Journal profile · Automation & Control Systems
International Journal of Control Automation and Systems
ISSN 1598-6446 · eISSN 2005-4092 · "Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems and The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers" · SOUTH KOREA · Bimonthly · Founded 2009
International Journal of Control Automation and Systems: CAS Zone 4 · Computer Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.77; subscription journal; median 181 days to acceptance (32 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 315 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus; flagged on an early-warning list or for an indexing change: check before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Control Automation and Systems is published by "Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems and The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers" 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, Stability and Control of Uncertain Systems and Neural Networks Stability and Synchronization, together about 34.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Control and Systems Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The International Journal of Control, Automation, and Systems (IJCAS) is an international publication that focuses on control engineering, automation, and systems. The journal serves as a platform for researchers, engineers, and academics to publish their original and innovative works and promote the latest advancements and research in these fields. The editorship team values manuscripts that feature a strong practical motivation and exhibit high-clarity exposition. The journal covers a wide range of topics that includes the theory and applications in automatic control, as well as theory, application and experimentation of robotics. Additionally, the journal features research on artificial intelligence for engineered systems in the context of control, automation and robotics.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Automation & Control Systems
Editor-in-chief Hyo-Sung AhnPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 41 in mainland China (about 30%); most named South Korea 69, Mainland China 41, Japan 6, Taiwan, China 3, United States 3 (136 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Adaptive Control of Nonlinear SystemsEngineering15.6%
- Stability and Control of Uncertain SystemsEngineering11.6%
- Neural Networks Stability and SynchronizationComputer Science7.2%
- Distributed Control Multi-Agent SystemsComputer Science7.2%
- Fault Detection and Control SystemsEngineering6.6%
- Advanced Control Systems OptimizationEngineering6.1%
- Control Systems and IdentificationEngineering4.8%
- Iterative Learning Control SystemsEngineering4.3%
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Automation & Control Systems | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Computer Science Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Automation & Control Systems | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
Early warning / risk: CAS Early Warning Journal List: listed in the 2023 edition (medium risk); not listed in the other 5 editions.LetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexINSPECCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS
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
- 2.77LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.8Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.53LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.77LetPub ·
- h-index
- 46LetPub ·
- h-index
- 80OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,187OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.32OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 17.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 310LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 3Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 202,900Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,672 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 196 | 22 | 32 |
| 2025 | 315 | 10 | 780 |
| 2024 | 320 | 6 | 1,943 |
| 2023 | 351 | 13 | 3,254 |
| 2022 | 358 | 6 | 3,954 |
| 2021 | 244 | 10 | 2,976 |
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
181 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 152 days – 246 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 33 days (32 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 211 days
- Sample
- 32 articles with submission and acceptance dates (71 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)
- about 12 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 25 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous 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.
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Reference style
- Author–date
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Article types accepted1
- editorialSingle-blind peer review This journal follows a single-blind reviewing procedure. This journal also publishes special/guest-edited issues. The peer review proce…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- AI use Generative AI Images
LLMs do not satisfy authorship criteria Model summary
Please check Springer’s policy on generative AI images and make sure your work adheres to the principles described therein. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship principles
These guidelines describe authorship principles and good authorship practices to which prospective authors should adhere to. Authorship clarified The Journal and Publisher assume all authors agreed with the content and that all gave explicit consent to submit and that they obtained consent from the responsible authorities at the institute/organization where the work has been carried out, before th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Competing Interests
Competing interests disclosure Model summary
Authors are requested to disclose interests that are directly or indirectly related to the work submitted for publication. Interests within the last 3 years of beginning the work (conducting the research and preparing the work for submission) should be reported. Interests outside the 3-year time frame must be disclosed if they could reasonably be perceived as influencing the submitted work. Disclo…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability statements
Data availability statement required Model summary
All original research must include a data availability statement. This statement should explain how to access data supporting the results and analysis in the article, including links/citations to publicly archived datasets analysed or generated during the study. Please see our full policy here. If it is not possible to share research data publicly, for instance when individual privacy could be com…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Articles in Springer Nature open access journals do not require transfer of copyright as the copyright remains with the author. Details of the OA licences offered to authors can be found on the individual journal website, in the journal's How to publish with us guide. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in International Journal of Control, Automation, and Systems, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Single-blind peer review
Single-blind peer review Model summary
This journal follows a single-blind reviewing procedure. This journal also publishes special/guest-edited issues. The peer review process for these articles is the same as the peer review process of the journal in general. Additionally, if a guest editor authors an article in their issue/collection, they will not handle the peer review process.
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
- "Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems and The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers"
- Country or region
- SOUTH KOREA
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 2009
- ISSN
- 1598-6446
- Electronic ISSN
- 2005-4092
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 24, Issue 9 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Control Automation and Systems
What CAS zone is International Journal of Control Automation and Systems in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of Control Automation and Systems 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 3 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 Control Automation and Systems?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.77; CiteScore 5.4, h-index 80.
How long does peer review take at International Journal of Control Automation and Systems?
Based on the dates recorded on 32 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 181 days (interquartile range 152–246 days); authors report an average review time of about 12 months; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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 Control Automation and Systems?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Reference style: Author–date; Suggested reviewers: Optional. 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 Control Automation and Systems based?
Of the 136 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 41 (about 30%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are South Korea (69), Mainland China (41) and Japan (6). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index International Journal of Control Automation and Systems?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Control Automation and Systems is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, INSPEC and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is International Journal of Control Automation and Systems open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Control Automation and Systems 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, 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .