Journal profile · AUTOMATION & CONTROL SYSTEMS-ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC
Automatika
ISSN 0005-1144 · eISSN 1848-3380 · Taylor and Francis Ltd. · CROATIA · Quarterly
Automatika: CAS Zone 4 · Computer Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.58; fully open access; APC about USD 925; median 311 days to acceptance (94 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 77 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Automatika is published by Taylor and Francis Ltd. and is in Zone 4 of Computer Science in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Microgrid Control and Optimization, Multilevel Inverters and Converters and Advanced DC-DC Converters, together about 27.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Control and Systems Engineering and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Automatika is an international journal in automatic control, robotics, measurements, electronics, computing, communications and related areas. Published quarterly by KoREMA - Croatian Society for Communications, Computing, Electronics, Measurement and Control, member of the International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC), Automatika aims to further our understanding of control systems and robotics. Specific topics covered include, but are not limited to: Control Systems Control of Power Electronics, Electrical Drives and Power Systems Electronics and Communication Engineering and Technology Signal Processing, Computer Vision and Computational Intelligence Robotics and Autonomous Systems Automatika publishes regular and short papers. Papers presented at scientific conferences can also be published in the journal in the extended form upon the agreement of the conference organizer and the Editor-In-Chief. Automatika operates a single anonymized peer review policy. Full text of all papers published from 2001 to 2016 are available for download in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format at Hrcak – the central portal of Croatian scientific journals. All articles are made freely and permanently available online through gold open access publication.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): AUTOMATION & CONTROL SYSTEMS-ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC
Editor-in-chief Ivan MarkovićPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 25%); most named India 2, Mainland China 1, Hong Kong, China 1 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Microgrid Control and OptimizationEngineering9.7%
- Multilevel Inverters and ConvertersEngineering9.7%
- Advanced DC-DC ConvertersEngineering8.3%
- Adaptive Control of Nonlinear SystemsEngineering6.9%
- Sensorless Control of Electric MotorsEngineering6.1%
- Electric Motor Design and AnalysisEngineering5%
- Photovoltaic System Optimization TechniquesEnergy3.9%
- Fault Detection and Control SystemsEngineering3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Computer Science Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Automation & Control Systems | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Computer Science Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Automation & Control Systems | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
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, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q2 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
INSPECPublisher website
Other: EBSCO
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 1.58LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.6Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 5.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.42LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.42Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.81LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.81Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 18LetPub ·
- h-index
- 40OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 285OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.8OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 73LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,001Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 200,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,161 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 32 | 32 | 9 |
| 2025 | 77 | 77 | 161 |
| 2024 | 111 | 111 | 665 |
| 2023 | 106 | 106 | 813 |
| 2022 | 71 | 71 | 904 |
| 2021 | 49 | 49 | 528 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
311 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 195 days – 436 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 20 days (95 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 334 days
- Sample
- 94 articles with submission and acceptance dates (121 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 42 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | AUD 1,290 / EUR 890 / GBP 740 / USD 925 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | USD 850 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 850 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Fee waivers
- No fee waivers
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted3
- extended conference papersPapers presented at scientific conferences can also be published in the journal in the extended form upon the agreement of the conference organizer and the Edit…Length not stated
- regular papersAutomatika publishes regular and short papers.Length not stated
- short papersAutomatika publishes regular and short papers.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Gold open access publication. Model summary
Automatika is an open access journal and only publishes open access articles. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability and readership of your article Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy ac…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Single anonymized peer review policy. Model summary
Automatika operates a single anonymized peer review policy.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Taylor and Francis Ltd.
- Country or region
- CROATIA
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 0005-1144
- Electronic ISSN
- 1848-3380
- Society / sponsor
- KoREMA
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 67, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Automatika
What CAS zone is Automatika in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Automatika is in Zone 4 of Computer Science, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Automation & Control Systems / Engineering, Electrical & Electronic. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Computer Science. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Automatika?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.58; CiteScore 5.6, h-index 40.
How long does peer review take at Automatika?
Based on the dates recorded on 94 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 311 days (interquartile range 195–436 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Automatika based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 25%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are India (2), Mainland China (1) and Hong Kong, China (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Automatika?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Automatika is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists INSPEC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Automatika open access, and what is the APC?
Automatika is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 925.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .