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Journal of Robotics

John Wiley and Sons Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 2009

ISSN1687-9600eISSN1687-9619

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q2+18

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

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

0.508

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.881

Total Works

580

Total Citations

6,842

2yr Mean Citedness

1.53

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Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

The Journal of Robotics publishes research on the design, control, and application of robotic systems. This includes work on rehabilitation robots, autonomous locomotion for various robot types (wheel-legged, bipedal, underwater manipulators), and soft robotics with applications in manipulation and grasping. The journal also features research in surgical robotics, sensor integration for motion capture and object classification, and robotic systems for environmental sampling and infrastructure maintenance. Additionally, it covers advancements in path planning, simulation, and the use of machine learning and optimization techniques in robotics.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Slow · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2009

Annual Volume~ 43 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications580

Publisher OrgHindawi Publishing Corporation

OA Since2008

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~22 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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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?

1687-9600 / 1687-9619

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

Portico, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

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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.

Computer Science (miscellaneous)Q2

Control and Systems EngineeringQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Robotics

Scopus Categories

Computer Science (miscellaneous)Control and Systems Engineering