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IEEE Spectrum

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. · United States

ISSN0018-9235eISSN1939-9340

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.278

H-Indexi

109

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Worksi

21,082

Total Citationsi

81,811

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.28

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

IEEE Spectrum is the flagship magazine of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). It is a general-interest magazine that covers a wide range of topics related to electrical engineering, electronics, and computer science. The magazine is known for its in-depth articles, technical accuracy, and high-quality photography. It is published monthly and is available in both print and digital formats.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive

Total Publications21,082

Publisher OrgInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0018-9235 / 1939-9340

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

319

1.7k

2019

304

2020

271

608

2021

339

571

2022

306

309

2023

321

180

2024

273

2025

139

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Electrical and Electronic EngineeringQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, Electrical & Electronic

Scopus Categories

Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Human auditory perception and evaluationDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEducational Robotics and EngineeringDiverse Specialized Academic ResearchElectrical Fault Detection and Protection

Frequently asked questions about IEEE Spectrum

Is IEEE Spectrum a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for IEEE Spectrum: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of IEEE Spectrum?

IEEE Spectrum is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.28.

Is IEEE Spectrum indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

IEEE Spectrum is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.