Journal profile · Multiple
IET Cyber-systems and Robotics
ISSN 2631-6315 · John Wiley & Sons
IET Cyber-systems and Robotics: CAS Zone 4 · Computer Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.8 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 2,200; median 101 days to acceptance (65 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 26% (journal website); 34 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
IET Cyber-systems and Robotics is published by John Wiley & Sons and is in Zone 4 of Computer Science in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization, Robotic Path Planning Algorithms and Distributed Control Multi-Agent Systems, together about 36.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Control and Systems Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
IET Cyber-Systems and Robotics is a gold Open Access journal that publishes novel research and original survey articles in the broad areas of cyber-systems and robotics, which emphasizes all kinds of artificial intelligent systems (AIS) enabled by advanced electronics and modern information technologies. The journal provides a forum for multi-disciplinary research of cybernetics and robotics to reflect the most recent evolution of Weiner’s Cybernetics in an information-rich world. The topics of interest include, but are not limited to: Cyber-related topics: Autonomous driving vehicles Brain-computer interface (BCI) Cybernetic physics with applications, e.g., quantum control; adaptive optics; active flow control; nano-scale manipulation, etc. Smart metering and pricing Collective behaviours & swarming intelligence Computational & machine intelligence Data science & applications Environment sensing & monitoring Medical signal & image processing Modern cyber-systems in agriculture Robotics-related topics: Autonomous unmanned systems, e.g., aerial robotics, surface vehicles, space borne, etc. Bio-inspired locomotion & robotics Environment perception Robotic learning Industrial & medical robotics Real-time computing for robot control Robotics in challenging environments, e.g., space robotics, nuclear facilities, etc. Environment sensing & monitoring Robotic dynamics & control, navigation & planning Soft materials & robotics Swarming robotics Bibliographic Information: Online ISSN: 2631-6315 Print ISSN: 2097-3608 DOI: 10.1049/csy2 CN Number: CN33-1426/TP Indexing Information: ACM Guide to Computing Literature (ACM) COMPENDEX (Elsevier) Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) Emerging Sources Citation Index (Clarivate Analytics) INSPEC (IET) SCOPUS (Elsevier) Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics)
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Rob BuckinghamPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 58 in mainland China (about 53%); most named Mainland China 58, United Kingdom 13, United States 9, Canada 7, Hong Kong, China 5 (110 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Robotics and Sensor-Based LocalizationEngineering16%
- Robotic Path Planning AlgorithmsComputer Science15%
- Distributed Control Multi-Agent SystemsComputer Science5.6%
- Robotic Locomotion and ControlEngineering5.6%
- Adaptive Control of Nonlinear SystemsEngineering5.2%
- Robot Manipulation and LearningEngineering4.6%
- Reinforcement Learning in RoboticsComputer Science3.6%
- Prosthetics and Rehabilitation RoboticsEngineering3.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Computer Science Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Automation & Control Systems | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Cybernetics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Robotics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Computer Science Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Automation & Control Systems | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Robotics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexWeb of ScienceINSPECPublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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 (publisher)
- 2.8Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 3.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 3.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.47LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.71LetPub ·
- h-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 39OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.96OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 32LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 32Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 56,016Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 236 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 30 | 30 | 7 |
| 2025 | 34 | 34 | 119 |
| 2024 | 27 | 27 | 143 |
| 2023 | 33 | 33 | 197 |
| 2022 | 41 | 41 | 161 |
| 2021 | 36 | 36 | 406 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
101 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 65 days – 149 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 69 days (65 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 171 days
- Sample
- 65 articles with submission and acceptance dates (66 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 26%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 26%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 11 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 11 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 100 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 81 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 34 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 2,200 / GBP 1,700 / EUR 2,000 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-ND, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 0 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted10
- case studyCase Study Report on a specific instance of an interesting or particular phenomenon or instance related to research areas covered by a journal’s scope.Length not stated
- commentaryThe following article types are included in IET Cyber-Systems and Robotics: Original Research Paper Report of original research findings and data. Review Critic…Length not stated
- industry articleIndustry Article A report from industrial-based scientists undertaking R&D on a new technology, application or technique which may facilitate future product dev…Length not stated
- opinionThe following article types are included in IET Cyber-Systems and Robotics: Original Research Paper Report of original research findings and data. Review Critic…Length not stated
- original researchThe following article types are included in IET Cyber-Systems and Robotics: Original Research Paper Report of original research findings and data. Review Critic…Length not stated
- original research paperThe following article types are included in IET Cyber-Systems and Robotics: Original Research Paper Report of original research findings and data. Review Critic…Length not stated
- perspectiveThe following article types are included in IET Cyber-Systems and Robotics: Original Research Paper Report of original research findings and data. Review Critic…Length not stated
- research articleThe following article types are included in IET Cyber-Systems and Robotics: Original Research Paper Report of original research findings and data. Review Critic…Length not stated
- reviewThe following article types are included in IET Cyber-Systems and Robotics: Original Research Paper Report of original research findings and data. Review Critic…Length not stated
- review articleThe following article types are included in IET Cyber-Systems and Robotics: Original Research Paper Report of original research findings and data. Review Critic…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints, Self-archiving
- Authorship Authorship
For a complete overview of our Ethical Policies for the IET journals, please click here. The IET believes in clear, transparent and verifiable authorship. All listed authors should have contributed to the manuscript substantially and have agreed to the final submitted version. Where possible, please use institutional email addresses for all authors listed on your manuscript. If we are unable to co…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing and Data Availability
Data sharing: IET journals expect data sharing; authors should review Wiley's Data Sharing policy and select an appropriate data availability statement. Model summary
IET journals expects data sharing. Please review Wiley’s Data Sharing policy where you will be able to see and select the data availability statement that is right for your submission.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Reproduction of Copyright Material
If excerpts from copyrighted works owned by third parties are included, credit must be shown in the contribution. It is your responsibility to also obtain written permission for reproduction from the copyright owners. For more information visit Wiley’s Copyright Terms and Conditions FAQ. The corresponding author is responsible for obtaining written permission to reproduce the material "in print an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access 1. Open Access
All IET journals are Gold Open Access titles. Submissions will be subject to an APC if accepted and published in the journal. You can read more about APCs and whether you may be eligible for waivers or discounts, through your institution, funder, or a country waiver. All Article Processing Charges for IET Cyber-Systems and Robotics are sponsored by Zhejiang University Press; authors do not need to…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review 5. Peer Review and Decisions
Peer review model: single-anonymized. Model summary
IET Cyber-Systems and Robotics operates under a single-anonymized peer review model. Papers will only be sent to review if the Editor-in-Chief (or designated Editor) determines that the paper meets the appropriate quality and relevance requirements. The final decision to publish is made by the Editor-in-Chief. This is applicable to all submissions, including those for special issues. In-house subm…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint Policy
Pre-screening: papers must be written in English and are pre-screened to ensure that only the most significant are sent for review. Model summary
Please find the Wiley preprint policy here. All IET journals accept articles previously published on preprint servers. All IET journals will consider review articles previously available as preprints. You are requested to update any pre-publication versions with a link to the final published article. You may also post the final published version of the article immediately after publication.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving
Self-archiving: authors can deposit all versions of their manuscript in an institutional repository or other repository of their choice, without embargo. Model summary
Authors can deposit all versions of their manuscript in an institutional repository, or other repository of their choice, without embargo.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons
- ISSN
- 2631-6315
- Print ISSN
- 2097-3608
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 8, Issue 1 (December 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about IET Cyber-systems and Robotics
What CAS zone is IET Cyber-systems and Robotics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, IET Cyber-systems and Robotics is in Zone 4 of Computer Science, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Automation & Control Systems / Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence / Computer Science, Cybernetics / Robotics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Computer Science. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of IET Cyber-systems and Robotics?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 2.8 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 3.6, h-index 20.
How long does peer review take at IET Cyber-systems and Robotics?
Based on the dates recorded on 65 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 101 days (interquartile range 65–149 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 26% (2025). 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.
Where are the editorial board members of IET Cyber-systems and Robotics based?
Of the 110 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 58 (about 53%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (58), United Kingdom (13) and United States (9). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index IET Cyber-systems and Robotics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, IET Cyber-systems and Robotics is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, Web of Science and INSPEC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is IET Cyber-systems and Robotics open access, and what is the APC?
IET Cyber-systems and Robotics is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,200.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .