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IEEE Network

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. · United States

ISSN0890-8044eISSN1558-156X

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 · Scopus CiteScore 16.2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

2.58

H-Indexi

185

CiteScorei

16.2

SNIPi

2.184

Total Worksi

4,661

Total Citationsi

176,660

2yr Mean Citednessi

6.33

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

As currently defined, IEEE Network covers the following areas: 1. network protocols and architectures, 2. Protocol design and validation, 3. Communication software and its development and test, 4. Network control and signalling, 5. network management, 6. Practical network implementations including local area networks, (LANs), metropolitan area networks (MANs), and wide area networks, (WANs), 7. Switching and processing in integrated (voice/data) networks and network components, 8. Micro-to-host communication.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyBimonthly, <Jan. 1989->

StatusActive

Total Publications4,661

Publisher OrgInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

APC Cost$2,995Above median

Peer Reviewsingle and/or double anonymous

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/12 · 75%

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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

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

0890-8044 / 1558-156X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

single and/or double anonymous

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

$2,995

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

✅

Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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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

240

20k

2019

335

17k

2020

282

8.2k

2021

325

6.4k

2022

318

4.4k

2023

311

3.9k

2024

299

935

2025

152

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 Networks and CommunicationsQ1

Hardware and ArchitectureQ1

Information SystemsQ1

SoftwareQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Computer Science, Hardware & ArchitectureComputer Science, Information SystemsEngineering, Electrical & ElectronicTelecommunications

Scopus Categories

Information SystemsComputer Networks and CommunicationsHardware and ArchitectureSoftware

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

IoT and Edge/Fog ComputingSoftware-Defined Networks and 5GLegal and Regulatory AnalysisLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesMilitary Technology and Strategies

Frequently asked questions about IEEE Network

Is IEEE Network a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for IEEE Network: 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 Network?

IEEE Network 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 16.2.

Is IEEE Network indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

IEEE Network is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of IEEE Network?

How much does it cost to publish in IEEE Network?

IEEE Network charges an article processing charge (APC) of about $2,995 for open-access publication.