International Journal of Communication Systems

Aims & Scope

The International Journal of Communication Systems provides a forum for R&D, open to researchers from all types of institutions and organisations worldwide, aimed at the increasingly important area of communication technology.

The Journal's emphasis is particularly on the issues impacting behaviour at the system, service and management levels.

Published twelve times a year, it provides coverage of advances that have a significant potential to impact the immense technical and commercial opportunities in the communications sector.

The International Journal of Communication Systems strives to select a balance of contributions that promotes technical innovation allied to practical relevance across the range of system types and issues.

The Journal addresses both public communication systems (Telecommunication, mobile, Internet, and Cable TV) and private systems (Intranets, enterprise networks, LANs, MANs, WANs).

The following key areas and issues are regularly covered: -Transmission/Switching/Distribution technologies (ATM, SDH, TCP/IP, routers, DSL, cable modems, VoD, VoIP, WDM, etc.) -System control, network/service management -Network and Internet protocols and standards -Client-server, distributed and Web-based communication systems -Broadband and multimedia systems and applications, with a focus on increased service variety and interactivity -Trials of advanced systems and services; their implementation and evaluation -Novel concepts and improvements in technique; their theoretical basis and performance analysis using measurement/testing, modelling and simulation -Performance evaluation issues and methods.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.8
2024	1.70

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	12350

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	2987

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.462

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	68

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Abstracting & Indexing

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

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

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

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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.

• Internet of Things

  Citation: 766

  Authors: Feng, Laurence T., Lizhe, Alexey

• Packet scheduling for QoS support in IEEE 802.16 broadband wireless access systems

  Citation: 292

  Authors: Kitti, Aura

• L‐RUBI: An efficient load‐based resource utilization algorithm for bi‐partite scatternet in wireless personal area networks

  Citation: 179

  Authors: Jaganathan, Nallasamy, Jaime

• Detection and defense of<scp>DDoS</scp>attack–based on deep learning in<scp>OpenFlow</scp>‐based<scp>SDN</scp>

  Citation: 173

  Authors: Chuanhuang, Yan, Xiaoyong, Zhengjun, Weiming, Xiaolin, Liang

• In‐building power lines as high‐speed communication channels: channel characterization and a test channel ensemble

  Citation: 164

  Authors: Tooraj, Frank R., P.

• Retracted: Weather forecasting and prediction using hybrid C5.0 machine learning algorithm

  Citation: 140

  Authors: Sudhan, Anitha, Aruna, Charlyn Pushpa Latha, Vijay, Laxmi, Rajendran

• A new algorithm for cluster head selection in<scp>LEACH</scp>protocol for wireless sensor networks

  Citation: 139

  Authors: Ahmed, Ayman

• Robust smart‐card‐based remote user password authentication scheme

  Citation: 136

  Authors: Bae‐Ling, Wen‐Chung, Lih‐Chyau

• Security flaws in two improved remote user authentication schemes using smart cards

  Citation: 136

  Authors: Chun‐Guang, Ding, Sen‐Dong

• A survey on deployment techniques, localization algorithms, and research challenges for underwater acoustic sensor networks

  Citation: 132

  Authors: Gurkan, V. Cagri

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