Journal profile · TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Transactions on Emerging Telecommunications Technologies
ISSN 2161-3915 · John Wiley and Sons Ltd · ENGLAND
Transactions on Emerging Telecommunications Technologies: CAS Zone 4 · Computer Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.52; subscription journal; APC about USD 2,850; median 170 days to acceptance (97 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 5% (journal website); 301 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Transactions on Emerging Telecommunications Technologies is published by John Wiley and Sons Ltd 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, IoT and Edge/Fog Computing and Cooperative Communication and Network Coding, together about 28% of its articles. Its main subfields are Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Computer Networks and Communications. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Transactions on Emerging Telecommunications Technologies (ETT), formerly known as European Transactions on Telecommunications (ETT), has the following aims: to attract cutting-edge publications from leading researchers and research groups around the world to become a highly cited source of timely research findings in emerging fields of telecommunications to limit revision and publication cycles to a few months and thus significantly increase attractiveness to publish to become the leading journal for publishing the latest developments in telecommunications/li> To this end, the scope of the ETT has undergone a change starting from 2012, with the emerging themes and topics in the Keywords section below being of particular interest. In order to improve the quality of published papers, a diversified and highly qualified board of executive editors has been appointed. Their main tasks are: to manage the editorial process so that the aims of the journal are met to encourage paper submission to propose special issues and topics to invite tutorials and critical reviews ETT welcomes open contributions from every country in the world. It publishes: invited papers (tutorial or critical reviews) regular papers (original scientific contributions) which ought to meet these two criteria: journal/transactions quality (substantial novel material_); and emerging (original scientific contributions in emerging field) More details on the scope of considered papers and the procedure of submission are given in the Author Guidelines Publication acknowledged by the Convention of Societies of Electrical Engineers of Europe (EUREL).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Editor-in-chief Changqiao XuPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 19 in mainland China (about 20%); most named Mainland China 19, Italy 17, United States 15, United Kingdom 7, France 5 (96 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Advanced MIMO Systems OptimizationEngineering11.3%
- IoT and Edge/Fog ComputingComputer Science8.9%
- Cooperative Communication and Network CodingComputer Science7.9%
- Advanced Wireless Communication TechnologiesEngineering6.5%
- Blockchain Technology Applications and SecurityComputer Science5%
- Energy Harvesting in Wireless NetworksEngineering4.5%
- Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANETs)Engineering4.1%
- Network Security and Intrusion DetectionComputer Science3.9%
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 CompendexWeb of ScienceINSPECDBLPCurrent ContentsPublisher website
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
- 2.52LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.59LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.88LetPub ·
- h-index
- 18LetPub ·
- h-index
- 78OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 983OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.51OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 4.15%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 267LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 267Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 144,594Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,164 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 163 | 25 | 28 |
| 2025 | 301 | 90 | 722 |
| 2024 | 187 | 69 | 885 |
| 2023 | 218 | 94 | 1,945 |
| 2022 | 294 | 22 | 2,705 |
| 2021 | 247 | 35 | 4,339 |
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
170 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 83 days – 338 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 23 days (97 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 195 days
- Sample
- 97 articles with submission and acceptance dates (507 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
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 5%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 25 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 205 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 22 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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,850 / EUR 2,370 / GBP 1,890 | — | — |
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 prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 6
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Highlights
- Required
- Graphical abstract
- Required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, License & copyright, Open access, Preprints
- Data availability Data Sharing and Data Availability
This journal expects and peer reviews data sharing. Review Wiley’s Data Sharing policy where you will be able to see and select the data availability statement that is right for your submission.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright COPYRIGHT AND PERMISSIONS
If your paper is accepted, the author identified as the formal corresponding author for the paper will receive an email prompting them to login into Author Services; where via the Wiley Author Licensing Service (WALS) they will be able to complete the license agreement on behalf of all authors on the paper.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
Subscription journal that offers an Open Access option. You’ll have the option to make your article open access after acceptance, which will be subject to an APC unless a waiver applies. Read more about APCs here.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint Policy
Preprint policy: preprints allowed Model summary
Transactions on Emerging Telecommunications will consider for review articles previously available as preprints. You may also post the submitted version of a manuscript to a preprint server at any time. You are requested to update any pre-publication versions with a link to the final published article.
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
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2161-3915
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 37, Issue 10 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Transactions on Emerging Telecommunications Technologies
What CAS zone is Transactions on Emerging Telecommunications Technologies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Transactions on Emerging Telecommunications Technologies 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 Transactions on Emerging Telecommunications Technologies?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.52; CiteScore 9, h-index 78.
How long does peer review take at Transactions on Emerging Telecommunications Technologies?
Based on the dates recorded on 97 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 170 days (interquartile range 83–338 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 5% (2025). 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 Transactions on Emerging Telecommunications Technologies?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: ≤ 6; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Highlights: Required; Graphical abstract: 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 Transactions on Emerging Telecommunications Technologies based?
Of the 96 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 19 (about 20%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (19), Italy (17) and United States (15). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Transactions on Emerging Telecommunications Technologies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Transactions on Emerging Telecommunications Technologies is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, Web of Science, INSPEC, DBLP and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Transactions on Emerging Telecommunications Technologies open access, and what is the APC?
Transactions on Emerging Telecommunications Technologies is a subscription journal. APC about USD 2,850.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .