Journal profile · Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics
ISSN 1083-4435 · eISSN 1941-014X · Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. · UNITED STATES · Quarterly
IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics: CAS Zone 1 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 6.27; subscription journal; APC about USD 2,645; review about 3 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: fairly hard; 705 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics is published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. and is in Zone 1 of Engineering in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Soft Robotics and Applications, Robot Manipulation and Learning and Iterative Learning Control Systems, together about 23.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Control and Systems Engineering and Biomedical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics publishes high quality technical papers on technological advances in mechatronics. A primary purpose of the IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics is to have an archival publication which encompasses both theory and practice. Papers published in the IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics disclose significant new knowledge needed to implement intelligent mechatronics systems, from analysis and design through simulation and hardware and software implementation. The Transactions also contains a letters section dedicated to rapid publication of short correspondence items concerning new research results.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Editor-in-chief Xiaobo TanPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Soft Robotics and ApplicationsEngineering10.7%
- Robot Manipulation and LearningEngineering6.7%
- Iterative Learning Control SystemsEngineering6.5%
- Prosthetics and Rehabilitation RoboticsEngineering6%
- Hydraulic and Pneumatic SystemsEngineering5.4%
- Piezoelectric Actuators and ControlEngineering5%
- Adaptive Control of Nonlinear SystemsEngineering4.6%
- Robotic Mechanisms and DynamicsEngineering4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Engineering Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Engineering, Mechanical | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Automation & Control Systems | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Engineering, Manufacturing | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Automation & Control Systems | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Engineering, Manufacturing | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Engineering, Mechanical | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Engineering Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Engineering, Mechanical | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Automation & Control Systems | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Engineering, Manufacturing | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- 6.27LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 6.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 13.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 13.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 2.09LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.52LetPub ·
- h-index
- 113LetPub ·
- h-index
- 190OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4,489OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.83OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 14.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 4.1%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 646LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 7,240 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 548 | 63 | 239 |
| 2025 | 705 | 63 | 2,437 |
| 2024 | 558 | 80 | 6,080 |
| 2023 | 453 | 108 | 9,669 |
| 2022 | 465 | 109 | 14,625 |
| 2021 | 402 | 97 | 14,896 |
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 3 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly hardLetPub ·
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,645 | — | — |
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
- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 1083-4435
- Electronic ISSN
- 1941-014X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics
What CAS zone is IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics is in Zone 1 of Engineering, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Engineering, Mechanical / Automation & Control Systems / Engineering, Electrical & Electronic / Engineering, Manufacturing; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 6.27; CiteScore 13.9, h-index 190.
How long does peer review take at IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics?
Authors report an average review time of about 3 months; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly hard”. 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 IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics open access, and what is the APC?
IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics is a subscription journal. APC about USD 2,645.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .