Journal profile · Mathematics-Applied Mathematics
Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems
ISSN 1976-5622 · Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems
Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems: subscription journal; median 56 days to acceptance (25 articles, last 24 months); 180 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems is published by Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization, Control and Dynamics of Mobile Robots and Inertial Sensor and Navigation, together about 24% of its articles. Its main subfields are Control and Systems Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Mathematics-Applied Mathematics
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Robotics and Sensor-Based LocalizationEngineering8.7%
- Control and Dynamics of Mobile RobotsEngineering8.6%
- Inertial Sensor and NavigationEngineering6.7%
- Adaptive Control of Nonlinear SystemsEngineering6.5%
- Robotic Mechanisms and DynamicsEngineering4.9%
- Stability and Control of Uncertain SystemsEngineering4.8%
- Advanced Control Systems DesignEngineering4.7%
- Autonomous Vehicle Technology and SafetyEngineering4.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Applied Mathematics | Q3 | 448/680 | 34th |
| Control and Systems Engineering | Q3 | 289/390 | 26th |
| Software | Q4 | 396/503 | 21st |
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
- 0.22LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.54LetPub ·
- h-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 44OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.45OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,781 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 177 | 2 | 265 |
| 2025 | 180 | 0 | 382 |
| 2024 | 178 | 0 | 266 |
| 2023 | 147 | 0 | 278 |
| 2022 | 164 | 2 | 284 |
| 2021 | 148 | 0 | 257 |
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
56 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 47 days – 75 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 37 days (24 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 96 days
- Sample
- 25 articles with submission and acceptance dates (405 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".
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
- Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems
- ISSN
- 1976-5622
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems
How long does peer review take at Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems?
Based on the dates recorded on 25 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 56 days (interquartile range 47–75 days). 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 Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems is indexed in Scopus.
Is Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics 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, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .