IEEE SSIT Celebrates IEEE TTS
We are pleased to share that the IEEE Society on Social Implications of Technology (SSIT) publication, IEEE Transactions on Technology and Society (TTS), has achieved a Clarivate Web of Science Journal Impact Factor of 5.9 placing the journal firmly in the Journal Citation Records (JCR) first quartile (Q1), ranking it in the top 5% of tracked publications in its field. It has also received a Scopus CiteScore of 10.5 which is exceptional in our field.
While metrics are never the goal, they can serve as one indication that the research published in our journal is being read, discussed, and cited by scholars around the world. For a journal established with an explicit mandate to bridge technical and non-technical domains, indexing in both Scopus and Web of Science represents more than symbolic recognition. These databases play a central role in research discovery, evaluation, and institutional benchmarking. Their inclusion confirms that IEEE TTS has reached a level of scholarly maturity, editorial robustness, and citation visibility expected of established international journals, while remaining true to its interdisciplinary mission.
These results reflect the collective efforts of our authors, reviewers, editors, readers, and volunteers who have helped build a vibrant interdisciplinary community focused on the relationship between technology and society. We are proud of what this achievement represents- not the numbers themselves, but the impact, relevance, and quality of the scholarship behind them. Thank you to everyone who has contributed to the journal's continued growth and success.
To submit your next high-impact manuscript and be part of our top-tier, Q1-ranked journal, please review our submission guidelines at the IEEE TTS Author Information Page.
As an IEEE SSIT member, you enjoy full access to the IEEE Transactions on Technology and Society as part of your membership benefits.
Below, you will find the tables of contents and direct IEEE Xplore links for our three most recent issues. Moving forward, you will also receive an email notification whenever a new issue is released so you can easily access the latest articles.
Katina Michael, Founding Editor-in-Chief, The University of Sydney Business School, Darlington, Australia.
George Roussos, Editor-in-Chief, Birkbeck College, University of London, London, U.K.
Jordan Richard Schoenherr, Co Editor-in-Chief, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada, and University of New South Wales, Canberra, Australia.
Volume 7, Issue 2, June 2026
Special Issue on Architecting Human-Centric Digital Realities: Informing The IEEE Response
Editorial
From Realism to Relevance: Rethinking Simulator Fidelity in the Era of Generative AI by J. R. Schoenherr
Special Issue Papers
Battery Smarts: Assessing Public Knowledge and Habits of Charging Lithium-Ion Cells by E. Isbell and W. LePage
Trimodal Thinking for Architecting Human-Centric AI Systems: Fast, Slow, and Control by A. Q. Gill
Technological Impact Assessment: A Framework for Designing a TIA Project Method by R. Clarke
Multimedia-Based Digital Reality Technologies: Ad Hoc Committee That Informed IEEE’s Response by S. Mozar
Achieving Information Equilibrium: An Integrated Economic-Sociotechnical-Institutional Framework for Governing Artificial Intelligence Asymmetries by S. Nandagopal
Volume 7, Issue 1, March 2026
Editorials
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY Achieves Major Indexing Milestone by K. Michael, G. Roussos, and J.R. Schoenherr
Building on a Legacy of Interdisciplinary Excellence: A New Chapter for IEEE TTS by G. Roussos and J. R. Schoenherr
Poisoning the Well: The Prospective Impacts of Generative AI on Collective Memory by J.R. Schoenherr
Guest Editorial
GenAI: Our Tool Or Our Future Master? by D. Petkovic
Papers
Using Large Language Models in Cluster Analysis in the Social Sciences by J. Miller and R. Nicholls
Cross-Layered Sentiment Analysis for Identifying Learner Intent in AI Chatbots by M.H. Ali, M. Afrin, R. Mahmud, and A. Krishna
A Trope-Based Computational Approach to Participatory Propaganda Analysis by T.S. Niven, C.-T. Li, and Y.-R. Lin
A Survey of Accessible Explainable Artificial Intelligence Research by C.H. Nwokoye, M. J.P. Peixoto, A. Pandey, L. Pardy, M. Sukhai, and P.R. Lewis
Is Trust Correlated With Explainability in AI? A Meta-Analysis by Z. Atf and and P.R. Lewis
Trust and Privacy in Commercial and Recreational Drone Navigation by M.A. Khan and H. Menouar
Editorials
Betting on Dual-Use Technology: How AI and Marketing Rewires Modern Gambling by Xuanyan Zhu, Si Min Liu, Shashank Vaid, Daniel Gozman, and Katina Michael
In Memoriam – Lindsay James Robinson (1954-2025)
Special Issue on Imagining Tomorrow’s Infrastructure
Special Issue Editorial
Imagining Tomorrow’s Infrastructure by Lindsay J. Robertson, Clinton J. Andrews, and Lucy Resnyansky
Special Issue Papers
Technological Resilience Deconstructed by Lindsay J. Robertson
A Structural Analysis of the User Behavior Dynamics for Environmentally Sustainable ICT by Stefan Roth and Aydin Sezgin
Transitioning to a 100% Renewable Power Grid: Key Challenges and Opportunities by Ashish Shrestha, Prajal Pradhan, Mohammed A. M. Yassin, Binod Sharma, and Francisco Gonzalez-Longatt
6G Cellular Networks: Mapping the Landscape for the IMT-2030 Framework by Ekram Hossain and Angelo Vera-Rivera
Digital Twins and Cyber–Physical Systems Toward the Digitalization of Power and Energy Systems by Le Nam Hai Pham, Ashish Shrestha, Charu Sharma, Francisco Gonzalez-Longatt
Shock Treatment: Can Generative Artificial Intelligence Defibrillate the Dead Aesthetics of Electricity Infrastructure? by Jan Przybyszewski and Jiajing Li; Paul Cuffe
Special Issue on Extraction by Design—AI, Value, and the Future of Work
Special Issue Editorial
Extraction by Design—AI, Value, and the Future of Work by Mallory James, Daniel S. Schiff, Heather A. Love, Iven Mareels, Ketra Schmitt, and Greg Adamson
Special Issue Papers
The Future of Work in the Age of Automation: Proceedings of a Workshop on Norbert Wiener’s 21st Century Legacy by Heather A. Love, Greg Adamson, Mallory James, Jason Lajoie, Iven Mareels, Zach Pearl, Daniel S. Schiff, Ketra Schmitt, Thirumala Arohi, John Buchanan, Stéphanie Camaréna, Marten Kaevats, Jeremy Reynolds, Pedro H. Albuquerque, John C. Havens, Davis Chacón-Hurtado, Sucheta Lahiri, Ayse Ocal, Alexi Orchard, Michael Rigby, Rebecca Sherlock, Victor Sundararaj, and Qin Zhu
Four Compelling Reasons to Urgently Integrate AI Development With Humanities, Social and Economics Sciences by Iadine Chades, Melanie McGrath, Erin Bohensky, Lucy Carter, Rebecca Coates, Ben Harwood, Md Zahidul Islam, Sevvandi Kandanaarachchi, Cheng Soon Ong, Andrew Reeson, Samantha Stone-Jovicich, Cécile Paris, Mitchell Scovell, Kirsty Wissing, and David M. Douglas
AI Ethics and Governance in the Job Market: Trends, Skills, and Sectoral Demand by Lucas Wiese, Sonali Subbu Rathinam, Matthias Oschinski, Bryan DeWitt, and Daniel S. Schiff
“AI Is Not Gonna Take Our Jobs”: Perspectives From Skilled Trade Labor Union Apprentices by Chelsea McCullough, Jessica P. Needle, Haley Triem, Kenneth R. Fleischmann, and Sherri R. Greenberg
The Future of Digital Feminism: Surviving Surveillance, Misinformation, and Machine Learning Misogyny by Brianna I. Wiens and Amaya Kodituwakku
Index
2025 Index IEEE Transactions on Technology and Society Vol. 6