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IEEE Transactions on Computers

IEEE Computer Society · United States

ISSN0018-9340eISSN1557-9956

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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 25% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

1.243

H-Indexi

258

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.607

Total Worksi

14,452

Total Citationsi

480,570

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.90

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

IEEE Transactions on Computers publishes original research and tutorial papers on all aspects of computer hardware and software. The journal covers topics such as computer architecture, digital systems design, computer arithmetic, logic design, computer elements, computer systems, computer networks, computer software, computer applications, and computer performance. It also includes papers on computer graphics, computer security, and computer reliability. The journal aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the state of the art in computer science and engineering.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive

Total Publications14,452

Publisher OrgInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Reviewdouble-anonymous

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

7/12 · 58%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

IEEE Computer Society

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0018-9340 / 1557-9956

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

✅

Peer review process documented?

double-anonymous

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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

119

2.7k

2019

250

5.7k

2020

223

4.4k

2021

207

2022

205

3.1k

2023

221

1.5k

2024

301

616

2025

150

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.

Computational Theory and MathematicsQ1

Hardware and ArchitectureQ1

SoftwareQ1

Theoretical Computer ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Computer Science, Hardware & ArchitectureEngineering, Electrical & Electronic

Scopus Categories

Hardware and ArchitectureSoftwareTheoretical Computer ScienceComputational Theory and Mathematics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Parallel Computing and Optimization TechniquesInterconnection Networks and SystemsVLSI and Analog Circuit TestingDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesLow-power high-performance VLSI design

Frequently asked questions about IEEE Transactions on Computers

Is IEEE Transactions on Computers a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for IEEE Transactions on Computers: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of IEEE Transactions on Computers?

IEEE Transactions on Computers 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 2.90.

Is IEEE Transactions on Computers indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

IEEE Transactions on Computers is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.