Academic Journal
Q2Telecom
About Telecom
Telecom is a scholarly journal published by Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI). SCImago 2025 lists it in Q2, with an SJR of 0.525 and H-index of 23.
Coverage: 2020-2025. Research categories: Computer Networks and Communications (Q2); Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Q2).
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- Journal Impact Factor: 2.8 — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal Impact Factor and reporting year from the publisher imprint.
- Impact Factor year: 2025 — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal Impact Factor and reporting year from the publisher imprint.
- Editor(s): Prof. Dr. Sotirios K. Goudos (Editor-in-Chief) — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Editor-in-Chief listed on the journal homepage.
- Contact email: telecom@mdpi.com — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal editorial office email published by MDPI; manuscript files use the submission system.
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Topics in published research
Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization; Advanced Wireless Communication Technologies; Millimeter-Wave Propagation and Modeling; Antenna Design and Analysis; IoT Networks and Protocols; IoT and Edge/Fog Computing.
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Recent Research Articles
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