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WoS SCIE Q3Scopus Q1SCImago #3,060CAS 3区Hybrid

IEEE Transactions on Information Theory

Abbreviation (ISO):IEEE TRANS. INF. THEORY
Country: United States•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q3•Scopus SJR: 1.323•SCImago Rank: #3,060•Identifier (ISSN):0018-9448(Print)/1557-9654(Online)•Articles / Year: 477•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,630 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q3
2.6
↓ -0.3

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
249

249 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ3
Self-Citation Rate18.2%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
477articles/year
5.46% Gold OA•100% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

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

2.00pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1(IF: 2.6)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20262.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.6)
🔵 Computed
20252.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.9)
🔵 Computed
20242.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.2)
🔵 Computed
20232.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.5)
🔵 Computed
20222.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.978)
🔵 Computed
20212.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.501)
🔵 Computed
20202.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.036)
🔵 Computed
20192.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.215)
🔵 Computed
20182.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.187)
🔵 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 IEEE Transactions on Information Theory is a journal that publishes theoretical and experimental papers concerned with the transmission, processing, and utilization of information. The boundaries of acceptable subject matter are intentionally not sharply delimited. Rather, it is hoped that as the focus of research activity changes, a flexible policy will permit this Transactions to follow suit. Current appropriate topics are best reflected by recent Tables of Contents; they are summarized in the titles of editorial areas that appear on the inside front cover.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Computer science93.7%Mathematics91%Statistics70.8%Algorithm66.5%Engineering63.5%Telecommunications55.1%Physics45.5%Combinatorics41.8%Discrete mathematics37.5%Computer network36%Electrical engineering35.7%Quantum mechanics34.6%Artificial intelligence34.4%Decoding methods33.7%Mathematical analysis32.9%Programming language28%Channel (broadcasting)23.6%Philosophy21.6%Operating system20.6%

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #3,060Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1963-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Computer ScienceSocial Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.323

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
310

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
3.06

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,630 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations4,623
3-Year Documents1,430
Citable Documents1,429

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 Rate22.8%

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
Information SystemsQ1
Library and Information SciencesQ1

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COMPUTER SCIENCE, INFORMATION SYSTEMS
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
Bimonthly
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
COMPUTER SCIENCE, INFORMATION SYSTEMS
JCRSCIE
155/266Q3
COMPUTER SCIENCE, THEORY & METHODS
JCRSCIE
55/146Q2
ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC
JCRSCIE
194/369Q3
MATHEMATICS, APPLIED
JCRSCIE
37/345Q1
COMPUTER SCIENCE, INFORMATION SYSTEMS
JCISCIE
89/266Q2
COMPUTER SCIENCE, THEORY & METHODS
JCISCIE
33/147Q1
ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC
JCISCIE
110/371Q2
MATHEMATICS, APPLIED
JCISCIE
100/345Q2

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—411141
20252.95751,167
20242.24652,003
20232.54936,212
20222.9785356,142
20212.5015325,790
20203.0364636,014
20193.2155429,310
20182.18754110,956
2017—75316,405
2016—61217,206
2015—51019,693
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for IEEE Transactions on Information Theory

WoS Q3
1234201820192020202120222023202420252.90
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:2.9

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 18.2%

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: 6855e389-596c-44bb-b3f7-807ad146b8f8
Database Updated: 2026-10-01