 | 3,122 |
| 2023 | 368 | 70 | 4,530 |
| 2022 | 376 | 83 | 5,584 |
| 2021 | 382 | 94 | 8,245 |
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
164 dayssubmission to acceptance · community reports about 6.1 months
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 6.1 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 50%LetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 3 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 76 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 164 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 9 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewPublisher 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
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 3,190 / EUR 2,980 / GBP 2,550 / JPY 395,660 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 2,920 | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Open calls for papers1, by deadline
Publisher websiteWhat to prepare8 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- 1–7
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Required
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted11
- editorialThe journal welcomes the following types of contributions. Original research articles Research articles should not exceed 30 pages (single column, double spaced…Length not stated
- fast communicationsFast Communications: A Fast Communication is a short, self-contained article highlighting ongoing research, or reporting interesting possibly tentative ideas, o…Length not stated
- original research articleThe journal welcomes the following types of contributions. Original research articles Research articles should not exceed 30 pages (single column, double spaced…Length not stated
- original research articlesOriginal research articles: Research articles should not exceed 30 pages (single column, double spaced, including figures, tables and references) in length and …Length not stated
- research articleThe journal welcomes the following types of contributions. Original research articles Research articles should not exceed 30 pages (single column, double spaced…Length not stated
- reviewThe journal welcomes the following types of contributions. Original research articles Research articles should not exceed 30 pages (single column, double spaced…Length not stated
- review articleThe journal welcomes the following types of contributions. Original research articles Research articles should not exceed 30 pages (single column, double spaced…Length not stated
- review articlesReview articles: Review articles are typically 30-60 pages (single column, double spaced, including figures tables and references) in length, and provide a comp…Length not stated
- short communicationThe journal welcomes the following types of contributions. Original research articles Research articles should not exceed 30 pages (single column, double spaced…Length not stated
- short communicationsShort Communications A Short Communication is a short, self-contained article highlighting ongoing research, or reporting interesting possibly tentative ideas, …Length not stated
- tutorialThe journal welcomes the following types of contributions. Original research articles Research articles should not exceed 30 pages (single column, double spaced…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use Declaration of generative AI use
Authors must declare the use of generative AI tools in the manuscript preparation process upon submission of the paper.Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies (“AI tools”) have been rapidly adopted in research and scholarly publishing, offering significant benefits while requiring clear standards for responsible and transparent use.Authors preparing a manuscript for this journal may use AI tool…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Group authorship
1 to 7 keywords required Model summary
Group authorship refers to the attribution of an article to a defined and named group of authors whose members have contributed to the work. Examples include research consortia, clinical trial groups, collaborative networks, task forces or working groups, expert panels or consensus groups, and participatory research groups. Group authorship must be declared on the title page at submission. When av…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Declaration of competing interests
All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence or bias their work. Examples of potential competing interests include:EmploymentConsultanciesStock ownershipHonorariaPaid expert testimonyPatent applications or registrationsGrants or any other fundingAffiliation with the journal as an Editor or Advisory Board …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Data statement required Model summary
To foster transparency, you are required to state the availability of any data at submission.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Publishing ethics policy Model summary
Authors must follow ethical guidelines stated in Elsevier's Publishing Ethics Policy.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright License options
Authors will be offered open access user license options which will determine how you, and third parties, can reuse your open access article. We advise that you review these options and any funding body license requirements before selecting a license option.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
We refer you to our open access information page to learn about open access options for this journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
Single anonymized review process Model summary
This journal follows a single anonymized review process. Your submission will initially be assessed by our editors. If your submission is deemed suitable, it will typically be sent to be reviewed by a minimum of two reviewers for an independent expert assessment of the scientific quality. The decision as to whether your article is accepted or rejected for publication will be made by our editors.Re…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Preprint sharing Model summary
Preprint sharingAuthors may share preprints in line with Elsevier's article sharing policy. Sharing preprints, such as on a preprint server, will not count as prior publication.We advise you to read our policy on multiple, redundant or concurrent publication. In support of Open Science, this journal offers its authors a free preprint posting service on SSRN, Elsevier’s preprint and early research …
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
- Elsevier
- Country or region
- NETHERLANDS
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1979
- ISSN
- 0165-1684
- Electronic ISSN
- 1872-7557
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Signal Processing
What CAS zone is Signal Processing in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Signal Processing is in Zone 2 of Engineering, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Engineering, Electrical & Electronic. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Signal Processing?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.61; CiteScore 8.3, h-index 205.
How long does peer review take at Signal Processing?
The publisher reports about 164 days (submission to acceptance); authors report an average review time of about 6.1 months. 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Signal Processing?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: 1–7; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Highlights: Required; Graphical abstract: Optional; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Signal Processing based?
Of the 142 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 43 (about 30%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (43), France (23) and United States (12). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Signal Processing?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Signal Processing is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Signal Processing open access, and what is the APC?
Signal Processing is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,190.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .