The IEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering is committed to timely publishing of peer-reviewed technical articles that deal with the theory and applications of network science and the interconnections among the elements in a system that form a network. In particular, the IEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering publishes articles on understanding, prediction, and control of structures and behaviors of networks at the fundamental level. The types of networks covered include physical or engineered networks, information networks, biological networks, semantic networks, economic networks, social networks, and ecological networks. Aimed at discovering common principles that govern network structures, network functionalities and behaviors of networks, the journal seeks articles on understanding, prediction, and control of structures and behaviors of networks. Another trans-disciplinary focus of the IEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering is the interactions between and co-evolution of different genres of networks.
The IEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering invites the submission of high-quality technical manuscripts that advance the state-of-the-art in network science and engineering. Manuscripts must have a clear and strong focus on network-related themes, including but not limited to the theory, design, optimization, and applications of complex networks such as physical, wireless, quantum, economic, social, and emerging intelligent networks. Submissions must demonstrate strong originality, technical rigor, and significant contributions to the research community. Due to the interdisciplinary nature of the IEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering, the papers must include a comprehensive literature review that clearly establishes the research context and highlights the paper’s novelty. For instance, the paper could have a dedicated section on "Related Work" with extensive list of references. A comparison table among related works that describes their focuses, contributions, advantages, possible limitations, etc., especially the differences from the paper should be included. Moreover, we welcome review, survey, and tutorial papers that consolidate and advance knowledge in this field.
Note that the IEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering puts much less emphasis on manuscripts focused on control systems or control theory as they fall outside the scope.
The impact factor for TNSE in 2023 is 6.7 according to Journal Citation Reports (JCR) published in 2024.
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