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IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. · United States · Est. 1953

ISSN1557-9670

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

SJR Scorei

1.867

H-Indexi

280

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

2.245

Total Worksi

26,425

Total Citationsi

858,706

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.92

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Engineering, Electrical & Electronic; Telecommunications; Condensed Matter Physics; Electrical and Electronic Engineering; Radiation.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1953

Annual Volume~ 720 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications26,425

Publisher OrgIEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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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?

1557-9670

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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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

603

18k

2019

601

15k

2020

574

13k

2021

600

10k

2022

659

8.7k

2023

675

4.4k

2024

825

1.2k

2025

394

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 PhysicsQ1

Electrical and Electronic EngineeringQ1

RadiationQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, Electrical & ElectronicTelecommunications

Scopus Categories

RadiationCondensed Matter PhysicsElectrical and Electronic Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Microwave Engineering and WaveguidesRadio Frequency Integrated Circuit DesignAdvanced Antenna and Metasurface TechnologiesMicrowave and Dielectric Measurement TechniquesElectromagnetic Simulation and Numerical MethodsElectromagnetic Compatibility and Noise SuppressionPhotonic and Optical DevicesAdvanced Power Amplifier DesignGyrotron and Vacuum Electronics ResearchAntenna Design and Analysis

Frequently asked questions about IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Is IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques: 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 Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques?

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques 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 2.92.

Is IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques?