Journal profile · Engineering-Electrical and Electronic Engineering
International Journal of Automation and Smart Technology
ISSN 2223-9766 · Chinese Institute of Automation Engineers (CIAE) · Taiwan, Province of China
International Journal of Automation and Smart Technology: fully open access; no APC; review about 16 weeks (community reports); 41 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Automation and Smart Technology is published by Chinese Institute of Automation Engineers (CIAE). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Robotic Mechanisms and Dynamics, Digital Transformation in Industry and Control and Dynamics of Mobile Robots, together about 16.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Control and Systems Engineering and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Engineering-Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Robotic Mechanisms and DynamicsEngineering6.1%
- Digital Transformation in IndustryEngineering5.8%
- Control and Dynamics of Mobile RobotsEngineering5%
- Industrial Vision Systems and Defect DetectionEngineering5%
- Robot Manipulation and LearningEngineering4.6%
- Fault Detection and Control SystemsEngineering4.6%
- Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing SystemsEngineering4.6%
- Engineering Technology and MethodologiesEngineering4.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Signal Processing | Q3 | 133/203 | 34th |
| Artificial Intelligence | Q3 | 380/570 | 33rd |
| Electrical and Electronic Engineering | Q3 | 701/1030 | 31st |
| Control and Systems Engineering | Q3 | 288/390 | 26th |
| Hardware and Architecture | Q4 | 188/245 | 23rd |
| Human-Computer Interaction | Q4 | 161/196 | 18th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
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
- 1.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.46LetPub ·
- h-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 35OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.17OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 371 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 18 | 60 |
| 2025 | 41 | 41 | 116 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 | 115 |
| 2023 | 20 | 20 | 107 |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 | 96 |
| 2021 | 13 | 13 | 114 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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 accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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
- Chinese Institute of Automation Engineers (CIAE)
- Country or region
- Taiwan, Province of China
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2223-9766
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Automation and Smart Technology
How long does peer review take at International Journal of Automation and Smart Technology?
Authors report an average review time of about 16 weeks. 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.
Which databases index International Journal of Automation and Smart Technology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Automation and Smart Technology is indexed in Scopus.
Is International Journal of Automation and Smart Technology open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Automation and Smart Technology is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .