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IEEE Signal Processing Letters

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. · United States

ISSN1070-9908eISSN1558-2361

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 · Scopus CiteScore 7.2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.783

H-Indexi

182

CiteScorei

7.2

SNIPi

1.401

Total Worksi

10,724

Total Citationsi

278,260

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.54

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The IEEE Signal Processing Letters is an archival publication designed to provide rapid dissemination of original, cutting-edge ideas and timely, significant contributions in signal, image, speech, language and audio processing.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Frequency1

StatusActive

Total Publications10,724

Publisher OrgInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

APC Cost$2,800Above 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

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Is the ISSN verified?

1070-9908 / 1558-2361

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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?

$2,800

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

❌

Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

✅

Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

✅

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

410

9.1k

2019

444

12k

2020

509

11k

2021

456

7.2k

2022

434

5.3k

2023

697

2024

891

1.4k

2025

480

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.

Applied MathematicsQ1

Electrical and Electronic EngineeringQ2

Signal ProcessingQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, Electrical & Electronic

Scopus Categories

Applied MathematicsElectrical and Electronic EngineeringSignal Processing

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Speech and Audio ProcessingImage and Signal Denoising MethodsBlind Source Separation TechniquesAdvanced Adaptive Filtering TechniquesSparse and Compressive Sensing Techniques

Frequently asked questions about IEEE Signal Processing Letters

Is IEEE Signal Processing Letters a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for IEEE Signal Processing Letters: 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 Signal Processing Letters?

IEEE Signal Processing Letters 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 7.2.

Is IEEE Signal Processing Letters indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

IEEE Signal Processing Letters is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of IEEE Signal Processing Letters?

How much does it cost to publish in IEEE Signal Processing Letters?

IEEE Signal Processing Letters charges an article processing charge (APC) of about $2,800 for open-access publication.