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WoS SCIE Q4CAS 4区Hybrid

IEICE Transactions on Communications

Abbreviation (ISO):IEICE Trans. Commun
Country: Japan•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q4•Identifier (ISSN):1745-1345(Print)•Articles / Year: 156
Clarivate IF (2026)Q4
1.1
↑ +0.5

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
49

49 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ4
Self-Citation Rate14.3%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
156articles/year
0.26% Gold OA•100% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

1.00pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q4(IF: 1.1)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 1.1)
🔵 Computed
20251.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.6)
🔵 Computed
20231.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.7)
🔵 Computed
20211.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.525)
🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

The IEICE Transactions on Communications is an all-electronic journal published occasionally by the Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers (IEICE) and edited by the Communications Society in IEICE. The IEICE Transactions on Communications publishes original, peer-reviewed papers that embrace the entire field of communications, including: - Fundamental Theories for Communications - Energy in Electronics Communications - Transmission Systems and Transmission Equipment for Communications - Optical Fiber for Communications - Fiber-Optic Transmission for Communications - Network System - Network - Internet - Network Management/Operation - Antennas and Propagation - Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) - Wireless Communication Technologies - Terrestrial Wireless Communication/Broadcasting Technologies - Satellite Communications - Sensing - Navigation, Guidance and Control Systems - Space Utilization Systems for Communications - Multimedia Systems for Communication

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Computer science99.9%Engineering90.3%Telecommunications82.5%Computer network74.6%Mathematics57.6%Electrical engineering55.3%Physics47%Operating system46.6%Electronic engineering36.1%Statistics34.9%Quantum mechanics32.9%Channel (broadcasting)30.2%Algorithm30.1%Wireless23.4%Computer security21.1%Programming language20.8%Optics20.6%

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Not indexed in SCImago / Scopus database

This journal is currently not indexed in Scopus or is an academic publication indexed exclusively in Web of Science (WoS).

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
4区 (Zone 4)Computer Science
Minor Category (Specific Field):
4区ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Maruzen Co., Ltd/Maruzen Kabushikikaisha
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Editorial Address
KIKAI-SHINKO-KAIKAN BLDG, 3-5-8, SHIBA-KOEN, MINATO-KU, TOKYO, JAPAN, 105-0011
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC
JCRSCIE
315/369Q4
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
JCRSCIE
115/127Q4
ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC
JCISCIE
331/371Q4
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
JCISCIE
116/128Q4

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—867
20250.6149104
2024—135986
20230.7130297
2022—136371
20210.525165613
2020—164687
2019—190683
2018—2301,021
2017—2911,527
2016—3601,626
2015—3053,229
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for IEICE Transactions on Communications

WoS Q4
00112021202320250.60
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:0.6

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 14.3%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

Record UUID: 27e54806-5aaf-47cc-9882-c0efc4a4c28a
Database Updated: 2026-09-30