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Journal of Process Control

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom

ISSN0959-1524eISSN1873-2771

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.874

H-Indexi

144

SNIPi

1.28

Total Worksi

3,848

Total Citationsi

143,602

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.69

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of Process Control covers the application of control theory, operations research, computer science, and engineering principles to solve process control problems. Its scope extends beyond traditional chemical processing and manufacturing to include energy processes, nanotechnology, systems biology, biomedical engineering, pharmaceutical processing technology, energy storage and conversion, smart grids, and data analytics.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyTen No. A Year, <2006->

StatusActive

Total Publications3,848

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

Visit Journal Website

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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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?

0959-1524 / 1873-2771

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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

179

4.8k

2019

140

3.7k

2020

152

2.7k

2021

168

2.7k

2022

175

2.4k

2023

136

2024

179

536

2025

164

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

Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringQ1

Modeling and SimulationQ1

Computer Science ApplicationsQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Automation & Control SystemsEngineering, Chemical

Scopus Categories

Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringComputer Science ApplicationsControl and Systems EngineeringModeling and Simulation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Advanced Control Systems OptimizationFault Detection and Control SystemsControl Systems and IdentificationProcess Optimization and IntegrationAdvanced Control Systems Design

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Process Control

Is Journal of Process Control a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Process 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 Journal of Process Control?

Journal of Process 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 2.69.

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

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