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IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics

IEEE Advancing Technology for Humanity · United States · Est. 1922

ISSN2168-2275

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

3.724

H-Indexi

241

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

3.223

Total Worksi

7,098

Total Citationsi

376,225

2yr Mean Citednessi

6.10

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

The scope of the IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics includes computational approaches to the field of cybernetics. Specifically, the transactions welcomes papers on communication and control across machines or machine, human, and organizations. The scope includes such areas as computational intelligence, computer vision, neural networks, genetic algorithms, machine learning, fuzzy systems, cognitive systems, decision making, and robotics, to the extent that they contribute to the theme of cybernetics or demonstrate an application of cybernetics principles.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1922

Frequency12

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications7,098

Publisher OrgInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

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Submission Info

APC Cost$2,800Above median

Peer Reviewsingle and/or double anonymous

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

IEEE Advancing Technology for Humanity

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2168-2275

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

single and/or double anonymous

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

$2,800

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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?

Yes

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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

606

44k

2019

839

53k

2020

841

41k

2021

670

23k

2022

350

9.4k

2023

438

6.7k

2024

654

2.9k

2025

328

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 ApplicationsQ1

Control and Systems EngineeringQ1

Electrical and Electronic EngineeringQ1

Human-Computer InteractionQ1

Information SystemsQ1

SoftwareQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Automation & Control SystemsComputer Science, Artificial IntelligenceComputer Science, Cybernetics

Scopus Categories

Information SystemsComputer Science ApplicationsSoftwareHuman-Computer InteractionElectrical and Electronic EngineeringControl and Systems Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Distributed Control Multi-Agent SystemsNeural Networks Stability and SynchronizationAdaptive Control of Nonlinear SystemsStability and Control of Uncertain SystemsAdaptive Dynamic Programming ControlAdvanced Memory and Neural ComputingMetaheuristic Optimization Algorithms ResearchBig Data and Digital EconomyAdvanced Control Systems OptimizationFault Detection and Control Systems

Frequently asked questions about IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics

Is IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics?

IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics 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 6.10.

Is IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics?

How much does it cost to publish in IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics?

IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics charges an article processing charge (APC) of about $2,800 for open-access publication.