IEEE Transactions on Communications
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. · United States
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Aims & Scope
IEEE Transactions on Communications (TCOM) publishes high-quality papers reporting theoretical and experimental advances in the general area of communications. TCOM is committed to provide a timely and rigorous peer-review process for all submitted papers. TCOM has a broad scope spanning several areas such as wireless communications, wired communications, optical communications and quantum communications. For classical communication systems, TCOM main focus is on the physical layer, although papers on cross-layer design and networking are also welcome as long as the reported results are based on a realistic model for the physical layer. For quantum communication systems, TCOM welcomes papers in the broad area of quantum communications and quantum networks. Contributions in emerging areas such as molecular communications, THz-communications, wireless power transfer, massive MIMO, etc. are particularly welcome.
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Publication & Citation Trend
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Frequently asked questions about IEEE Transactions on Communications
Is IEEE Transactions on Communications a predatory journal?
PubScope has no integrity flags on record for IEEE Transactions on Communications: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list.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 Communications?
IEEE Transactions on Communications 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 PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date.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 4.42.
Is IEEE Transactions on Communications indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?
IEEE Transactions on Communications is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.
What is the aims and scope of IEEE Transactions on Communications?
IEEE Transactions on Communications (TCOM) publishes high-quality papers reporting theoretical and experimental advances in the general area of communications. TCOM is committed to provide a timely and rigorous peer-review process for all submitted papers. TCOM has a broad scope spanning several areas such as wireless communications, wired communications, optical communications and quantum communications. For classical communication systems, TCOM main focus is on the physical layer, although papers on cross-layer design and networking are also welcome as long as the reported results are based
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