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International Journal of Control, Automation and Systems

Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems · South Korea · Est. 1995

ISSN2005-4092
SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR
90
/ 100
High Trust
PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals
Score Breakdown
◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78
✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12
Total90
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?
296
days submission → published
measured · last 20 articles · accept 227d
Q2
SJR Rank
Top 50% in field
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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei
0.528
H-Indexi
77
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIPi
0.859
Total Worksi
4,544
Total Citationsi
67,804
2yr Mean Citednessi
2.54
Open Impact Factor alternative
Retractions
3
Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

International Journal of Control, Automation, and Systems is a platform for original and innovative works in control engineering, automation, and systems. Provides comprehensive coverage of both theory and applications of automatic control. Delves into theory, application, and experimentation of robotics, including human-robot interaction and robot vision. Features research on integration of artificial intelligence into control, robotics and engineered systems.

General Information

Country / RegionSouth Korea
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1995
FrequencyBimonthly
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications4,544
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

6/12 · 50%
✅
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems
✅
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
✅
Is the ISSN verified?
2005-4092
✅
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
Citations received
405
8.1k
2019
297
5.6k
2020
244
2.9k
2021
358
3.7k
2022
351
3k
2023
321
1.6k
2024
315
518
2025
132
8
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 ApplicationsQ2
Control and Systems EngineeringQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Automation & Control Systems

Scopus Categories

Computer Science ApplicationsControl and Systems Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Adaptive Control of Nonlinear SystemsStability and Control of Uncertain SystemsNeural Networks Stability and SynchronizationDistributed Control Multi-Agent SystemsFault Detection and Control SystemsAdvanced Control Systems OptimizationControl Systems and IdentificationIterative Learning Control SystemsRobotic Path Planning AlgorithmsControl and Dynamics of Mobile Robots

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Control, Automation and Systems

Is International Journal of Control, Automation and Systems a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Journal of Control, Automation and Systems: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of International Journal of Control, Automation and Systems?

International Journal of Control, Automation and Systems 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 2.54.

Is International Journal of Control, Automation and Systems indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Journal of Control, Automation and Systems is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of International Journal of Control, Automation and Systems?

International Journal of Control, Automation, and Systems is a platform for original and innovative works in control engineering, automation, and systems. Provides comprehensive coverage of both theory and applications of automatic control. Delves into theory, application, and experimentation of robotics, including human-robot interaction and robot vision. Features research on integration of artificial intelligence into control, robotics and engineered systems.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref