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IEEE Transactions on Human-Machine Systems

IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society · United States · Est. 2012

ISSN2168-2291eISSN2168-2305

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 · Scopus CiteScore 10.6. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

1.2

H-Indexi

CiteScorei

10.6

SNIPi

1.698

Total Worksi

1,613

Total Citationsi

34,965

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.37

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The scope of the IEEE Transactions on Human-Machine Systems includes the fields of human machine systems. It covers human systems and human organizational interactions including cognitive ergonomics, system test and evaluation, and human information processing concerns in systems and organizations.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2012

Annual Volume~ 120 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,613

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/11 · 73%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2168-2291 / 2168-2305

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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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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

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

2.6k

2019

2.1k

2020

135

2.9k

2021

156

2.8k

2022

106

1.2k

2023

114

708

2024

141

289

2025

120

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.

Artificial IntelligenceQ1

Computer Networks and CommunicationsQ1

Computer Science ApplicationsQ1

Control and Systems EngineeringQ1

Human Factors and ErgonomicsQ1

Human-Computer InteractionQ1

Signal ProcessingQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Computer Science, Artificial IntelligenceComputer Science, Cybernetics

Scopus Categories

Computer Networks and CommunicationsComputer Science ApplicationsHuman-Computer InteractionControl and Systems EngineeringArtificial IntelligenceHuman Factors and ErgonomicsSignal Processing

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Human-Automation Interaction and SafetyEEG and Brain-Computer InterfacesGaze Tracking and Assistive TechnologyCognitive Computing and NetworksTactile and Sensory InteractionsDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesMuscle activation and electromyography studiesHand Gesture Recognition SystemsFerroelectric and Negative Capacitance DevicesBig Data and Digital Economy

Frequently asked questions about IEEE Transactions on Human-Machine Systems

Is IEEE Transactions on Human-Machine Systems a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for IEEE Transactions on Human-Machine Systems: 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 Human-Machine Systems?

IEEE Transactions on Human-Machine 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. As an open alternative, its Scopus CiteScore is 10.6.

Is IEEE Transactions on Human-Machine Systems indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

IEEE Transactions on Human-Machine Systems is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.