Journal metric profile

Foundations and Trends in Communications and Information Theory

Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor, five-year Impact Factor, quartile, category rank, publisher, identifiers and citation profile for the 2025 metric year.

JCR-based Impact Factor 3.900 2025 metric year
5-Year Impact Factor 4.200 Longer citation window
JCR Quartile Q2 Subject-category quartile
JCR Category Rank 62/175 Recorded category rank

Foundations and Trends in Communications and Information Theory JCR impact factor overview

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Page reviewed August 6, 2026

Clarivate JCR impact factor overview

Foundations and Trends in Communications and Information Theory is listed in this directory with bibliometric information for 2025. It is published by NOW PUBLISHERS INC. The database records a Journal Impact Factor of 3.900, presented as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based metric. Its listed JCR Impact Factor quartile is Q2.

Ranking and quartile

The recorded JCR Impact Factor category rank is 62 out of 175 journals in its listed category. A Q2 designation describes the journal’s position within its subject category; it should not be used as a direct measure of the quality of an individual article.

Citation profile

The record contains 506 total citations, 4 total articles, 4 citable items. The five-year Impact Factor is 4.200, which is 0.300 points above the listed standard Journal Impact Factor. These values use different citation windows and should be interpreted together rather than as a direct trend. The Journal Impact Factor without journal self-citations is recorded as 3.800. The Journal Citation Indicator is listed as 0.720.

Citation half-life

The cited half-life is recorded as 10.8 years, describing the median age of articles cited in the reporting year. The citing half-life is 18.1 years, reflecting the median age of references used by the journal’s articles.

Journal identifiers and verification

Foundations and Trends in Communications and Information Theory is identified in this record by print ISSN 1567-2190 and electronic ISSN 1567-2328. Use the ISSN when checking library catalogues, publisher records, indexing databases, or the official Clarivate Journal Citation Reports entry.

Complete journal information

All values below come directly from the database record.

Journal nameFoundations and Trends in Communications and Information Theory
Abbreviated journalFOUND TRENDS COMMUN
PublisherNOW PUBLISHERS INC
Metric year2025
Overall rank3,138
ISSN1567-2190
eISSN1567-2328
Total cites506
Total articles4
Citable items4
Cited half-life10.8 years
Citing half-life18.1 years
JCR-based Journal Impact Factor3.900
5-Year Impact Factor4.200
Impact Factor without journal self-cites3.800
Journal Citation Indicator0.720
JCR Impact Factor quartileQ2
JCR category rank62/175
Database record updated

Frequently asked questions

What is the 2025 JCR-based Journal Impact Factor of Foundations and Trends in Communications and Information Theory?

The Journal Impact Factor recorded in this directory as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based value for Foundations and Trends in Communications and Information Theory is 3.900 for the 2025 metric year.

What quartile is Foundations and Trends in Communications and Information Theory?

Foundations and Trends in Communications and Information Theory is listed in quartile Q2. Quartiles describe a journal’s position within a subject category and should be interpreted within that field.

Who publishes Foundations and Trends in Communications and Information Theory?

Foundations and Trends in Communications and Information Theory is listed as being published by NOW PUBLISHERS INC.

Can a JCR Journal Impact Factor be used to judge an individual article?

No. The Journal Impact Factor is a journal-level citation measure reported in Clarivate Journal Citation Reports. It does not measure the quality, reliability or influence of every individual article published by that journal.

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