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WoS SCIE Q4Scopus Q2SCImago #12,119Hybrid

Wireless Personal Communications

Acronym:wire
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Abbreviation (ISO):WIRELESS PERS COMMUN
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Identifier (ISSN):0929-6212(Print)/1572-834X(Online)
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Publisher:Springer US
Clarivate IF (2026)
1.9↓ -0.3
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q4
WoS SCIEJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Wireless Personal Communications

WoS Q4
01231.220180.9320191.0620201.6720212.0220222.220231.920242.220251.92026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):1.9
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q2
0.49
#12,119

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
100

100 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ4
Self-Citation Rate10.5%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
1,363articles/year
2.87% Gold OA•97.52% Original Research

Aims & Scope

The Journal on Mobile Communication and Computing ... Publishes tutorial, survey, and original research papers addressing mobile communications and computing; Investigates theoretical, engineering, and experimental aspects of radio communications, voice, data, images, and multimedia; Explores propagation, system models, speech and image coding, multiple access techniques, protocols, performance evaluation, radio local area networks, and networking and architectures, etc.; 98% of authors who answered a survey reported that they would definitely publish or probably publish in the journal again. Wireless Personal Communications is an archival, peer reviewed, scientific and technical journal addressing mobile communications and computing. It investigates theoretical, engineering, and experimental aspects of radio communications, voice, data, images, and multimedia. A partial list of topics included in the journal is: propagation, system models, speech and image coding, multiple access techniques, protocols performance evaluation, radio local area networks, and networking and architectures. In addition to the above mentioned areas, the journal also accepts papers that deal with interdisciplinary aspects of wireless communications along with: big data and analytics, business and economy, society, and the environment. The journal features five principal types of papers: full technical papers, short papers, technical aspects of policy and standardization, letters offering new research thoughts and experimental ideas, and invited papers on important and emerging topics authored by renowned experts.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Computer science99.8%Engineering87.7%Computer network77.3%Telecommunications76%Operating system69%Mathematics67.6%Electrical engineering57.9%Physics49.3%Statistics44.7%Wireless40.8%Algorithm39.6%Quantum mechanics36.7%Electronic engineering35.9%Channel (broadcasting)34.2%Computer security33.3%Artificial intelligence29.8%Programming language26.7%Biology23.3%Economics20.5%

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSCIE2026

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Q4
Rank96/127
IndexSCIE
JCISCIE2026

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Q3
Rank92/128
IndexSCIE

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
2026Latest
IF1.9
Articles / Year332
Total Citations75
2025
IF2.2
Articles / Year167
Total Citations331
2024
IF1.9
Articles / Year776
Total Citations3,801
2023
IF2.2
Articles / Year684
Total Citations6,502
2022
IF2.017
Articles / Year729
Total Citations7,765

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #12,119Scopus Q2SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1994-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Computer ScienceEngineering
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2
0.49

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

Quartile: Scopus Q2
Citations / Doc (2 years)
3.16

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,959 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations8,410
3-Year Documents2,664
Citable Documents2,664

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 Rate26.9%

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 ApplicationsQ2
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringQ2
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: 10.5%

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)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

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

Wireless Personal Communications (acronym: wire, abbr: WIRELESS PERS COMMUN, ISSN: 0929-6212) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Engineering & Technology, published by Springer US in Netherlands since 1994. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 1.90, ranking in quartile Q4 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.490 (Q2), an H-index of 100.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of Monthly, an annual output of approximately 1,363 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $2,959 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
Springer US
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Monthly
Founding Year
1994
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed
Editorial Address
SPRINGER, VAN GODEWIJCKSTRAAT 30, DORDRECHT, NETHERLANDS, 3311 GZ

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01