Journal profile · AUTOMATION & CONTROL SYSTEMS
Foundations and Trends in Systems and Control
ISSN 2325-6818 · eISSN 2325-6826 · Now Publishers Inc
Foundations and Trends in Systems and Control: CAS Zone 1 · Computer Science (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); subscription journal; 4 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Foundations and Trends in Systems and Control is published by Now Publishers 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 Advanced Control Systems Optimization, Fault Detection and Control Systems and Stability and Control of Uncertain Systems, together about 41.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Control and Systems Engineering and Computer Networks and Communications. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): AUTOMATION & CONTROL SYSTEMS
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Advanced Control Systems OptimizationEngineering19.6%
- Fault Detection and Control SystemsEngineering11.8%
- Stability and Control of Uncertain SystemsEngineering9.8%
- Petri Nets in System ModelingComputer Science9.8%
- Distributed Control Multi-Agent SystemsComputer Science3.9%
- Distributed and Parallel Computing SystemsComputer Science3.9%
- Distributed systems and fault toleranceComputer Science3.9%
- Engineering and Test SystemsEngineering3.9%
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 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: yes
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Computer Science Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Automation & Control 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
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- 3.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.36LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.57LetPub ·
- h-index
- 21OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 24OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.44OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 3LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 37 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| 2024 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | 13 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| 2021 | 3 | 1 | 120 |
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
- Now Publishers Inc
- ISSN
- 2325-6818
- Electronic ISSN
- 2325-6826
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Foundations and Trends in Systems and Control
What CAS zone is Foundations and Trends in Systems and Control in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Foundations and Trends in Systems and Control is in Zone 1 of Computer Science, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Automation & Control Systems; it is a Top journal. 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.
Which databases index Foundations and Trends in Systems and Control?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Foundations and Trends in Systems and Control is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Foundations and Trends in Systems and Control open access, and what is the APC?
Foundations and Trends in Systems and Control 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .