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Control Engineering Practice

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom

ISSN0967-0661eISSN1873-6939
SJR Q1WOS SCIEScopus / SJR
60
/ 100
Medium Risk
Score Breakdown
WoS SCIE/SSCI+25
Scopus Q1+25
Total60
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
1.309
H-Index
162
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
1.744
Total Works
9,383
Total Citations
243,348
2yr Mean Citedness
3.46
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Retractions
3
Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on advanced control strategies for complex systems, including plasma confinement fusion, flapping-wing micro aerial vehicles, four-wheel steering ground vehicles, and adaptive high-rise structures. The articles focus on model-based control, disturbance rejection, and robust control techniques to manage system dynamics, constraints, and external perturbations.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
Q1
SJR Rank
Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published
FrequencyBimonthly
StatusActive
Total Publications9,383
Publisher OrgElsevier BV
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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid
Peer Review
Review Time
Acceptance Rate
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

6/12 · 50%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Elsevier Ltd
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
0967-0661 / 1873-6939
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
Primary language documented?
English

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Times cited
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
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.

Applied MathematicsQ1
Computer Science ApplicationsQ1
Control and Systems EngineeringQ1
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Automation & Control SystemsEngineering, Electrical & Electronic

Scopus Categories

Applied MathematicsComputer Science ApplicationsElectrical and Electronic EngineeringControl and Systems Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Advanced Control Systems OptimizationFault Detection and Control SystemsAdaptive Control of Nonlinear SystemsControl Systems and IdentificationIterative Learning Control Systems
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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref