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IEEE Access

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. · United States · Est. 2012

ISSN2169-3536eISSN2169-3536
SJR Q1WOS SCIEScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
96
/ 100
High Trust
PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals
Score Breakdown
WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78
✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18
Total96
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⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
6
weeks to publish · journal-reported
Fast · vs ~15 wk median
Q1
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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 · Scopus CiteScore 9. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei
0.884
H-Indexi
359
CiteScorei
9
SNIPi
1.504
Total Worksi
107,052
Total Citationsi
2,389,733
2yr Mean Citednessi
4.85
Open Impact Factor alternative
Retractions
31
Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

IEEE Access ® is a multidisciplinary, open access (OA), applications-oriented, all-electronic archival journal that continuously presents the results of original research or development across all IEEE fields of interest. IEEE Access will publish articles that are of high interest to readers, original, technically correct, and clearly presented. Supported by article processing charges (APCs), its hallmarks are a rapid peer review and publication process with open access to all readers. Unlike IEEE's traditional Transactions or Journals, reviews are "binary", in that reviewers will either Accept or Reject an article in the form it is submitted in order to achieve rapid turnaround.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2012
FrequencyAnnual
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications107,052
Publisher OrgInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
OA Since2012
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Submission Info

APC Cost$2,160Above median
Peer ReviewSingle-blind
Review Time~6 weeks
Acceptance Rate
OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

10/12 · 83%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2169-3536 / 2169-3536
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Single-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
$2,160
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
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
15k
523k
2019
18k
570k
2020
12k
331k
2021
9.5k
210k
2022
10k
169k
2023
14k
137k
2024
14k
41k
2025
6.1k
866
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 Science (miscellaneous)Q1
Engineering (miscellaneous)Q1
Materials Science (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Computer Science, Information SystemsEngineering, Electrical & ElectronicTelecommunications

Scopus Categories

Computer Science (miscellaneous)Engineering (miscellaneous)Materials Science (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Advanced MIMO Systems OptimizationMicrogrid Control and OptimizationIoT and Edge/Fog ComputingAdvanced Neural Network ApplicationsNetwork Security and Intrusion DetectionEnergy Harvesting in Wireless NetworksAnomaly Detection Techniques and ApplicationsAntenna Design and AnalysisSmart Grid Energy ManagementBlockchain Technology Applications and Security

Frequently asked questions about IEEE Access

Is IEEE Access a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for IEEE Access: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of IEEE Access?

IEEE Access 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 9.

Is IEEE Access indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

IEEE Access is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of IEEE Access?

IEEE Access ® is a multidisciplinary, open access (OA), applications-oriented, all-electronic archival journal that continuously presents the results of original research or development across all IEEE fields of interest. IEEE Access will publish articles that are of high interest to readers, original, technically correct, and clearly presented. Supported by article processing charges (APCs), its hallmarks are a rapid peer review and publication process with open access to all readers. Unlike IEEE's traditional Transactions or Journals, reviews are "binary", in that reviewers will either Accep

How much does it cost to publish in IEEE Access?

IEEE Access charges an article processing charge (APC) of about $2,160 for open-access publication.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref