Journal profile · COMPUTER SCIENCE, INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Cybernetics and Information Technologies
ISSN 1311-9702 · eISSN 1314-4081 · Sciendo · Poland
Cybernetics and Information Technologies: CAS Zone 4 · Computer Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 17 (journal website); fully open access; no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 42 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Cybernetics and Information Technologies is published by Sciendo 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 Network Security and Intrusion Detection, IoT and Edge/Fog Computing and Cloud Computing and Resource Management, together about 18.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Computer Networks and Communications. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Cybernetics and Information Technologies is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal, which published original theoretical and application scientific papers as well as analytical surveys on different aspects of Computational Science and Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Applications, Information Technologies, and Systems and Control Engineering. The journal topics include: artificial intelligence; deep and machine learning; data mining; linguistic modelling; control theory and applications; high-performance computing; scientific computations; computer communication technologies; signal and image processing; software technologies; information technologies in education; information processes and systems; operational research, pattern recognition (the list is not exhausting).This is an open access journal which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles in this journal without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author. This is in accordance with the BOAI definition of open access.The journal acknowledges and adheres to the Core Practices of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) (see details in ‘Editorial Policy').The journal publishes 4 regular issues per annum and some additional special thematic issues with selection of extended papers from international scientific events.Cybernetics and Information Technologies is a single-blind peer-reviewed journal.All the information for paper submission is available on the page Submission guidelines.The requirements for paper submission are described in the document 'Instructions for Authors'.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): COMPUTER SCIENCE, INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Editor-in-chief Gennady AgrePublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Network Security and Intrusion DetectionComputer Science6.7%
- IoT and Edge/Fog ComputingComputer Science6.5%
- Cloud Computing and Resource ManagementComputer Science5.4%
- Energy Efficient Wireless Sensor NetworksComputer Science4.6%
- Natural Language Processing TechniquesComputer Science4.6%
- Advanced Steganography and Watermarking TechniquesComputer Science4.6%
- Data Mining Algorithms and ApplicationsComputer Science4.6%
- Multi-Criteria Decision MakingDecision Sciences4.5%
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 | Computer Science, Information Systems | 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 | Computer Science, Information Systems | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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 (publisher)
- 17Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 42Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.46LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.85LetPub ·
- h-index
- 29OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 197OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.78OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 23.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 42LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 831 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 34 | 34 | 4 |
| 2025 | 42 | 42 | 69 |
| 2024 | 43 | 43 | 258 |
| 2023 | 46 | 46 | 275 |
| 2022 | 46 | 46 | 258 |
| 2021 | 49 | 49 | 389 |
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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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 accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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 websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright Copyright 2026 © Paradigm. All rights reserved.
Currency:EUR €USD $GBP £ Terms of servicePrivacy policyEthical policiesAccessibility
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
- Sciendo
- Country or region
- Poland
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1311-9702
- Electronic ISSN
- 1314-4081
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Cybernetics and Information Technologies
What CAS zone is Cybernetics and Information Technologies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Cybernetics and Information Technologies is in Zone 4 of Computer Science, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Computer Science, Information Systems. 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 Cybernetics and Information Technologies?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 17; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 4.2, h-index 29.
How long does peer review take at Cybernetics and Information Technologies?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 weeks. 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 Cybernetics and Information Technologies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Cybernetics and Information Technologies is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Cybernetics and Information Technologies open access, and what is the APC?
Cybernetics and Information Technologies is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .