Journal profile · AUTOMATION & CONTROL SYSTEMS
International Journal of Automation and Control
ISSN 1740-7516 · eISSN 1740-7524 · Inderscience Publishers
International Journal of Automation and Control: CAS Zone 4 · Computer Science (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 72 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Automation and Control is published by Inderscience Publishers 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 Advanced Control Systems Design, Adaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems and Advanced Control Systems Optimization, together about 30.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Control and Systems Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): AUTOMATION & CONTROL SYSTEMS
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Advanced Control Systems DesignEngineering10.6%
- Adaptive Control of Nonlinear SystemsEngineering10.3%
- Advanced Control Systems OptimizationEngineering9.6%
- Fault Detection and Control SystemsEngineering7.3%
- Stability and Control of Uncertain SystemsEngineering4.3%
- Iterative Learning Control SystemsEngineering4.3%
- Microgrid Control and OptimizationEngineering4.1%
- Sensorless Control of Electric MotorsEngineering3.7%
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 |
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 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.29LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.56LetPub ·
- h-index
- 24OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 86OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.5OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 42.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 1.08%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 32LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 873 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 47 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 72 | 3 | 26 |
| 2024 | 69 | 5 | 67 |
| 2023 | 61 | 0 | 127 |
| 2022 | 77 | 0 | 135 |
| 2021 | 67 | 0 | 160 |
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Inderscience Publishers
- ISSN
- 1740-7516
- Electronic ISSN
- 1740-7524
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Automation and Control
What CAS zone is International Journal of Automation and Control in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of Automation and Control is in Zone 4 of Computer Science, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Automation & Control Systems. 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.
Which databases index International Journal of Automation and Control?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Automation and Control is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is International Journal of Automation and Control open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Automation and Control is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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: .