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IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. · United States · Est. 1965

ISSN0018-9251eISSN1557-9603
SJR Q1WOS SCIEScopus / SJR
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.

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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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1 · Scopus CiteScore 9.4. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q1
SJR · Scopus
Top 25% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
1.647
H-Indexi
226
CiteScorei
9.4
SNIPi
2.151
Total Worksi
14,353
Total Citationsi
375,398
2yr Mean Citednessi
3.37
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems focuses on the organization, design, development, integration, and operation of complex systems for space, air, ocean, or ground environment. These systems include, but are not limited to, navigation, avionics, spacecraft, aerospace power, radar, sonar, telemetry, defense, transportation, automated testing, and command and control.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1965
FrequencyQuarterly, <Jan. 1992- >
StatusActive
Total Publications14,353
Publisher OrgInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription
Peer Reviewsingle and/or double anonymous
OA License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

8/11 · 73%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
0018-9251 / 1557-9603
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
single and/or double anonymous
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
Primary language documented?
English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Citations received
360
10k
2019
274
8.3k
2020
438
12k
2021
535
13k
2022
600
12k
2023
934
9.4k
2024
1.2k
4.2k
2025
848
312
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.

Aerospace EngineeringQ1
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, AerospaceEngineering, Electrical & ElectronicTelecommunications

Scopus Categories

Electrical and Electronic EngineeringAerospace Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Radar Systems and Signal ProcessingTarget Tracking and Data Fusion in Sensor NetworksAdvanced SAR Imaging TechniquesInertial Sensor and NavigationDirection-of-Arrival Estimation Techniques

Frequently asked questions about IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems

Is IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems?

IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems 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. As an open alternative, its Scopus CiteScore is 9.4.

Is IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems?

IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems focuses on the organization, design, development, integration, and operation of complex systems for space, air, ocean, or ground environment. These systems include, but are not limited to, navigation, avionics, spacecraft, aerospace power, radar, sonar, telemetry, defense, transportation, automated testing, and command and control.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref