Journal profile · COMPUTER SCIENCE, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-COMPUTER SCIENCE, CYBERNETICS
IEEE Transactions on Human-Machine Systems
ISSN 2168-2291 · eISSN 2168-2305 · IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society · UNITED STATES
IEEE Transactions on Human-Machine Systems: CAS Zone 2 · Computer Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.37; hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,645; 141 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
IEEE Transactions on Human-Machine Systems is published by IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society 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 Human-Automation Interaction and Safety, EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces and Gaze Tracking and Assistive Technology, together about 31.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The scope of the IEEE Transactions on Human-Machine Systems includes the fields of human machine systems. It covers human systems and human organizational interactions including cognitive ergonomics, system test and evaluation, and human information processing concerns in systems and organizations.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): COMPUTER SCIENCE, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-COMPUTER SCIENCE, CYBERNETICS
Editor-in-chief Ljiljana TrajkovicPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Human-Automation Interaction and SafetyPsychology19.6%
- EEG and Brain-Computer InterfacesNeuroscience6.3%
- Gaze Tracking and Assistive TechnologyComputer Science5.8%
- Cognitive Computing and NetworksComputer Science5.4%
- Tactile and Sensory InteractionsNeuroscience5%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.5%
- Muscle activation and electromyography studiesEngineering4.5%
- Hand Gesture Recognition SystemsComputer Science4.4%
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 | Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Cybernetics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Computer Science Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Cybernetics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Computer Science Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Cybernetics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview 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
- 4.37LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 4.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 10.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 10.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.2LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.72LetPub ·
- h-index
- 104LetPub ·
- h-index
- 92OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 744OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.84OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 9.65%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 104LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,692 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 130 | 18 | 51 |
| 2025 | 141 | 17 | 312 |
| 2024 | 114 | 31 | 732 |
| 2023 | 106 | 54 | 1,250 |
| 2022 | 156 | 72 | 2,886 |
| 2021 | 135 | 68 | 3,026 |
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
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 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 2,800 | — | — |
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
- IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2168-2291
- Electronic ISSN
- 2168-2305
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about IEEE Transactions on Human-Machine Systems
What CAS zone is IEEE Transactions on Human-Machine Systems in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, IEEE Transactions on Human-Machine Systems is in Zone 2 of Computer Science, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence / Computer Science, Cybernetics. 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 Human-Machine Systems?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.37; CiteScore 10.6, h-index 92.
Which databases index IEEE Transactions on Human-Machine Systems?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, IEEE Transactions on Human-Machine Systems is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is IEEE Transactions on Human-Machine Systems open access, and what is the APC?
IEEE Transactions on Human-Machine Systems 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, 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: .