Journal profile
Frontiers in Control Engineering
ISSN 2673-6268 · Frontiers Media S.A. · Switzerland
Frontiers in Control Engineering: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 13 weeks (community reports); 1 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Frontiers in Control Engineering is published by Frontiers Media S.A.. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Stability and Control of Uncertain Systems, Advanced Control Systems Design and Advanced Control Systems Optimization, together about 35.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Control and Systems Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Frontiers in Control Engineering is a multidisciplinary journal that investigates control systems and their applications in science and engineering. Led by Field Chief Editor Hendrik Nijmeijer (Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands), this DOAJ-indexed journal encompasses all aspects of control systems that play a fundamental role in automating and regulating engineering processes. Topics covered include, but are not limited to: adaptive, robust, and fault-tolerant control control and automation systems control applications (industrial processes, mechatronic systems, biomedical systems, etc.) control theory 4.0 mathematical system theory networked control nonlinear control real-time control. Frontiers in Control Engineering welcomes submissions that support the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in particular SDG 8: decent work and economic growth and SDG 9: industry, innovation, and infrastructure. All contributions must provide insights into control engineering from a fundamental or applications-oriented side. Papers not related to control engineering are out of the scope of this journal. Frontiers in Control Engineering is committed to advancing developments in control engineering research by allowing unrestricted access to articles and communicating scientific knowledge to researchers and the public, enabling future scientific breakthroughs. Frontiers in Control Engineering is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 6%); most named Hong Kong, China 2, United States 2, Italy 2, Canada 2, Mainland China 1 (16 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Stability and Control of Uncertain SystemsEngineering12.2%
- Advanced Control Systems DesignEngineering12.2%
- Advanced Control Systems OptimizationEngineering10.9%
- Distributed Control Multi-Agent SystemsComputer Science9%
- Robotic Path Planning AlgorithmsComputer Science6.4%
- Control Systems and IdentificationEngineering6.4%
- Adaptive Control of Nonlinear SystemsEngineering5.8%
- Control and Dynamics of Mobile RobotsEngineering3.9%
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.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, CLOCKSS, CrossrefPublisher website
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
- h-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.92OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 102,500Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 82 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 5 | 122 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 111 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 | 123 |
| 2023 | 17 | 17 | 73 |
| 2022 | 37 | 37 | 34 |
| 2021 | 15 | 15 | 4 |
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 13 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 13 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 | CHF 1,950 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | CHF 1,950 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 2,125 | Yes | — |
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)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Keywords
- 5–8
- Reference style
- Harvard
- Templates
- LaTeX and Word
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- AI use Use of AI to create written or visual content
Authors should not list a generative AI technology as a co-author or author of any submitted manuscript. Generative AI technologies cannot be held accountable for all aspects of a manuscript and consequently do not meet the criteria required for authorship. If the author of a submitted manuscript has used written or visual content produced by or edited using a generative AI technology, this use mu…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Safeguards against financial conflicts of interest
Only leading researchers acting as Associate Editors, who are not part of Frontiers' staff, can make acceptance decisions based on reviews performed by external experts acting as Community Reviewers or Reviewers. None have a financial incentive to accept articles, i.e. they are not paid for their role as Associate Editor or community Reviewer, and any award scheme is not linked to acceptances of m…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Open access and copyright
All Frontiers' articles from July 2012 onwards are published with open access under the Creative Commons CC-BY license (the current version is CC-BY, version 4.0). This means that the author(s) retains copyright, but the content is free to download, distribute, and adapt for commercial or non-commercial purposes, given appropriate attribution to the original article. Upon submission, the author(s)…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access and copyright
All Frontiers' articles from July 2012 onwards are published with open access under the Creative Commons CC-BY license (the current version is CC-BY, version 4.0). This means that the author(s) retains copyright, but the content is free to download, distribute, and adapt for commercial or non-commercial purposes, given appropriate attribution to the original article. Upon submission, the author(s)…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
Our rigorous, transparent peer review process combines expert review and constructive dialogue to strengthen your manuscript.
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
- Frontiers Media S.A.
- Country or region
- Switzerland
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2673-6268
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- 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 Frontiers in Control Engineering
How long does peer review take at Frontiers in Control Engineering?
Authors report an average review time of about 13 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Frontiers in Control Engineering?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: 5–8; Reference style: Harvard; Templates: LaTeX and Word. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Frontiers in Control Engineering based?
Of the 16 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 6%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Hong Kong, China (2), United States (2) and Italy (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Frontiers in Control Engineering?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Frontiers in Control Engineering is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Frontiers in Control Engineering open access, and what is the APC?
Frontiers in Control Engineering is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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: .