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IEEE Transactions on Information Theory

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. · United States

ISSN0018-9448eISSN1557-9654

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 (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 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.323

H-Indexi

444

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.764

Total Worksi

20,189

Total Citationsi

1,376,420

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.69

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Computer Science, Information Systems; Computer Science, Theory & Methods; Engineering, Electrical & Electronic; Mathematics, Applied; Computer Science Applications; Information Systems; Library and Information Sciences.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyBimonthly, Mar. 1968-

StatusActive

Total Publications20,189

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?

0018-9448 / 1557-9654

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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

519

8.9k

2019

451

5.7k

2020

518

5.4k

2021

534

5.6k

2022

493

5.6k

2023

461

1.6k

2024

572

628

2025

291

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.

Computer Science ApplicationsQ1

Information SystemsQ1

Library and Information SciencesQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Computer Science, Information SystemsComputer Science, Theory & MethodsEngineering, Electrical & ElectronicMathematics, Applied

Scopus Categories

Library and Information SciencesInformation SystemsComputer Science Applications

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Coding theory and cryptographyCooperative Communication and Network CodingWireless Communication Security TechniquesAdvanced Wireless Communication TechniquesError Correcting Code Techniques

Frequently asked questions about IEEE Transactions on Information Theory

Is IEEE Transactions on Information Theory a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for IEEE Transactions on Information Theory: 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 Transactions on Information Theory?

IEEE Transactions on Information Theory 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 1.69.

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

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