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Optimal Control Applications and Methods

John Wiley and Sons Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1980

ISSN1099-1514

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total43

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

0.474

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SNIP

0.755

Total Works

2,765

Total Citations

29,774

2yr Mean Citedness

2.70

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

The journal publishes research on optimal control problems, including their theoretical foundations, numerical methods, and applications. Topics include sliding mode control, stochastic differential games, adaptive control, model predictive control, and neural network-based control strategies. Applications span areas such as electronic throttle systems, electric vehicles, renewable energy integration, autonomous mobile robots, and multi-agent systems.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1980

Annual Volume~ 149 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,765

Publisher OrgWiley

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

John Wiley and Sons Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1099-1514

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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✓ Clean

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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

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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 MathematicsQ2

Control and OptimizationQ2

Control and Systems EngineeringQ2

SoftwareQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Automation & Control SystemsMathematics, AppliedOperations Research & Management Science

Scopus Categories

Applied MathematicsSoftwareControl and Systems EngineeringControl and Optimization

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Advanced Control Systems OptimizationStability and Control of Uncertain SystemsControl Systems and IdentificationAdaptive Control of Nonlinear SystemsFault Detection and Control SystemsNeural Networks Stability and SynchronizationFrequency Control in Power SystemsNumerical methods for differential equationsAdaptive Dynamic Programming ControlStability and Controllability of Differential Equations