Journal profile · COMPUTER SCIENCE, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-COMPUTER SCIENCE, CYBERNETICS
IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics
ISSN 2168-2267 · eISSN 2168-2275 · IEEE Advancing Technology for Humanity · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 2013
IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics: CAS Zone 1 · Computer Science (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 11.12; subscription journal; APC about USD 2,645; 653 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics is published by IEEE Advancing Technology for Humanity and is in Zone 1 of Computer Science in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Distributed Control Multi-Agent Systems, Neural Networks Stability and Synchronization and Adaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems, together about 30.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Control and Systems Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The scope of the IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics includes computational approaches to the field of cybernetics. Specifically, the transactions welcomes papers on communication and control across machines or machine, human, and organizations. The scope includes such areas as computational intelligence, computer vision, neural networks, genetic algorithms, machine learning, fuzzy systems, cognitive systems, decision making, and robotics, to the extent that they contribute to the theme of cybernetics or demonstrate an application of cybernetics principles.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): COMPUTER SCIENCE, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-COMPUTER SCIENCE, CYBERNETICS
Editor-in-chief Peng ShiPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Distributed Control Multi-Agent SystemsComputer Science12.1%
- Neural Networks Stability and SynchronizationComputer Science9.5%
- Adaptive Control of Nonlinear SystemsEngineering8.5%
- Stability and Control of Uncertain SystemsEngineering8%
- Adaptive Dynamic Programming ControlComputer Science5.7%
- Advanced Memory and Neural ComputingEngineering4.6%
- Metaheuristic Optimization Algorithms ResearchComputer Science4.2%
- Big Data and Digital EconomyComputer Science4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Computer Science Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Automation & Control Systems | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Cybernetics | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Computer Science Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Automation & Control Systems | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Cybernetics | Zone 1 |
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 | Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Cybernetics | Zone 1 |
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
- 11.12LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 11.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 28.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 28.2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 3.72LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.79LetPub ·
- h-index
- 81LetPub ·
- h-index
- 247OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 5,211OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 9.45OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 15.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 1.93%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 587LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 7,307 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 452 | 40 | 423 |
| 2025 | 653 | 34 | 5,350 |
| 2024 | 437 | 57 | 8,797 |
| 2023 | 350 | 94 | 10,732 |
| 2022 | 670 | 189 | 25,226 |
| 2021 | 841 | 148 | 43,850 |
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.
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 | — | — | |
| 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
- IEEE Advancing Technology for Humanity
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 2013
- ISSN
- 2168-2267
- Electronic ISSN
- 2168-2275
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics
What CAS zone is IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics is in Zone 1 of Computer Science, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Automation & Control Systems / Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence / Computer Science, Cybernetics; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 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 Cybernetics?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 11.12; CiteScore 28.2, h-index 247.
Which databases index IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics open access, and what is the APC?
IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics 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: .