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.
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
- Fault Detection and Control SystemsEngineering6.9%
- Advanced Manufacturing and Logistics OptimizationEngineering6.7%
- Distributed Control Multi-Agent SystemsComputer Science5.9%
- Robotic Path Planning AlgorithmsComputer Science5.9%
- Adaptive Control of Nonlinear SystemsEngineering5.6%
- Robot Manipulation and LearningEngineering5.4%
- Advanced Control Systems OptimizationEngineering5.3%
- 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
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Automation & Control Systems | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview 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 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Computer Science Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Automation & Control Systems | 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
- 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
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1,039 | 75 | 836 |
| 2025 | 1,288 | 118 | 7,667 |
| 2024 | 843 | 84 | 13,550 |
| 2023 | 598 | 93 | 14,397 |
| 2022 | 332 | 83 | 10,818 |
| 2021 | 255 | 61 | 9,784 |
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
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 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 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
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
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: .