Journal profile · Computer Science, Cybernetics
Control and Cybernetics
ISSN 0324-8569 · Systems Research Institute · POLAND · Quarterly
Control and Cybernetics: subscription journal; APC about USD 2,376; community-reported acceptance: easy; 17 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Control and Cybernetics is published by Systems Research Institute. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Optimization and Variational Analysis, Stability and Controllability of Differential Equations and Stability and Control of Uncertain Systems, together about 28.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Control and Systems Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The field of interest covers general concepts, theories, methods and techniques associated with analysis, modelling, control and management in various systems (e.g. technological, economic, ecological, social). The journal is particularly interested in results in the following areas of research: Systems and control theory: general systems theory, optimal cotrol, optimization theory, data analysis, learning, artificial intelligence, modelling & identification, game theory, multicriteria optimisation, decision and negotiation methods, soft approaches: stochastic and fuzzy methods, computer science
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Computer Science, Cybernetics
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Optimization and Variational AnalysisComputer Science11.3%
- Stability and Controllability of Differential EquationsEngineering10.1%
- Stability and Control of Uncertain SystemsEngineering7%
- Advanced Control Systems DesignEngineering6.3%
- Advanced Control Systems OptimizationEngineering6%
- Multi-Criteria Decision MakingDecision Sciences5.8%
- Advanced Numerical Methods in Computational MathematicsEngineering5.5%
- Nonlinear Differential Equations AnalysisMathematics5.4%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modeling and Simulation | Q4 | 301/397 | 24th |
| Applied Mathematics | Q4 | 516/680 | 24th |
| Control and Systems Engineering | Q4 | 326/390 | 16th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.17LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.17Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.39LetPub ·
- h-index
- 36LetPub ·
- h-index
- 32OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 141OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.65OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 776 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 5 | 38 |
| 2025 | 17 | 17 | 159 |
| 2024 | 26 | 26 | 217 |
| 2023 | 15 | 15 | 254 |
| 2022 | 29 | 29 | 228 |
| 2021 | 34 | 34 | 406 |
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 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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | USD 2,376 | — | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, License & copyright, Peer review
- Data availability
All journals included in SJR are indexed in Scopus; SCImago cannot add journals not included in the Scopus database. Model summary
All journals included in SJR are indexed in Scopus. Elsevier / Scopus is our data provider, so we cannot add any journal that is not included in Scopus data base.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Information on the SJCR website can be used for non-commercial purposes as long as it is cited. Model summary
All the information shown in the SCImago Journal Country & Rank website can be used for non-commercial purposes as long as it is cited.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Comment policy on SJR pages Model summary
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Source ↗Publisher website ·
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Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Systems Research Institute
- Country or region
- POLAND
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 0324-8569
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Control and Cybernetics
Which databases index Control and Cybernetics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Control and Cybernetics is indexed in Scopus.
Is Control and Cybernetics open access, and what is the APC?
Control and Cybernetics is a subscription journal. APC about USD 2,376.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .