Journal profile · Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
International Journal of Adaptive Control and Signal Processing
ISSN 0890-6327 · eISSN 1099-1115 · John Wiley and Sons Ltd · ENGLAND · Bimonthly · Founded 1987
International Journal of Adaptive Control and Signal Processing: CAS Zone 4 · Computer Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.83; subscription journal; APC about USD 3,460; median 173 days to acceptance (92 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 199 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Adaptive Control and Signal Processing is published by John Wiley and Sons Ltd 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 Adaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems, Control Systems and Identification and Advanced Control Systems Optimization, together about 37.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Control and Systems Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The International Journal of Adaptive Control and Signal Processing is concerned with the design, synthesis and application of estimators or controllers where adaptive features are needed to cope with uncertainties.Papers on signal processing should also have some relevance to adaptive systems. The journal focus is on model based control design approaches rather than heuristic or rule based control design methods. All papers will be expected to include significant novel material. Both the theory and application of adaptive systems and system identification are areas of interest. Papers on applications can include problems in the implementation of algorithms for real time signal processing and control. The stability, convergence, robustness and numerical aspects of adaptive algorithms are also suitable topics. The related subjects of controller tuning, filtering, networks and switching theory are also of interest. Principal areas to be addressed include: Auto-Tuning, Self-Tuning and Model Reference Adaptive Controllers Nonlinear, Robust and Intelligent Adaptive Controllers Linear and Nonlinear Multivariable System Identification and Estimation Identification of Linear Parameter Varying, Distributed and Hybrid Systems Multiple Model Adaptive Control Adaptive Signal processing Theory and Algorithms Adaptation in Multi-Agent Systems Condition Monitoring Systems Fault Detection and Isolation Methods Fault Detection and Isolation Methods Fault-Tolerant Control (system supervision and diagnosis) Learning Systems and Adaptive Modelling Real Time Algorithms for Adaptive Signal Processing and Control Adaptive Signal Processing and Control Applications Adaptive Cloud Architectures and Networking Adaptive Mechanisms for Internet of Things Adaptive Sliding Mode Control
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Editorial board by country: 12 in mainland China (about 29%); most named Mainland China 12, Italy 9, United Kingdom 5, Mexico 5, United States 3 (41 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Adaptive Control of Nonlinear SystemsEngineering15.5%
- Control Systems and IdentificationEngineering11.2%
- Advanced Control Systems OptimizationEngineering11%
- Fault Detection and Control SystemsEngineering9.4%
- Stability and Control of Uncertain SystemsEngineering8.3%
- Iterative Learning Control SystemsEngineering5.3%
- Adaptive Dynamic Programming ControlComputer Science4.4%
- Neural Networks Stability and SynchronizationComputer Science3.8%
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 | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | 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 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Computer Science Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Automation & Control Systems | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexWeb of ScienceINSPECMathSciNetzbMATHCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: ProQuest
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
- 3.83LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 3.8Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 6.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 6.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.58LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.73LetPub ·
- h-index
- 58LetPub ·
- h-index
- 95OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,323OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.71OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 15.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 3.98%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 173LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 175Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 107,791Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,799 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 127 | 25 | 56 |
| 2025 | 199 | 65 | 428 |
| 2024 | 231 | 94 | 1,585 |
| 2023 | 200 | 97 | 1,910 |
| 2022 | 194 | 21 | 1,847 |
| 2021 | 166 | 15 | 2,542 |
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
173 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 123 days – 285 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 20 days (92 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 200 days
- Sample
- 92 articles with submission and acceptance dates (356 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
- Average review time (community reports)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 7%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 7%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 3 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 3 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 207 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 17 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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
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 3,460 / EUR 2,890 / GBP 2,330 | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 6
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 1,000 words
- Reference style
- AMA
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship Authorship
All listed authors should have contributed to the manuscript substantially and have agreed to the final submitted version. Review editorial standards and scroll down for a description of authorship criteria.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing and Data Availability
IJACSP expects that data supporting the results in the paper will be archived in an appropriate public repository. Authors are required to provide a data availability statement to describe the availability or the absence of shared data. When data have been shared, authors are required to include in their data availability statement a link to the repository they have used, and to cite the data they…
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 & Conditions FAQ.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access WALS + standard CTA/ELA and/or Hybrid Open Access
You may choose to publish under the terms of the journal’s standard copyright agreement, or Hybrid Open Access under the terms of a Creative Commons License.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review
This journal operates under a single-anonymized peer review model. Papers will only be sent to review if the Editor-in-Chief determines that the paper meets the appropriate quality and relevance requirements.
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 and Sons Ltd
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1987
- ISSN
- 0890-6327
- Electronic ISSN
- 1099-1115
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 40, Issue 9 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Adaptive Control and Signal Processing
What CAS zone is International Journal of Adaptive Control and Signal Processing in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of Adaptive Control and Signal Processing is in Zone 4 of Computer Science, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Automation & Control Systems / Engineering, Electrical & Electronic. 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 International Journal of Adaptive Control and Signal Processing?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.83; CiteScore 6.3, h-index 95.
How long does peer review take at International Journal of Adaptive Control and Signal Processing?
Based on the dates recorded on 92 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 173 days (interquartile range 123–285 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 7% (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.
What are the manuscript requirements of International Journal of Adaptive Control and Signal Processing?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: ≤ 6; Manuscript length: ≤ 1,000 words; Reference style: AMA. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of International Journal of Adaptive Control and Signal Processing based?
Of the 41 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 12 (about 29%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (12), Italy (9) and United Kingdom (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index International Journal of Adaptive Control and Signal Processing?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Adaptive Control and Signal Processing is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, Web of Science, INSPEC, MathSciNet, zbMATH and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is International Journal of Adaptive Control and Signal Processing open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Adaptive Control and Signal Processing is a subscription journal. APC about USD 3,460.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .