Home›Search›IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing

IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. · United States · Est. 1955

ISSN1536-1233eISSN1558-0660

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

2.397

H-Indexi

185

SNIPi

2.384

Total Worksi

7,308

Total Citationsi

234,105

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.75

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing promotes research and innovation in mobile computing. The journal explores methodologies, tools, and applications for mobile and wireless communication, mobile systems, and ubiquitous computing.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1955

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications7,308

Publisher OrgIEEE Computer Society

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer Reviewdouble-anonymous

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

8/11 · 73%

✅

Do you know the journal / publisher?

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.

✅

Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

1536-1233 / 1558-0660

✅

Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

✅

Peer review process documented?

double-anonymous

❌

Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

✅

Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

❌

Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

✅

Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

❌

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

✅

Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

304

13k

2019

333

15k

2020

352

12k

2021

347

11k

2022

458

12k

2023

722

12k

2024

1.2k

5.6k

2025

907

383

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

Electrical and Electronic EngineeringQ1

SoftwareQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Computer Science, Information SystemsTelecommunications

Scopus Categories

Computer Networks and CommunicationsSoftwareElectrical and Electronic Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Mobile Ad Hoc NetworksIoT and Edge/Fog ComputingWireless Networks and ProtocolsIndoor and Outdoor Localization TechnologiesCooperative Communication and Network CodingAdvanced MIMO Systems OptimizationPrivacy-Preserving Technologies in DataOpportunistic and Delay-Tolerant NetworksEnergy Efficient Wireless Sensor NetworksAdvanced Wireless Network Optimization

Frequently asked questions about IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing

Is IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing?

IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing 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 4.75.

Is IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.