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Automatica

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom

ISSN0005-1098eISSN1873-2836

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

3.36

H-Indexi

398

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

2.35

Total Worksi

15,563

Total Citationsi

1,054,743

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.22

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Automatica is a leading archival publication in the field of systems and control. The journal focuses on control theory, nonlinear systems, mathematical optimization, and linear systems. It also intersects with the subject of control engineering.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyTwelve No. A Year, 1994-

StatusActive

Total Publications15,563

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0005-1098 / 1873-2836

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

575

27k

2019

544

18k

2020

592

15k

2021

606

13k

2022

577

10k

2023

507

4.8k

2024

635

1.8k

2025

299

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Control and Systems EngineeringQ1

Electrical and Electronic EngineeringQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Automation & Control SystemsEngineering, Electrical & Electronic

Scopus Categories

Electrical and Electronic EngineeringControl and Systems Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Stability and Control of Uncertain SystemsAdvanced Control Systems OptimizationControl Systems and IdentificationAdaptive Control of Nonlinear SystemsFault Detection and Control Systems

Frequently asked questions about Automatica

Is Automatica a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Automatica: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Automatica?

Automatica is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 4.22.

Is Automatica indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Automatica is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.