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Annual Review of Control Robotics and Autonomous Systems
ISSN 2573-5144 · Annual Reviews Inc.
Annual Review of Control Robotics and Autonomous Systems: CAS Zone 1 · Computer Science (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 13.34; subscription journal; 21 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Annual Review of Control Robotics and Autonomous Systems is published by Annual Reviews Inc. and is in Zone 1 of Computer Science in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence, Robot Manipulation and Learning and Soft Robotics and Applications, together about 28.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Control and Systems Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
AIMS AND SCOPE OF JOURNAL: The Annual Review of Control, Robotics, and Autonomous Systems provides comprehensive reviews of significant theoretical and applied developments that impact the engineering of autonomous and semiautonomous systems. The broad fields of control and robotics are the major areas covered, together with connections to theoretical and applied mechanics, optimization, communication, information theory, machine learning, computing, and signal processing. The journal covers important intersections with fields outside of engineering, including biology, neuroscience, and human behavioral sciences.  
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Modular Robots and Swarm IntelligenceEngineering11.6%
- Robot Manipulation and LearningEngineering9.3%
- Soft Robotics and ApplicationsEngineering8%
- Micro and Nano RoboticsPhysics and Astronomy7.6%
- Robotic Path Planning AlgorithmsComputer Science6.2%
- Reinforcement Learning in RoboticsComputer Science5.8%
- Advanced Control Systems OptimizationEngineering4.9%
- Fault Detection and Control SystemsEngineering4.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Computer Science Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Automation & Control Systems | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Robotics | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: yes
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Computer Science Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Automation & Control Systems | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Robotics | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Computer Science Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Automation & Control Systems | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Robotics | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: yes
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 13.34LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 14.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 34.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 3.43LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 5.99LetPub ·
- h-index
- 61OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 143OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 15.45OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.04%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 16LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 187 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 2025 | 21 | 20 | 123 |
| 2024 | 14 | 14 | 493 |
| 2023 | 22 | 21 | 764 |
| 2022 | 18 | 16 | 1,665 |
| 2021 | 36 | 28 | 2,257 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Annual Reviews Inc.
- ISSN
- 2573-5144
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Annual Review of Control Robotics and Autonomous Systems
What CAS zone is Annual Review of Control Robotics and Autonomous Systems in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Annual Review of Control Robotics and Autonomous Systems is in Zone 1 of Computer Science, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Automation & Control Systems / Robotics; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Computer Science. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Annual Review of Control Robotics and Autonomous Systems?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 13.34; CiteScore 34.8, h-index 61.
Which databases index Annual Review of Control Robotics and Autonomous Systems?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Annual Review of Control Robotics and Autonomous Systems is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Annual Review of Control Robotics and Autonomous Systems open access, and what is the APC?
Annual Review of Control Robotics and Autonomous Systems is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .