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IET Radar, Sonar and Navigation

John Wiley & Sons Inc. · United Kingdom · Est. 2007

ISSN1751-8784eISSN1751-8792

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total58

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.432

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.801

Total Works

2,909

Total Citations

41,382

2yr Mean Citedness

1.18

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

The journal publishes research on radar and sonar systems, focusing on signal processing, waveform design, and target tracking. Topics include advanced algorithms for maneuvering target tracking, interference suppression, and signal analysis in challenging electromagnetic environments. Applications range from avian monitoring and underwater observation to satellite navigation and automotive perception.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Slow · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2007

Annual Volume~ 151 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,909

Publisher OrgInstitution of Engineering and Technology

OA Since2020

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~25 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-ND, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

John Wiley & Sons Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1751-8784 / 1751-8792

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

Portico, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

Times cited

2019

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Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Electrical and Electronic EngineeringQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, Electrical & ElectronicTelecommunications

Scopus Categories

Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Radar Systems and Signal ProcessingAdvanced SAR Imaging TechniquesTarget Tracking and Data Fusion in Sensor NetworksDirection-of-Arrival Estimation TechniquesMicrowave Imaging and Scattering AnalysisSynthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Applications and TechniquesUnderwater Acoustics ResearchGNSS positioning and interferenceIndoor and Outdoor Localization TechnologiesInertial Sensor and Navigation