Journal profile · Engineering, Aerospace
Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics
ISSN 0731-5090 · eISSN 1533-3884 · American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc. (AIAA) · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly · Founded 1982
Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics: CAS Zone 3 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.3; subscription journal; median 217 days to acceptance (100 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 235 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics is published by American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc. (AIAA) and is in Zone 3 of Engineering in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Spacecraft Dynamics and Control, Space Satellite Systems and Control and Astro and Planetary Science, together about 32.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Aerospace Engineering and Control and Systems Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
This journal is devoted to the advancement of the science and technology of guidance, control, and dynamics through the dissemination of original archival papers disclosing significant technical knowledge, exploratory developments, design criteria, and applications in aeronautics, astronautics, celestial mechanics, and related fields. The journal publishes qualified papers on dynamics, stability, guidance, control, navigation, optimization, electronics, avionics, and information processing related to aeronautical, astronautical, and marine systems. Papers are sought which demonstrate the application of recent research to practical engineering problems. Papers that describe aspects of the dynamics and control of significant recent developments, such as a new or different aircraft or spacecraft, also are desired.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Engineering, Aerospace
Editor-in-chief Ping LuPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Spacecraft Dynamics and ControlEngineering13.7%
- Space Satellite Systems and ControlEngineering10.6%
- Astro and Planetary SciencePhysics and Astronomy8.3%
- Guidance and Control SystemsEngineering8.3%
- Adaptive Control of Nonlinear SystemsEngineering6.7%
- Inertial Sensor and NavigationEngineering5.2%
- Aerospace Engineering and Control SystemsEngineering4.5%
- Aerospace and Aviation TechnologyEngineering4.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Engineering Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Aerospace | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Instruments & Instrumentation | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Aerospace | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Instruments & Instrumentation | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Engineering Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Aerospace | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Instruments & Instrumentation | Zone 3 |
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
- 3.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.24LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.84LetPub ·
- h-index
- 127LetPub ·
- h-index
- 195OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 5,330OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.12OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 17.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0.33%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 227LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 8,891 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 192 | 27 | 59 |
| 2025 | 235 | 28 | 586 |
| 2024 | 227 | 35 | 1,393 |
| 2023 | 182 | 36 | 1,963 |
| 2022 | 203 | 41 | 2,892 |
| 2021 | 190 | 40 | 3,455 |
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
217 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 160 days – 291 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 64 days (100 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 284 days
- Sample
- 100 articles with submission and acceptance dates (530 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 3 monthsLetPub ·
- 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
- American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc. (AIAA)
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1982
- ISSN
- 0731-5090
- Electronic ISSN
- 1533-3884
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 49 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics
What CAS zone is Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics is in Zone 3 of Engineering, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Engineering, Aerospace / Instruments & Instrumentation. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.3; CiteScore 6.5, h-index 195.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics?
Based on the dates recorded on 100 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 217 days (interquartile range 160–291 days); authors report an average review time of about 3 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.
Which databases index Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics 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: .