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IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics

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

ISSN2168-2275
SJR Q1WOS SCIEScopus / SJR
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.

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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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q1
SJR · Scopus
Top 25% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
3.724
H-Indexi
241
SNIPi
3.223
Total Worksi
7,098
Total Citationsi
376,225
2yr Mean Citednessi
6.10
Open Impact Factor alternative
Retractions
2
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

Peer Reviewsingle and/or double anonymous
OA License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

8/11 · 73%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
IEEE Advancing Technology for Humanity
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2168-2275
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
single and/or double anonymous
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
Primary language documented?
English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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
45k
2019
839
55k
2020
841
43k
2021
670
25k
2022
350
10k
2023
437
8.4k
2024
653
4.7k
2025
410
281
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. 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?

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.

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