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Communications Engineering

Springer Nature · United Kingdom · Est. 1982

ISSN2731-3395eISSN2731-3395

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total60

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

1.151

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Works

669

Total Citations

5,596

2yr Mean Citedness

5.75

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Aims & Scope

Communications Engineering is a selective open access journal from Nature Portfolio publishing high-quality research, reviews and commentary in all areas of engineering. Research papers published by the journal represent significant advances for a specialized area of research and development. We also publish Editorials, Research Highlights, Q&am

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Slow · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1982

Annual Volume~ 175 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications669

OA Since2021

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~27 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

📦 Long-term Preservation

CLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Nature

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2731-3395 / 2731-3395

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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?

CLOCKSS

✅

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

1982

2001

2009

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

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.

Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous)Q1

Energy (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous)Energy (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Advanced Memory and Neural ComputingAdvanced Battery Technologies ResearchNeural Networks and Reservoir ComputingOptical Network TechnologiesAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsAdvanced Photonic Communication SystemsPhotonic and Optical DevicesAdvancements in Battery MaterialsSoft Robotics and ApplicationsAdvanced Materials and Mechanics