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IET Networks

John Wiley & Sons Inc. · United Kingdom · Est. 2012

ISSN2047-4962

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

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q266

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total84

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?

132

days submission → published

measured · last 13 articles · accept 155d

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Slow · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.395

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.717

Total Worksi

579

Total Citationsi

6,736

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.75

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Computer Science, Information Systems; Computer Networks and Communications; Control and Optimization; Management Science and Operations Research.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2012

Annual Volume~ 32 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications579

OA Since2020

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~33 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?

2047-4962

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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

Citations received

549

2019

618

2020

267

2021

401

2022

138

2023

154

2024

2025

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 CommunicationsQ2

Control and OptimizationQ2

Management Science and Operations ResearchQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Computer Science, Information Systems

Scopus Categories

Computer Networks and CommunicationsManagement Science and Operations ResearchControl and Optimization

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Mobile Ad Hoc NetworksSoftware-Defined Networks and 5GAdvanced MIMO Systems OptimizationEnergy Efficient Wireless Sensor NetworksCooperative Communication and Network CodingNetwork Security and Intrusion DetectionIoT and Edge/Fog ComputingNetwork Traffic and Congestion ControlOpportunistic and Delay-Tolerant NetworksAdvanced Optical Network Technologies

Frequently asked questions about IET Networks

Is IET Networks a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for IET Networks: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 84/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of IET Networks?

IET Networks 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 2.75.

Is IET Networks indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

IET Networks is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of IET Networks?