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International Journal of Robotics Research

SAGE Publications Inc. · United States

ISSN0278-3649eISSN1741-3176

SJR Q1✓ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

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

SJR Scorei

2.022

H-Indexi

259

SNIPi

3.302

Total Worksi

3,207

Total Citationsi

312,935

2yr Mean Citednessi

7.05

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Robotics; Applied Mathematics; Artificial Intelligence; Control and Systems Engineering; Electrical and Electronic Engineering; Mechanical Engineering; Modeling and Simulation; Software.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyMonthly, <Aug. 1998- >

StatusActive

Total Publications3,207

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

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?

SAGE Publications Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0278-3649 / 1741-3176

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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

105

7.9k

2019

100

6.3k

2020

2.7k

2021

906

2022

1.7k

2023

115

2.4k

2024

124

496

2025

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.

Applied MathematicsQ1

Artificial IntelligenceQ1

Control and Systems EngineeringQ1

Electrical and Electronic EngineeringQ1

Mechanical EngineeringQ1

Modeling and SimulationQ1

SoftwareQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Robotics

Scopus Categories

Applied MathematicsSoftwareElectrical and Electronic EngineeringArtificial IntelligenceModeling and SimulationMechanical Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Robot Manipulation and LearningRobotic Path Planning AlgorithmsRobotics and Sensor-Based LocalizationRobotic Mechanisms and DynamicsSoft Robotics and Applications

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Robotics Research

Is International Journal of Robotics Research a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Journal of Robotics Research: 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 Robotics Research?

International Journal of Robotics Research 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 7.05.

Is International Journal of Robotics Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Journal of Robotics Research is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.