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Robotics and Autonomous Systems

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands

ISSN0921-8890eISSN1872-793X

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

1.168

H-Index

175

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.99

Total Works

5,291

Total Citations

185,070

2yr Mean Citedness

3.70

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Retractions

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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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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

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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 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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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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

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2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

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