Journal profile · Telecommunications
Telecommunication Systems
ISSN 1018-4864 · eISSN 1572-9451 · Springer US · NETHERLANDS · Monthly · Founded 1993
Telecommunication Systems: CAS Zone 4 · Computer Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.21; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,090; median 163 days to acceptance (61 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 145 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Telecommunication Systems is published by Springer US and is in Zone 4 of Computer Science in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization, Network Traffic and Congestion Control and Advanced Wireless Network Optimization, together about 24% of its articles. Its main subfields are Computer Networks and Communications and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Telecommunication Systems is a journal covering all aspects of modeling, analysis, design and management of telecommunication systems. The journal publishes high quality articles dealing with the use of analytic and quantitative tools for the modeling, analysis, design and management of telecommunication systems covering: Performance Evaluation of Wide Area and Local Networks;Network Interconnection;Wire, wireless, Adhoc, mobile networks;Impact of New Services (economic and organizational impact);Fiberoptics and photonic switching;DSL, ADSL, cable TV and their impact;Design and Analysis Issues in Metropolitan Area Networks;Networking Protocols;Dynamics and Capacity Expansion of Telecommunication Systems;Multimedia Based Systems, Their Design Configuration and Impact;Configuration of Distributed Systems;Pricing for Networking and Telecommunication Services;Performance Analysis of Local Area Networks;Distributed Group Decision Support Systems;Configuring Telecommunication Systems with Reliability and Availability;Cost Benefit Analysis and Economic Impact of Telecommunication Systems;Standardization and Regulatory Issues;Security, Privacy and Encryption in Telecommunication Systems;Cellular, Mobile and Satellite Based Systems. Special Issues: The journal publishes from time to time a special issue of the devoted to a single subject area. If interested in serving as a guest editor for a special issue, please contact the Editor-in-Chief Muhammad Khurram Khan at mkhurram@ksu.edu.sa with a proposal for the special issue.Officially cited as: Telecommun Syst
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Telecommunications
Editor-in-chief Muhammad KhurramPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Advanced MIMO Systems OptimizationEngineering8.8%
- Network Traffic and Congestion ControlComputer Science8%
- Advanced Wireless Network OptimizationEngineering7.2%
- Wireless Communication Networks ResearchComputer Science7%
- Mobile Ad Hoc NetworksComputer Science6.7%
- Cooperative Communication and Network CodingComputer Science6.3%
- Energy Efficient Wireless Sensor NetworksComputer Science5.3%
- Advanced Optical Network TechnologiesEngineering4.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Computer Science Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Telecommunications | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Computer Science Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Telecommunications | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Computer Science Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Telecommunications | 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 CompendexINSPECDBLPCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, ACM Digital Library, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, RePEc
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
- 2.21LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.2Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 5.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.49LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- h-index
- 42LetPub ·
- h-index
- 78OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,080OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.84OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 6.31%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 149LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 191,200Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,167 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 127 | 7 | 58 |
| 2025 | 145 | 17 | 617 |
| 2024 | 152 | 7 | 955 |
| 2023 | 102 | 12 | 1,035 |
| 2022 | 119 | 14 | 1,160 |
| 2021 | 117 | 13 | 1,528 |
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
163 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 119 days – 223 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 21 days (97 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 197 days
- Sample
- 61 articles with submission and acceptance dates (293 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 6 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 4 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double 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 3,090 / EUR 2,490 / GBP 2,190 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- AI use Generative AI Images
Please check Springer’s policy on generative AI images and make sure your work adheres to the principles described therein. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship principles
ORCID required for corresponding author at submission Model summary
These guidelines describe authorship principles and good authorship practices to which prospective authors should adhere to. Authorship clarified The Journal and Publisher assume all authors agreed with the content and that all gave explicit consent to submit and that they obtained consent from the responsible authorities at the institute/organization where the work has been carried out, before th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Competing Interests
Authors are requested to disclose interests that are directly or indirectly related to the work submitted for publication. Interests within the last 3 years of beginning the work (conducting the research and preparing the work for submission) should be reported. Interests outside the 3-year time frame must be disclosed if they could reasonably be perceived as influencing the submitted work. Disclo…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability statements
Data availability statement required for original research Model summary
All original research must include a data availability statement. This statement should explain how to access data supporting the results and analysis in the article, including links/citations to publicly archived datasets analysed or generated during the study. Please see our full policy here. If it is not possible to share research data publicly, for instance when individual privacy could be com…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
COPE member; follows COPE guidelines on misconduct Model summary
This journal is committed to upholding the integrity of the scientific record. As a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) the journal will follow the COPE guidelines on how to deal with potential acts of misconduct.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Open Choice articles do not require transfer of copyright as the copyright remains with the author. In opting for open access, the author(s) agree to publish the article under a Creative Commons license. Details of the OA licences offered to authors can be found on the individual journal website, in the journal's How to publish with us guide. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Telecommunication Systems, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Reviewer suggestions and exclusions allowed Model summary
Authors are welcome to suggest suitable reviewers and/or request the exclusion of certain individuals when they submit their manuscripts.
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
- Springer US
- Country or region
- NETHERLANDS
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1993
- ISSN
- 1018-4864
- Electronic ISSN
- 1572-9451
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Telecommunication Systems
What CAS zone is Telecommunication Systems in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Telecommunication Systems is in Zone 4 of Computer Science, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Telecommunications. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Computer Science. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Telecommunication Systems?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.21; CiteScore 5.1, h-index 78.
How long does peer review take at Telecommunication Systems?
Based on the dates recorded on 61 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 163 days (interquartile range 119–223 days); authors report an average review time of about 6 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Telecommunication Systems?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; Suggested reviewers: Optional. 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.
Which databases index Telecommunication Systems?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Telecommunication Systems is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, INSPEC, DBLP and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Telecommunication Systems open access, and what is the APC?
Telecommunication Systems is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,090.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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: .