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WoS ESCI Q3Scopus Q2SCImago #12,462CAS 3区Hybrid

IET Wireless Sensor Systems

Country: United Kingdom•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q3•Scopus SJR: 0.474•SCImago Rank: #12,462•Identifier (ISSN):2043-6386(Print)/2043-6394(Online)•Articles / Year: 21•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $2,911 USD
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (ESCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)Q3
2.5
↑ +0.1

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
40

40 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: ESCIQ3
Self-Citation Rate13.3%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
21articles/year
98.61% Gold OA•100% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

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

1.50pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q3(IF: 2.5)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 2.5)
🔵 Computed
20251.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 2.4)
🔵 Computed
20241.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.5)
🔵 Computed
20231.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.9)
🔵 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

IET Wireless Sensor Systems is aimed at the growing field of wireless sensor networks and distributed systems, which has been expanding rapidly in recent years and is evolving into a multi-billion dollar industry. The Journal has been launched to give a platform to researchers and academics in the field and is intended to cover the research, engineering, technological developments, innovative deployment of distributed sensor and actuator systems. Topics covered include, but are not limited to theoretical developments of: Innovative Architectures for Smart Sensors;Nano Sensors and Actuators Unstructured Networking; Cooperative and Clustering Distributed Sensors; Data Fusion for Distributed Sensors; Distributed Intelligence in Distributed Sensors; Energy Harvesting for and Lifetime of Smart Sensors and Actuators; Cross-Layer Design and Layer Optimisation in Distributed Sensors; Security, Trust and Dependability of Distributed Sensors. The Journal also covers; Innovative Services and Applications for: Monitoring: Health, Traffic, Weather and Toxins; Surveillance: Target Tracking and Localization; Observation: Global Resources and Geological Activities (Earth, Forest, Mines, Underwater); Industrial Applications of Distributed Sensors in Green and Agile Manufacturing; Sensor and RFID Applications of the Internet-of-Things ("IoT"); Smart Metering; Machine-to-Machine Communications.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Computer science98%Engineering79.8%Operating system76.9%Computer network73.2%Telecommunications62.1%Wireless sensor network58%Mathematics56.5%Physics51%Wireless47.8%Electrical engineering45.6%Quantum mechanics43.1%Statistics37%Biology33.6%Computer security33.3%Real-time computing30.8%Artificial intelligence29.7%Embedded system24.9%Electronic engineering24.5%Ecology24.3%Algorithm24%Distributed computing22.4%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #12,462Scopus Q2SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2011-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Engineering
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2
0.474

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q2
Scopus H-Index (2025)
40

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
3.42

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,911 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations215
3-Year Documents65
Citable Documents65

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 Rate24.3%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringQ2

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):
4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
Wiley
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
ESCIScopusDOAJPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
JCRESCI
81/127Q3
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
JCIESCI
87/128Q3

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
20252.4187
20241.537102
20231.928132
2022—16116
2021—27192
2020—32338
2019—56766
2018—551,121
2017—34505
2016—39616
2015—36368
2014—31475
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for IET Wireless Sensor Systems

WoS Q3
12232023202420252.40
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:2.4

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 13.3%

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

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01