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IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. · United States

ISSN1070-9932eISSN1558-223X

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.253

H-Indexi

125

SNIPi

2.018

Total Worksi

3,004

Total Citationsi

86,931

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.56

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine aims to present new scientific results to practicing engineers by focusing on working systems, emphasizing creative solutions to real-world problems, and highlighting implementation details. The journal covers topics related to robotics and automation.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive

Total Publications3,004

Publisher OrgInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

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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?

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1070-9932 / 1558-223X

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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

119

2.1k

2019

118

1.7k

2020

119

1.2k

2021

134

1.6k

2022

152

775

2023

142

582

2024

145

124

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.

Computer Science ApplicationsQ1

Control and Systems EngineeringQ1

Electrical and Electronic EngineeringQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Automation & Control SystemsRobotics

Scopus Categories

Computer Science ApplicationsElectrical and Electronic EngineeringControl and Systems Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Robotics and Automated SystemsModular Robots and Swarm IntelligenceRobot Manipulation and LearningRobotic Path Planning AlgorithmsAdvanced Manufacturing and Logistics OptimizationDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEducational Robotics and EngineeringHuman auditory perception and evaluationSoft Robotics and ApplicationsRobotics and Sensor-Based Localization

Frequently asked questions about IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine

Is IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine: 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 IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine?

IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine 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 1.56.

Is IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.