IET Networks

Aims & Scope

IET Networks covers the fundamental developments and advancing methodologies to achieve higher performance, optimized and dependable future networks.

IET Networks is particularly interested in new ideas and superior solutions to the known and arising technological development bottlenecks at all levels of networking such as topologies, protocols, routing, relaying and resource-allocation for more efficient and more reliable provision of network services.

Topics include, but are not limited to: Network Architecture, Design and Planning, Network Protocol, Software, Analysis, Simulation and Experiment, Network Technologies, Applications and Services, Network Security, Operation and Management.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Computer Science, Decision Sciences and Mathematics, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

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• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Plagiarism url
• Preservation url
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• License

Plagiarism Policy

This journal follows a plagiarism policy. All submitted manuscripts are screened using reliable plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors are responsible for proper citation and acknowledgment of all sources, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will not be tolerated.

For more details, please refer to our official: Plagiarism Policy.

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Computer Science, Decision Sciences and Mathematics, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal does not charge a mandatory Article Processing Charge (APC). However, optional open access publication may incur fees based on the publisher’s policies.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Theoretical modelling of fog computing: a green computing paradigm to support IoT applications

  Citation: 274

  Authors: Subhadeep, Sudip

• Vehicular communication: a survey

  Citation: 165

  Authors: Sourav Kumar, Pabitra Mohan

• IoT technologiesfor smart cities

  Citation: 165

  Authors: Badis, Rida, Sherali, Achraf, Lyes

• Artificial intelligence enabled software‐defined networking: a comprehensive overview

  Citation: 105

  Authors: Majd, Levent

• Improved clustering algorithm based on energy consumption in wireless sensor networks

  Citation: 100

  Authors: Wenliang, Naixue, Chunxue

• Evolution of ransomware

  Citation: 93

  Authors: Philip, Sakir, Domhnall

• Monetization of IoT data using smart contracts

  Citation: 92

  Authors: Ahmed, Zainab, Menatallah, Mansoor, Khaled

• Multi‐objective‐based feature selection for DDoS attack detection in IoT networks

  Citation: 89

  Authors: Monika, Gui Yun, Jonathon

• Modelling of OpenFlow‐based software‐defined networks: the multiple node case

  Citation: 87

  Authors: Kashif, Ameen, Olav, Michael

• Energy efficiency of small cell backhaul networks based on Gauss–Markov mobile models

  Citation: 84

  Authors: Xiaohu, Song, Tao, Qiang, Guoqiang