Journal profile · Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control
ISSN 0018-9286 · eISSN 1558-2523 · Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. · UNITED STATES · Monthly
IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control: CAS Zone 2 · Computer Science (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 6.9; hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,645; review about 8.1 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: about 25%; 772 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control is published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. and is in Zone 2 of Computer Science in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Stability and Control of Uncertain Systems, Advanced Control Systems Optimization and Control Systems and Identification, together about 37.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Control and Systems Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
In the IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, the IEEE Control Systems Society publishes high-quality papers on the theory, design, and applications of control engineering. Two types of contributions are regularly considered: 1) Papers: Presentation of significant research, development, or application of control concepts. 2) Technical Notes and Correspondence: Brief technical notes, comments on published areas or established control topics, corrections to papers and notes published in the Transactions. In addition, special papers (tutorials, surveys, and perspectives on the theory and applications of control systems topics) are solicited.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Stability and Control of Uncertain SystemsEngineering14.7%
- Advanced Control Systems OptimizationEngineering12.2%
- Control Systems and IdentificationEngineering11.1%
- Adaptive Control of Nonlinear SystemsEngineering8.6%
- Fault Detection and Control SystemsEngineering6.5%
- Stability and Controllability of Differential EquationsEngineering4.5%
- Distributed Control Multi-Agent SystemsComputer Science4.5%
- Control and Stability of Dynamical SystemsEngineering4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Computer Science Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Automation & Control Systems | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Computer Science Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Automation & Control Systems | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Computer Science Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Automation & Control Systems | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | 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
- 6.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 13.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 3.93LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.64LetPub ·
- h-index
- 260LetPub ·
- h-index
- 481OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 15,001OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.63OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 5.57%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 733LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 27,194 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 513 | 185 | 219 |
| 2025 | 772 | 202 | 2,899 |
| 2024 | 783 | 226 | 8,520 |
| 2023 | 739 | 259 | 16,477 |
| 2022 | 674 | 249 | 18,437 |
| 2021 | 674 | 281 | 22,469 |
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 8.1 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 25%LetPub ·
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,645 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- Monthly
- ISSN
- 0018-9286
- Electronic ISSN
- 1558-2523
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control
What CAS zone is IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control is in Zone 2 of Computer Science, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Automation & Control Systems / Engineering, Electrical & Electronic; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Computer Science. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 6.9; CiteScore 13.6, h-index 481.
How long does peer review take at IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control?
Authors report an average review time of about 8.1 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 25%”. 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 Transactions on Automatic Control?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control open access, and what is the APC?
IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,645.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .