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Artificial Life and Robotics

Springer Japan · Japan · Est. 1995

ISSN1433-5298eISSN1614-7456

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS ESCI56

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total68

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

201

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 154d

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.293

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.71

Total Worksi

2,132

Total Citationsi

11,841

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.83

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Artificial Life and Robotics is an international journal focusing on the development of technologies related to artificial life and robotics, especially computer-based simulation and hardware. Publishes original technical papers and authoritative state-of-the-art reviews. Covers a broad multidisciplinary field, including artificial intelligence, brain science, robotics, and more. Emphasizes on hardware-oriented issues. The publishing body is the International Society of Artificial Life and Robotics.

General Information

Country / RegionJapan

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1995

Annual Volume~ 85 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,132

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Japan

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1433-5298 / 1614-7456

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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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

389

2019

573

2020

338

2021

124

600

2022

242

2023

142

2024

101

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.

Artificial IntelligenceQ3

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)Q3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Robotics

Scopus Categories

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)Artificial Intelligence

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Robotic Path Planning AlgorithmsModular Robots and Swarm IntelligenceRobotic Locomotion and ControlNeural Networks and ApplicationsRobotics and Sensor-Based LocalizationEvolutionary Algorithms and ApplicationsRobot Manipulation and LearningDistributed Control Multi-Agent SystemsReinforcement Learning in RoboticsControl and Dynamics of Mobile Robots

Frequently asked questions about Artificial Life and Robotics

Is Artificial Life and Robotics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Artificial Life and Robotics: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 68/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Artificial Life and Robotics?

Artificial Life and Robotics 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 0.83.

Is Artificial Life and Robotics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Artificial Life and Robotics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.