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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

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

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

4.45

H-Index

241

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

3.223

Total Works

7,098

Total Citations

376,225

2yr Mean Citedness

6.10

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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.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

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.

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