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IEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering

IEEE Computer Society · United States · Est. 2014

ISSN2327-4697eISSN2327-4697

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.875

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

2.042

Total Worksi

2,853

Total Citationsi

55,291

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.07

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Engineering, Multidisciplinary; Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications; Computer Networks and Communications; Computer Science Applications; Control and Systems Engineering.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2014

FrequencyBiannual

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,853

Publisher OrgInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

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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?

IEEE Computer Society

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2327-4697 / 2327-4697

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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

118

3.6k

2019

250

9.8k

2020

285

10k

2021

408

13k

2022

387

6.5k

2023

364

3.7k

2024

635

1.7k

2025

264

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

Computer Science ApplicationsQ1

Control and Systems EngineeringQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, MultidisciplinaryMathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications

Scopus Categories

Computer Networks and CommunicationsComputer Science ApplicationsControl and Systems Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Complex Network Analysis TechniquesIoT and Edge/Fog ComputingDistributed Control Multi-Agent SystemsPrivacy-Preserving Technologies in DataNetwork Security and Intrusion DetectionOpinion Dynamics and Social InfluenceNeural Networks Stability and SynchronizationBlockchain Technology Applications and SecuritySoftware-Defined Networks and 5GUAV Applications and Optimization

Frequently asked questions about IEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering

Is IEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for IEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering: 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 Network Science and Engineering?

IEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering 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 4.07.

Is IEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

IEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of IEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering?