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IFAC Journal of Systems and Control

Elsevier B.V. · United Kingdom · Est. 2017

ISSN2468-6018eISSN2468-6018

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q266

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total78

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 50% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.435

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.025

Total Worksi

319

Total Citationsi

1,883

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.39

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Automation & Control Systems; Computer Networks and Communications; Control and Systems Engineering; Artificial Intelligence; Computer Science Applications; Management Science and Operations Research; Modeling and Simulation.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2017

Annual Volume~ 47 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications319

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2468-6018 / 2468-6018

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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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?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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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

219

2019

349

2020

253

2021

147

2022

163

2023

201

2024

2025

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 Networks and CommunicationsQ2

Control and Systems EngineeringQ2

Artificial IntelligenceQ3

Computer Science ApplicationsQ3

Management Science and Operations ResearchQ3

Modeling and SimulationQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Automation & Control Systems

Scopus Categories

Computer Networks and CommunicationsComputer Science ApplicationsManagement Science and Operations ResearchControl and Systems EngineeringArtificial IntelligenceModeling and Simulation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Advanced Control Systems OptimizationControl Systems and IdentificationStability and Control of Uncertain SystemsAdaptive Control of Nonlinear SystemsFault Detection and Control SystemsMicrogrid Control and OptimizationStability and Controllability of Differential EquationsModel Reduction and Neural NetworksDistributed Control Multi-Agent SystemsAdvanced Control Systems Design

Frequently asked questions about IFAC Journal of Systems and Control

Is IFAC Journal of Systems and Control a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for IFAC Journal of Systems and Control: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 78/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of IFAC Journal of Systems and Control?

IFAC Journal of Systems and Control 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 1.39.

Is IFAC Journal of Systems and Control indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

IFAC Journal of Systems and Control is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.