ImpaQ Ecosystem•Clarivate, Scopus & CORE Data
Clarivate WoS 2024 / 2025 Data
IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #1,261Top JournalHybrid

IEEE Internet of Things Journal

Acronym:iot
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Abbreviation (ISO):IEEE INTERNET THINGS J
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Identifier (ISSN):2327-4662(Print)
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Publisher:Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Clarivate IF (2026)
8.7↓ -0.2
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q1
WoS SCIETop Tier
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for IEEE Internet of Things Journal

WoS Q1
4711145.8620189.5220199.9420209.47202110.2202210.620238.220248.920258.72026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):8.7
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
2.144
#1,261

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
233

233 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate11%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
1,341articles/year
2.77% Gold OA•99.62% Original Research

Aims & Scope

IEEE Internet of Things (IoT) Journal publishes articles on the latest advances, as well as review articles, on the various aspects of IoT. Topics include IoT system architecture, IoT enabling technologies, IoT communication and networking protocols such as network coding, and IoT services and applications. Examples are IoT demands, impacts, and implications on sensors technologies, big data management, and future internet design for various IoT use cases, such as smart cities, smart environments, smart homes, etc. The fields of interest include: IoT architecture such as things-centric, data-centric, service-oriented IoT architecture; IoT enabling technologies and systematic integration such as sensor technologies, big sensor data management, and future Internet design for IoT; IoT services, applications, and test-beds such as IoT service middleware, IoT application programming interface (API), IoT application design, and IoT trials/experiments; IoT standardization activities and technology development in different standard development organizations (SDO) such as IEEE, IETF, ITU, 3GPP, ETSI, etc.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Computer ScienceEngineeringOperating SystemsMathematicsTelecommunicationsWorld Wide Web & InternetArtificial IntelligenceElectrical EngineeringPhysicsPolitical ScienceLawInternet of ThingsBiologyStatisticsQuantum MechanicsEconomicsProgramming LanguagesMachine LearningAlgorithms

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSCIE2026

COMPUTER SCIENCE, INFORMATION SYSTEMS

Q1
Rank16/266
IndexSCIE
JCRSCIE2026

ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC

Q1
Rank29/369
IndexSCIE
JCRSCIE2026

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Q1
Rank11/127
IndexSCIE
JCISCIE2026

COMPUTER SCIENCE, INFORMATION SYSTEMS

Q1
Rank14/266
IndexSCIE
JCISCIE2026

ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC

Q1
Rank23/371
IndexSCIE
JCISCIE2026

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Q1
Rank11/128
IndexSCIE

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
2026Latest
IF8.7
Articles / Year3,321
Total Citations1,672
2025
IF8.9
Articles / Year4,096
Total Citations19,486
2024
IF8.2
Articles / Year2,863
Total Citations43,701
2023
IF10.6
Articles / Year2,287
Total Citations55,208
2022
IF10.238
Articles / Year1,605
Total Citations55,080

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #1,261Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2014-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Computer ScienceDecision Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
2.144

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

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
9.87

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$4,107 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations68,819
3-Year Documents6,614
Citable Documents6,596

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 Rate30.2%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Computer Networks and CommunicationsQ1
Computer Science ApplicationsQ1
Hardware and ArchitectureQ1
Information SystemsQ1
Information Systems and ManagementQ1
Signal ProcessingQ1
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 11%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

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

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
1区 (Zone 1)Computer Science
Minor Category (Specific Field):
1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

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

IEEE Internet of Things Journal (acronym: iot, abbr: IEEE INTERNET THINGS J, ISSN: 2327-4662) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Computer Science, published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. in United States. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 8.70, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 2.144 (Q1), an H-index of 233.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 1,341 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $4,107 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.

Publishing & Editorial Information

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

Open Access Model
Hybrid
Publisher
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed
Editorial Address
445 HOES LANE, PISCATAWAY, USA, NJ, 08855-4141

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Database Updated: 2026-09-28