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IEEE Communications Magazine

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. Β· United States

ISSN0163-6804eISSN1558-1896
SJR Q1βœ“ WOS SCIEβœ“ Scopus / SJR
90
/ 100
High Trust
PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals
Score Breakdown
β—† WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78
βœ“ Corroboration (2 more)+12
Total90
Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. Β· Third-party records Β· how this is calculated Β· Report an error β†’
⚑ 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 β€” we never estimate
Q1
SJR Rank
Top 25% in field
Impact Factor & Quartile Β· Web of Science (JCR)

βœ“ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) β€” Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page β†—

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate β€” we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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
2.924
H-Indexi
338
CiteScore
ViewΒ β†—
Scopus metric Β· on the journal’s page
SNIPi
2.798
Total Worksi
14,098
Total Citationsi
614,666
2yr Mean Citednessi
2.57
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

IEEE Communications Magazine provides timely information on all aspects of (electrical/electronic) communications. The magazine covers services (telecommunications, multimedia, Internet and digital), network (including its softwarization, as well as underlying infrastructure) and device technology, support systems, transversal topics like artificial intelligence applied to telecommunications, market trends, strategy and regulatory issues. Articles are tutorial in nature and written in a style comprehensible to readers outside the specialty of the article. These articles are complemented with non-indexed columns.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Publishedβ€”
FrequencyMonthly <, Aug. 1983- >
StatusActive
Total Publications14,098
Publisher OrgInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription
Peer Reviewpeer review
Review Timeβ€”
Acceptance Rateβ€”
OA Licenseβ€”
OA Rateβ€”

Ethics & Quality

COPE Memberβœ— No
OASPA Memberβœ— No
Not on Predatory Listsβœ“ Yes
Plagiarism Detectionβœ“ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

8/12 Β· 67%
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Do you know the journal / publisher?
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
βœ…
Does the journal have a website?
βœ“ Linked
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Is the ISSN verified?
0163-6804 / 1558-1896
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Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
βœ…
Peer review process documented?
peer review
❌
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
❌
APC fees clearly disclosed?
N/A
βœ…
Not on predatory/blacklists?
βœ“ Clean
❌
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
βœ…
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
❌
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
βœ…
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
387
15k
2019
329
10k
2020
406
8.9k
2021
434
8.1k
2022
668
7.3k
2023
528
2.6k
2024
581
1.2k
2025
389
38
2026

Source: OpenAlex Β· Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date β€” 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 β€” its quartile can differ by discipline.

Computer Networks and CommunicationsQ1
Computer Science ApplicationsQ1
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, Electrical & ElectronicTelecommunications

Scopus Categories

Computer Networks and CommunicationsComputer Science ApplicationsElectrical and Electronic Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Human auditory perception and evaluationDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEducational Robotics and EngineeringAdvanced Optical Network TechnologiesAdvanced MIMO Systems Optimization

Frequently asked questions about IEEE Communications Magazine

Is IEEE Communications Magazine a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for IEEE Communications Magazine: 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 β€” always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of IEEE Communications Magazine?

IEEE Communications Magazine 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 β€” including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles β€” 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 2.57.

Is IEEE Communications Magazine indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

IEEE Communications Magazine is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of IEEE Communications Magazine?

IEEE Communications Magazine provides timely information on all aspects of (electrical/electronic) communications. The magazine covers services (telecommunications, multimedia, Internet and digital), network (including its softwarization, as well as underlying infrastructure) and device technology, support systems, transversal topics like artificial intelligence applied to telecommunications, market trends, strategy and regulatory issues. Articles are tutorial in nature and written in a style comprehensible to readers outside the specialty of the article. These articles are complemented with n

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