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International Journal of Control

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom

ISSN0020-7179eISSN1366-5820

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.563

H-Indexi

185

SNIPi

0.9

Total Worksi

11,747

Total Citationsi

296,450

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.92

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The International Journal of Control publishes original papers in all areas of control theory and applications, both established and emerging. The journal also publishes papers in the areas of nonlinear systems and linear systems.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyMonthly (Except Semi-Monthly In Jan., Mar., May, July, Sept. & Nov.)

StatusActive

Total Publications11,747

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0020-7179 / 1366-5820

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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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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

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

260

3.4k

2019

247

2.5k

2020

226

2.3k

2021

220

1.5k

2022

172

767

2023

180

377

2024

201

192

2025

121

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.

Computer Science ApplicationsQ2

Control and Systems EngineeringQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Automation & Control Systems

Scopus Categories

Computer Science ApplicationsControl and Systems Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Stability and Control of Uncertain SystemsControl Systems and IdentificationAdvanced Control Systems OptimizationAdaptive Control of Nonlinear SystemsFault Detection and Control Systems

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Control

Is International Journal of Control a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Journal of Control: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of International Journal of Control?

International Journal of Control 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 0.92.

Is International Journal of Control indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Journal of Control is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.