Journal profile · Robotics
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ROBOTICS & AUTOMATION
ISSN 0826-8185 · eISSN 1925-7090 · ACTA Press · UNITED STATES · Quarterly
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ROBOTICS & AUTOMATION: CAS Zone 4 · Computer Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.59; subscription journal; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 96 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ROBOTICS & AUTOMATION is published by ACTA Press 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 Robotic Path Planning Algorithms, Control and Dynamics of Mobile Robots and Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence, together about 34% of its articles. Its main subfields are Control and Systems Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
First published in 1986, the International Journal of Robotics and Automation was one of the inaugural publications in the field of robotics. This journal covers contemporary developments in theory, design, and applications focused on all areas of robotics and automation systems, including new methods of machine learning, pattern recognition, biologically inspired evolutionary algorithms, fuzzy and neural networks in robotics and automation systems, computer vision, autonomous robots, human-robot interaction, microrobotics, medical robotics, mobile robots, biomechantronic systems, autonomous design of robotic systems, sensors, communication, and signal processing.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Robotics
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Robotic Path Planning AlgorithmsComputer Science17.2%
- Control and Dynamics of Mobile RobotsEngineering8.6%
- Modular Robots and Swarm IntelligenceEngineering8.2%
- Robotic Mechanisms and DynamicsEngineering8.2%
- Robotics and Sensor-Based LocalizationEngineering5%
- Robotic Locomotion and ControlEngineering4.3%
- Adaptive Control of Nonlinear SystemsEngineering4.1%
- Soft Robotics and ApplicationsEngineering3.9%
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 | 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 | Robotics | Zone 4 |
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 | Robotics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 0.59LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.18LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.34LetPub ·
- h-index
- 24LetPub ·
- h-index
- 28OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 132OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.24OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 37.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0.58%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 65LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,254 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 26 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 96 | 3 | 6 |
| 2024 | 97 | 1 | 47 |
| 2023 | 56 | 6 | 50 |
| 2022 | 72 | 2 | 75 |
| 2021 | 101 | 9 | 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.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- ACTA Press
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 0826-8185
- Electronic ISSN
- 1925-7090
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ROBOTICS & AUTOMATION
What CAS zone is INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ROBOTICS & AUTOMATION in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ROBOTICS & AUTOMATION is in Zone 4 of Computer Science, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Automation & Control Systems / 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 INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ROBOTICS & AUTOMATION?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.59; CiteScore 1.4, h-index 28.
How long does peer review take at INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ROBOTICS & AUTOMATION?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; 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.
Which databases index INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ROBOTICS & AUTOMATION?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ROBOTICS & AUTOMATION is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ROBOTICS & AUTOMATION open access, and what is the APC?
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ROBOTICS & AUTOMATION 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; 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: .