Journal profile · Engineering, Manufacturing
Assembly Automation
ISSN 0144-5154 · Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. · ENGLAND · Quarterly
Assembly Automation: impact factor 0; subscription journal; review about 3 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Assembly Automation is published by Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Manufacturing Process and Optimization, Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems and Advanced Manufacturing and Logistics Optimization, together about 41.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Assembly Automation publishes peer reviewed research articles, technology reviews and specially commissioned case studies. Each issue includes high quality content covering all aspects of assembly technology and automation, and reflecting the most interesting and strategically important research and development activities from around the world. Because of this, readers can stay at the very forefront of industry developments. All research articles undergo rigorous double-blind peer review, and the journal’s policy of not publishing work that has only been tested in simulation means that only the very best and most practical research articles are included. This ensures that the material that is published has real relevance and value for commercial manufacturing and research organizations.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Engineering, Manufacturing
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Manufacturing Process and OptimizationEngineering23.1%
- Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing SystemsEngineering9.8%
- Advanced Manufacturing and Logistics OptimizationEngineering8.4%
- Assembly Line Balancing OptimizationEngineering7.7%
- Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing TechnologiesEngineering5.4%
- Robot Manipulation and LearningEngineering4.4%
- Industrial Vision Systems and Defect DetectionEngineering3.7%
- Scheduling and Optimization AlgorithmsEngineering3.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Computer Science Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Automation & Control Systems | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Manufacturing | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
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
- 0LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.54LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.97LetPub ·
- h-index
- 33LetPub ·
- h-index
- 68OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 650OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,249 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | 55 | 2 | 425 |
| 2021 | 70 | 5 | 671 |
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.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 3 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
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
- Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 0144-5154
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Assembly Automation
What is the impact factor of Assembly Automation?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0; CiteScore 4.3, h-index 68.
How long does peer review take at Assembly Automation?
Authors report an average review time of about 3 months; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index Assembly Automation?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Assembly Automation is indexed in Scopus.
Is Assembly Automation open access, and what is the APC?
Assembly Automation 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; 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .