IEEE continually strives to support the global publishing community by providing authors with a wide range of options and choices to publish in, whether it be a traditional or fully open access journal. With an expanding portfolio of options, IEEE continues to support open science and provide more options and choices to support the work and needs of all authors and researchers. IEEE is committed to working with institutions and funders to provide sustainable open access publishing opportunities to authors that allow for a wider dissemination of knowledge and enable authors to maximize exposure of their research. As a supporter of open science, IEEE joins in the celebration of International Open Access Week October 19–25, 2026.
IEEE’s Growing Open Access Program
IEEE strives to support all authors and readers globally by offering a variety of publications, regardless of their funding status, mandates, or regional requirements.
IEEE offers many options and opportunities for open access publishing, all designed to meet the varying needs of authors throughout their careers:
- IEEE Access–A highly-cited multidisciplinary fully open access journal that has published over 110,000 articles to date.
- Fully Open Access Topical Journals–A fast-growing collection in a wide range of technologies–over 30 titles in all.
- Hybrid Journals–Over 180 top-cited journals and magazines spanning an array of technology fields, all offering open access options.
Browse the 180,000+ open access articles now available in IEEE Xplore:
How to Publish Open Access with IEEE Webinar Series
To provide authors with important information on how to publish open access, IEEE hosts open access authorship webinars for regions all over the world. In a recent webinar, now available to view for free on demand, authors were provided with best practices in preparing a manuscript, navigating the journal submission process, and important tips to help an author get published. It also reviewed opportunities for authors and academic institutions to enhance the visibility and impact of their research by publishing in the many open access options available from IEEE. This session featured insights from Dr. Frede Blaabjerg of Aalborg University in Denmark—a distinguished author, editor, professor, and research scientist currently ranked by Research.com as the world’s leading researcher in electronics and electrical engineering.
To view other webinars hosted by IEEE, please click here.
IEEE has Over 750 Institutional Open Access Agreements
Did you know that over 750 institutions now have open access agreements with IEEE? IEEE offers open access programs designed to make managing open access agreements convenient for institutions and funders, and simplify the publishing process by paying for article processing charges (APCs) in advance.
IEEE has flexible options for any size organization, designed to make it easy for institutions to assist their authors and demonstrate their support for open access.
To see if your institution has an open access agreement with IEEE, please click here.
IEEE Announced 2 New Fully Open Access Journals and 6 Hybrid Journals Launched in 2025, 2026, and 2027
Below are new fully open access and hybrid titles that IEEE launched in 2025 and 2026, as well as forthcoming titles for 2026/2027:
Fully Open Access Journals:
Hybrid Journals:
20+ IEEE Fully Open Access Journals Have Received Impact Factors:
The annual JCR study examines the influence and impact of scholarly research and offers a well-established, objective means to evaluate the world’s leading journals. By compiling articles’ cited references, the JCR’s Journal Impact Factor (JIF) is one of several measurements available to authors to gauge quality, impact, and trustworthiness of publications. These measurements are especially important to help new authors navigate the publications landscape as they make important decisions as to where to publish their research and helps them avoid journals of a predatory nature. Each year, IEEE journals continue to excel in the citation rankings across multiple technology fields.
The IEEE fully open access journals that were awarded their first Journal Impact Factors and accepted into the Web of Science Core Collection™ in 2026 are:
- IEEE Journal of Indoor and Seamless Positioning and Navigation
- IEEE Transactions on Machine Learning in Communications and Networking
This is in addition to 19 other IEEE fully open access journals that received their first Journal Impact Factors in 2023, 2024, and 2025.
- IEEE Open Journal of the Solid-State Circuits Society (2025)
- IEEE Open Journal of Control Systems (2025)
- IEEE Open Journal of Instrumentation and Measurement (2025)
- IEEE Open Journal of Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control (2025)
- IEEE Transactions on Quantum Engineering (2025)
- IEEE Journal of Microwaves (2024)
- IEEE Open Journal of Industry Applications (2024)
- IEEE Open Journal of Antennas and Propagation (2023)
- IEEE Open Journal of Circuits and Systems (2023)
- IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society (2023)
- IEEE Open Journal of the Computer Society (2023)
- IEEE Open Journal of Engineering in Medicine and Biology (2023)
- IEEE Open Journal of the Industrial Electronics Society (2023)
- IEEE Open Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems (2023)
- IEEE Open Journal of Nanotechnology (2023)
- IEEE Open Journal of Power Electronics (2023)
- IEEE Open Access Journal of Power and Energy (2023)
- IEEE Open Journal of Signal Processing (2023)
- IEEE Open Journal of Vehicular Technology (2023)
Additional Resources:
IEEE has many tools and resources to help authors throughout their journey in the research process. Below are a few key ones, and click the link to find additional resources.