Journal profile · Automation & Control Systems

IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering

ISSN 1545-5955 · eISSN 1558-3783 · Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. · UNITED STATES · Quarterly

IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering: CAS Zone 2 · Computer Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 7.65; subscription journal; APC about USD 2,645; review about 3 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 1,288 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.

Impact factor7.65Latest value listed by LetPub
CAS zoneZone 2 · Computer Science2025 upgraded edition, major category · 2026 Xinrui edition Zone 2 · Computer Science
Review timeabout 3 monthsCommunity average
APCUSD 2,645Subscription journal
AcceptanceFairly easyCommunity average
Articles per year1,2882025 · OpenAlex count

Scope

Aims, scope and focus

IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering 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). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Fault Detection and Control Systems, Advanced Manufacturing and Logistics Optimization and Distributed Control Multi-Agent Systems, together about 19.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Control and Systems Engineering and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

The IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering (T-ASE) publishes fundamental papers on Automation, emphasizing scientific results that advance efficiency, quality, productivity, and reliability. T-ASE encourages interdisciplinary approaches from computer science, control systems, electrical engineering, mathematics, mechanical engineering, operations research, and other fields. T-ASE welcomes results relevant to industries such as agriculture, biotechnology, healthcare, home automation, maintenance, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, retail, security, service, supply chains, and transportation. T-ASE addresses a research community willing to integrate knowledge across disciplines and industries. For this purpose, each paper includes a Note to Practitioners that summarizes how its results can be applied or how they might be extended to apply in practice.

From the journal's Aims & Scope

Research area (LetPub): Automation & Control Systems

Editor-in-chief Yu SunPublisher website

Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate

  1. Fault Detection and Control SystemsEngineering6.9%
  2. Advanced Manufacturing and Logistics OptimizationEngineering6.7%
  3. Distributed Control Multi-Agent SystemsComputer Science5.9%
  4. Robotic Path Planning AlgorithmsComputer Science5.9%
  5. Adaptive Control of Nonlinear SystemsEngineering5.6%
  6. Robot Manipulation and LearningEngineering5.4%
  7. Advanced Control Systems OptimizationEngineering5.3%
  8. Modular Robots and Swarm IntelligenceEngineering5.3%

Rankings & indexing

CAS ranking and database indexing

CAS Journal Ranking

CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Computer Science Zone 2
LevelCategoryZone
MajorComputer ScienceZone 2
MinorAutomation & Control SystemsZone 2

Top journal: noReview journal: no

CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Computer Science Zone 2
LevelCategoryZone
MajorComputer ScienceZone 2
MinorAutomation & Control SystemsZone 2

Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked

CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Computer Science Zone 2
LevelCategoryZone
MajorComputer ScienceZone 2
MinorAutomation & Control SystemsZone 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
7.65LetPub ·
Impact factor (publisher)
7.9Publisher website ·
CiteScore 2026-06
10.3LetPub ·
CiteScore (publisher)
10.3Publisher website ·
SJR 2026-06
2.12LetPub ·
SNIP 2026-06
2.71LetPub ·
h-index
69LetPub ·
h-index
150OpenAlex ·
i10-index
3,336OpenAlex ·
2-year mean citedness
6.96OpenAlex ·
Self-citation rate
19%LetPub ·
Share of gold OA articles
2.51%LetPub ·

Volume

Articles per year
1,053LetPub ·

Articles by year OpenAlex count · 6,795 in total · the current year is incomplete

YearArticlesOpen accessCitations
20261,03975836
20251,2881187,667
20248438413,550
20235989314,397
20223328310,818
2021255619,784

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 easyLetPub ·

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.

SourceAPCFee waiverLicenseObserved
OpenAlexUSD 2,645——
Publisher websiteUSD 2,800——

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
1545-5955
Electronic ISSN
1558-3783
Official links

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering

What CAS zone is IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering in?

In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering is in Zone 2 of Computer Science, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Automation & Control Systems. 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 Automation Science and Engineering?

The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 7.65; CiteScore 10.3, h-index 150.

How long does peer review take at IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering?

Authors report an average review time of about 3 months; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy”. 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 Automation Science and Engineering?

According to LetPub and DOAJ records, IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.

Is IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering open access, and what is the APC?

IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering 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: .