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Systems Science and Control Engineering

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 2013

ISSN2164-2583eISSN2164-2583

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total50

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

0.783

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.929

Total Works

917

Total Citations

14,634

2yr Mean Citedness

4.62

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on the development and application of advanced control systems and computational methods. Topics include numerical solutions for differential equations, autonomous vehicle perception, clothing style recognition, manipulator control, synthetic image watermarking, adaptive dynamic programming for constrained systems, metaheuristic algorithms for optimization, robust control for fractional-order systems, population initialization for dynamic optimization, trajectory tracking for mobile robots, mathematical modeling of biological processes, and interpretable deep learning for medical image analysis. The research often involves addressing uncertainties, constraints, and real-time performance requirements.

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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 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2013

FrequencyAnnual

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications917

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

OA Since2012

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~29 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

LOCKSSPorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2164-2583 / 2164-2583

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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?

LOCKSS, 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

Articles published

Times cited

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2026

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.

Control and OptimizationQ1

Artificial IntelligenceQ2

Control and Systems EngineeringQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Automation & Control Systems

Scopus Categories

Control and Systems EngineeringArtificial IntelligenceControl and Optimization

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Adaptive Control of Nonlinear SystemsFault Detection and Control SystemsStability and Control of Uncertain SystemsNeural Networks Stability and SynchronizationDistributed Control Multi-Agent SystemsAdvanced Control Systems OptimizationControl Systems and IdentificationMicrogrid Control and OptimizationAdvanced Control Systems DesignIterative Learning Control Systems