Journal profile · AUTOMATION & CONTROL SYSTEMS-COMPUTER SCIENCE, CYBERNETICS

IEEE Transactions on Systems Man Cybernetics-Systems

ISSN 2168-2216 · eISSN 2168-2232 · IEEE · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 2013

IEEE Transactions on Systems Man Cybernetics-Systems: CAS Zone 1 · Computer Science (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 8.44; subscription journal; APC about USD 2,645; 840 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus; the journal's website says it has ceased publication.

The journal's website says it has ceased publication: This title ceased publication in 2012. The current retitled publication is IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics. Source ↗Publisher website · 2026-09-29

Impact factor8.44Latest value listed by LetPub

CAS zoneZone 1 · Computer Science2025 upgraded edition, major category · Top journal · 2026 Xinrui edition Zone 1 · Computer Science

Review time—No reports yet

APCUSD 2,645Subscription journal

Acceptance—No reports yet

Articles per year8402025 · OpenAlex count

Scope

Aims, scope and focus

IEEE Transactions on Systems Man Cybernetics-Systems is published by IEEE 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 Adaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems, Distributed Control Multi-Agent Systems and Stability and Control of Uncertain Systems, together about 31.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Control and Systems Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Part B: Cybernetics focuses on cybernetics, including communication and control across humans, machines and organizations at the structural or neural level, as well as at functional and purposeful levels; design and development of biologically and linguistically motivated computational paradigms emphasizing vision, neural networks, genetic algorithms, fuzzy systems, automated planning, computational intelligence, and robotics.

From the journal's Aims & Scope

Research area (LetPub): AUTOMATION & CONTROL SYSTEMS-COMPUTER SCIENCE, CYBERNETICS

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

Adaptive Control of Nonlinear SystemsEngineering11.4%
Distributed Control Multi-Agent SystemsComputer Science11%
Stability and Control of Uncertain SystemsEngineering8.7%
Neural Networks Stability and SynchronizationComputer Science8.5%
Adaptive Dynamic Programming ControlComputer Science6.3%
Fault Detection and Control SystemsEngineering5.5%
Advanced Control Systems OptimizationEngineering4.8%
Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.8%

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, 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, 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, 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: 8.44LetPub · 2026-09-13
CiteScore 2026-06: 17.8LetPub · 2026-09-13
SJR 2026-06: 2.81LetPub · 2026-09-13
SNIP 2026-06: 2.38LetPub · 2026-09-13
h-index: 111LetPub · 2026-09-13
h-index: 184OpenAlex · 2026-10-01
i10-index: 4,117OpenAlex · 2026-10-01
2-year mean citedness: 7.85OpenAlex · 2026-10-01
Self-citation rate: 10.7%LetPub · 2026-09-13
Share of gold OA articles: 1.58%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Volume

Articles per year: 702LetPub · 2026-09-13

Articles by year OpenAlex count · 7,012 in total · the current year is incomplete

Year	Articles	Open access	Citations
2026	572	35	792
2025	840	46	4,756
2024	781	98	11,664
2023	682	191	16,051
2022	563	185	16,086
2021	506	171	18,587

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	—	—	2026-10-01

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
Country or region: UNITED STATES
Language: English
Frequency: Monthly
Founded: 2013
ISSN: 2168-2216
Electronic ISSN: 2168-2232
Official links: Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
Submission system ↗LetPub

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about IEEE Transactions on Systems Man Cybernetics-Systems

What CAS zone is IEEE Transactions on Systems Man Cybernetics-Systems in?

In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, IEEE Transactions on Systems Man Cybernetics-Systems is in Zone 1 of Computer Science, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Automation & Control Systems / 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 Systems Man Cybernetics-Systems?

The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 8.44; CiteScore 17.8, h-index 184.

Which databases index IEEE Transactions on Systems Man Cybernetics-Systems?

According to LetPub and DOAJ records, IEEE Transactions on Systems Man Cybernetics-Systems is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.

Is IEEE Transactions on Systems Man Cybernetics-Systems open access, and what is the APC?

IEEE Transactions on Systems Man Cybernetics-Systems 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: 2026-10-01.