ImpaQ Ecosystem•Clarivate, Scopus & CORE Data
Clarivate WoS 2024 / 2025 Data
IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q3Scopus Q2SCImago #14,586Hybrid

IEEE Latin America Transactions

Abbreviation (ISO):IEEE LAT. AM. TRANS
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Identifier (ISSN):1548-0992(Print)
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Publisher:IEEE Computer Society
Clarivate IF (2026)
1.6↑ +0.3
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q3
WoS SCIEJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for IEEE Latin America Transactions

WoS Q3
01230.520180.820190.7820200.7320210.9720221.320231.320241.320251.62026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):1.6
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q2
0.385
#14,586

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
42

42 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ3
Self-Citation Rate7.7%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
240articles/year
0.24% Gold OA•95.81% Original Research

Aims & Scope

IEEE Latin America Transactions (IEEE LATAM) is an interdisciplinary journal focused on the dissemination of original and quality research papers / review articles in Spanish and Portuguese of emerging topics in three main areas: Computing, Electric Energy and Electronics. Some of the sub-areas of the journal are, but not limited to: Automatic control, communications, instrumentation, artificial intelligence, power and industrial electronics, fault diagnosis and detection, transportation electrification, internet of things, electrical machines, circuits and systems, biomedicine and biomedical / haptic applications, secure communications, robotics, sensors and actuators, computer networks, smart grids, among others.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Computer science96.5%Engineering78.1%Physics56.6%Mathematics51.6%Quantum mechanics46.7%Artificial intelligence45.8%Operating system45.7%Electrical engineering41.8%Programming language37.8%Biology37%Economics35.1%Thermodynamics32.4%Telecommunications24.7%Management21.7%Computer network21.3%Geography21.3%Statistics21.2%Geology20.9%Philosophy20.8%

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSCIE2026

COMPUTER SCIENCE, INFORMATION SYSTEMS

Q3
Rank195/266
IndexSCIE
JCRSCIE2026

ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC

Q4
Rank280/369
IndexSCIE
JCISCIE2026

COMPUTER SCIENCE, INFORMATION SYSTEMS

Q3
Rank188/266
IndexSCIE
JCISCIE2026

ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC

Q3
Rank257/371
IndexSCIE

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
2026Latest
IF1.6
Articles / Year107
Total Citations12
2025
IF1.3
Articles / Year141
Total Citations223
2024
IF1.3
Articles / Year133
Total Citations620
2023
IF1.3
Articles / Year179
Total Citations954
2022
IF0.967
Articles / Year128
Total Citations1,135

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #14,586Scopus Q2SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2003-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Computer ScienceEngineering
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2
0.385

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

Quartile: Scopus Q2
Citations / Doc (2 years)
2.23

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,752 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations982
3-Year Documents445
Citable Documents442

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 Rate17.9%

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 (miscellaneous)Q2
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringQ3
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: 7.7%

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):
4区 (Zone 4)Engineering & Technology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
4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 Latin America Transactions (abbr: IEEE LAT. AM. TRANS, ISSN: 1548-0992) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of COMPUTER SCIENCE, published by IEEE Computer Society in United States. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 1.60, ranking in quartile Q3 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.385 (Q2), an H-index of 42.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of Quarterly, an annual output of approximately 240 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $2,752 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
IEEE Computer Society
Publication Language
Multi-Language
Frequency
Quarterly
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed
Editorial Address
IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC, 445 HOES LANE, PISCATAWAY, USA, NJ, 08855-4141

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Database Updated: 2026-09-28