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IEEE Microwave Magazine

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. · United States · Est. 2000

ISSN1527-3342eISSN1557-9581

SJR Q2✓ 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 50% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2 · Scopus CiteScore 3.9. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.461

H-Indexi

109

CiteScorei

3.9

SNIPi

1.058

Total Worksi

6,979

Total Citationsi

55,331

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.54

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

IEEE Microwave Magazine includes the President's message, committee reports, and conference and meeting schedules and reports, of the IEEE Microwave Theory and Technology Society. The magazine also publishes reviewed tutorial and application articles as well as book reviews and regular columns. Technical articles describing any aspect of radio frequency/microwave through millimeter-waves and terahertz engineering within the IEEE Microwave Theory and Technology Society’s field of interest are welcome.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2000

Frequency12

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications6,979

Publisher OrgInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

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Submission Info

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?

1527-3342 / 1557-9581

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

✅

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

✅

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

290

2.1k

2019

325

1.7k

2020

355

1.6k

2021

353

1.1k

2022

403

962

2023

412

467

2024

474

177

2025

284

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.

Condensed Matter PhysicsQ2

Electrical and Electronic EngineeringQ2

RadiationQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, Electrical & ElectronicTelecommunications

Scopus Categories

RadiationCondensed Matter PhysicsElectrical and Electronic Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesHuman auditory perception and evaluationMicrowave Engineering and WaveguidesEducational Robotics and EngineeringRadio Frequency Integrated Circuit DesignICT Impact and PoliciesAdvanced Power Amplifier DesignAcademic Publishing and Open AccessMicrowave and Dielectric Measurement TechniquesEducational Technology and Optimization

Frequently asked questions about IEEE Microwave Magazine

Is IEEE Microwave Magazine a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for IEEE Microwave 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 — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of IEEE Microwave Magazine?

IEEE Microwave 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 — 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 3.9.

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

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

What is the aims and scope of IEEE Microwave Magazine?

How much does it cost to publish in IEEE Microwave Magazine?

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