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Robotics and Autonomous Systems

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands

ISSN0921-8890eISSN1872-793X

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.

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📊 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

1.436

H-Indexi

175

SNIPi

1.99

Total Worksi

5,291

Total Citationsi

185,070

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.70

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Robotics and Autonomous Systems publishes articles describing fundamental developments in the field of robotics, with special emphasis on autonomous systems. An important goal of this journal is to extend the state of the art in both symbolic and sensory based robot control and learning in the context of autonomous systems. The journal articles mainly tackle studies in Artificial intelligence, Robot, Mobile robot, Simulation and Robotics.

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General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 245 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications5,291

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

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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6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0921-8890 / 1872-793X

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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

194

6.9k

2019

176

2020

170

4.3k

2021

180

4.7k

2022

186

3.4k

2023

214

2.7k

2024

336

2025

330

113

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 ApplicationsQ1

Control and Systems EngineeringQ1

Mathematics (miscellaneous)Q1

SoftwareQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Automation & Control SystemsComputer Science, Artificial IntelligenceRobotics

Scopus Categories

Mathematics (miscellaneous)Computer Science ApplicationsSoftwareControl and Systems Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Robotic Path Planning AlgorithmsRobotics and Sensor-Based LocalizationRobot Manipulation and LearningRobotic Locomotion and ControlModular Robots and Swarm Intelligence

Frequently asked questions about Robotics and Autonomous Systems

Is Robotics and Autonomous Systems a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Robotics and Autonomous Systems: 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 Robotics and Autonomous Systems?

Robotics and Autonomous Systems 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 3.70.

Is Robotics and Autonomous Systems indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Robotics and Autonomous Systems is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.