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WoS SCIE Q2Scopus Q1SCImago #2,149CAS 3区Hybrid

IEEE Communications Letters

Abbreviation (ISO):IEEE COMMUN. LETT
Country: United States•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q2•Scopus SJR: 1.601•SCImago Rank: #2,149•Identifier (ISSN):1089-7798(Print)•Articles / Year: 820•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,687 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q2
4.5
↑ +0.1

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
127

127 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ2
Self-Citation Rate8.1%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
820articles/year
2.43% Gold OA•100% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

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

1.75pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 4.5)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 4.5)
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20251.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 4.4)
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20241.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 3.7)
🔵 Computed
20231.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 4.1)
🔵 Computed
20221.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 3.553)
🔵 Computed
20211.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 3.436)
🔵 Computed
20201.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 3.419)
🔵 Computed
20191.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 3.457)
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20181.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.723)
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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 IEEE Communications Letters publishes short papers in a rapid publication cycle on advances in the state-of-the-art of communication over different media and channels including wire, underground, waveguide, optical fiber, and storage channels. Both theoretical contributions (including new techniques, concepts, and analyses) and practical contributions (including system experiments and prototypes, and new applications) are encouraged. This journal focuses on the physical layer and the link layer of communication systems.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Computer science99.6%Engineering90.8%Telecommunications85.9%Computer network82.7%Mathematics79.9%Electrical engineering63.7%Statistics62.2%Algorithm57.1%Physics51.9%Operating system49.3%Channel (broadcasting)48.2%Quantum mechanics38.1%Electronic engineering37.8%Decoding methods33%Wireless29.5%Programming language27.4%Artificial intelligence26.1%Thermodynamics21.5%Computer security21%Optics20.9%Economics20.2%

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #2,149Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1997-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Computer ScienceEngineeringMathematics
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.601

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
181

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
5.13

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,687 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations10,142
3-Year Documents1,898
Citable Documents1,897

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate28.8%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Computer Science ApplicationsQ1
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringQ1
Modeling and SimulationQ1

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
3区 (Zone 3)Computer Science
Minor Category (Specific Field):
3区TELECOMMUNICATIONS
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
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Monthly
Founding Year
1997
Editorial Address
IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC, 445 HOES LANE, PISCATAWAY, USA, NJ, 08855-4141
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
JCRSCIE
50/127Q2
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
JCISCIE
46/128Q2

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—501116
20254.46871,624
20243.76255,123
20234.16679,772
20223.55367412,375
20213.43669914,506
20203.41981821,278
20193.45766117,634
20182.72362018,063
2017—83219,403
2016—86625,840
2015—63018,198
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for IEEE Communications Letters

WoS Q2
1346201820192020202120222023202420254.40
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:4.4

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 8.1%

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: 3b0fce39-be2d-48b6-8864-44c4b2970c56
Database Updated: 2026-09-28