Journal profile · Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Mechatronics
ISSN 0957-4158 · eISSN 1873-4006 · Elsevier Ltd · ENGLAND · Bimonthly · Founded 1991
Mechatronics: CAS Zone 3 · Computer Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.17; hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,940; review about 153 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); community-reported acceptance: easy; 124 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Mechatronics is published by Elsevier Ltd and is in Zone 3 of Computer Science in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Iterative Learning Control Systems, Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems and Robot Manipulation and Learning, together about 22.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Control and Systems Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Mechatronics: The Science of Intelligent MachinesA journal of IFAC, The International Federation of Automatic Control.Mechatronics is an international refereed journal that publishes articles that report advances in the state-of-the-art in Mechatronics and Robotics. We welcome original submissions that report creative or innovative methodology and solutions with a synergistic combination of mechanical engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, control systems, data engineering and AI for intelligent machines or robotic systems. Submitted manuscripts are expected to report experimental results obtained from laboratory or full-scale mechatronic apparatus. Some of the topics addressed in the published articles include:Mechatronics:Modeling, identification and control of mechatronic systems; motion and vibration control; solutions for machines towards autonomy; micro/nano systems and devices; automotive systems; biomedical mechatronic systems; and advanced manufacturing equipment and processes.Robotics:Modeling, control, learning and system issues related to: autonomous vehicles and robots, marine, underwater, and aerial robots, legged robots, soft robots, field robots, industrial robots, medical robots; human-robot interaction; collaborative and autonomous systems; teleoperation; haptics; and multi-robot systems.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Editor-in-chief Oliver Sawodny StuttgartPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 10 in mainland China (about 11%); most named United States 28, Mainland China 10, Canada 8, Japan 6, South Korea 6 (94 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Iterative Learning Control SystemsEngineering9%
- Hydraulic and Pneumatic SystemsEngineering7.8%
- Robot Manipulation and LearningEngineering6%
- Robotic Mechanisms and DynamicsEngineering5.9%
- Soft Robotics and ApplicationsEngineering5.9%
- Piezoelectric Actuators and ControlEngineering4.9%
- Adaptive Control of Nonlinear SystemsEngineering4.3%
- Teleoperation and Haptic SystemsEngineering4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Computer Science Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Mechanical | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Automation & Control Systems | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Robotics | Zone 3 |
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 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Mechanical | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Robotics | 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 | Engineering, Mechanical | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Automation & Control Systems | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Robotics | 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
- 3.17LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 3.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 7.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.79LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.36LetPub ·
- h-index
- 79LetPub ·
- h-index
- 118OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,151OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.15OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 32.83%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 102LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,835 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 126 | 65 | 50 |
| 2025 | 124 | 52 | 364 |
| 2024 | 109 | 53 | 718 |
| 2023 | 138 | 41 | 1,298 |
| 2022 | 116 | 30 | 1,776 |
| 2021 | 133 | 32 | 2,819 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
153 dayssubmission to acceptance · community reports about 3 months
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 3 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 5 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 67 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 153 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 16 daysPublisher website ·
- 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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,940 / EUR 2,750 / GBP 2,350 / JPY 364,650 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 2,880 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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)
Open calls for papers1, by deadline
Publisher websiteWhat to prepare8 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 1
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 10,000 words
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Templates
- LaTeX
- Highlights
- Required
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted12
- book reviewRegular Articles: Articles that describe original research of high quality in Mechatronics or in Robotics. Papers should not normally exceed 10,000 words (maxim…Length not stated
- book reviewsBook Reviews: A detailed review of published textbooks or research monographs of interest to the Mechatronics readership.Length not stated
- conference paperRegular Articles: Articles that describe original research of high quality in Mechatronics or in Robotics. Papers should not normally exceed 10,000 words (maxim…Length not stated
- letterRegular Articles: Articles that describe original research of high quality in Mechatronics or in Robotics. Papers should not normally exceed 10,000 words (maxim…Length not stated
- original researchRegular Articles: Articles that describe original research of high quality in Mechatronics or in Robotics. Papers should not normally exceed 10,000 words (maxim…Length not stated
- regular articleRegular Articles: Articles that describe original research of high quality in Mechatronics or in Robotics. Papers should not normally exceed 10,000 words (maxim…Length not stated
- regular articlesRegular Articles: Articles that describe original research of high quality in Mechatronics or in Robotics. Papers should not normally exceed 10,000 words (maxim…Length not stated
- reviewRegular Articles: Articles that describe original research of high quality in Mechatronics or in Robotics. Papers should not normally exceed 10,000 words (maxim…Length not stated
- review articleRegular Articles: Articles that describe original research of high quality in Mechatronics or in Robotics. Papers should not normally exceed 10,000 words (maxim…Length not stated
- review articlesReview Articles: Contain a detailed survey of established or emerging topics of interest to the journal readership. Papers should not normally exceed 10,000 wor…Length not stated
- robotics and mechatronics lettersRobotics and Mechatronics Letters: Short manuscripts, no longer than 7 printed pages, that report important time sensitive results in Robotics or in Mechatronic…Length not stated
- surveyRegular Articles: Articles that describe original research of high quality in Mechatronics or in Robotics. Papers should not normally exceed 10,000 words (maxim…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use Declaration of generative AI use
Authors must declare the use of generative AI tools in the manuscript preparation process upon submission of the paper.Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies (“AI tools”) have been rapidly adopted in research and scholarly publishing, offering significant benefits while requiring clear standards for responsible and transparent use.Authors preparing a manuscript for this journal may use AI tool…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Group authorship
Group authorship refers to the attribution of an article to a defined and named group of authors whose members have contributed to the work. Examples include research consortia, clinical trial groups, collaborative networks, task forces or working groups, expert panels or consensus groups, and participatory research groups. Group authorship must be declared on the title page at submission. When av…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Declaration of competing interests
All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence or bias their work. Examples of potential competing interests include:EmploymentConsultanciesStock ownershipHonorariaPaid expert testimonyPatent applications or registrationsGrants or any other fundingAffiliation with the journal as an Editor or Advisory Board …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright License options
Authors will be offered open access user license options which will determine how you, and third parties, can reuse your open access article. We advise that you review these options and any funding body license requirements before selecting a license option.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
We refer you to our open access information page to learn about open access options for this journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
Peer review type: single anonymized review process. Model summary
This journal follows a single anonymized review process. Your submission will initially be assessed by our editors. If your submission is deemed suitable, it will typically be sent to be reviewed by a minimum of two reviewers for an independent expert assessment of the scientific quality. The decision as to whether your article is accepted or rejected for publication will be made by our editors.Re…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Submission format: LaTeX only, 2-column format. Model summary
Preprint sharingAuthors may share preprints in line with Elsevier's article sharing policy. Sharing preprints, such as on a preprint server, will not count as prior publication.We advise you to read our policy on multiple, redundant or concurrent publication. In support of Open Science, this journal offers its authors a free preprint posting service on SSRN, Elsevier’s preprint and early research …
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
- Elsevier Ltd
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1991
- ISSN
- 0957-4158
- Electronic ISSN
- 1873-4006
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Mechatronics
What CAS zone is Mechatronics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Mechatronics is in Zone 3 of Computer Science, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Engineering, Mechanical / Automation & Control Systems / Engineering, Electrical & Electronic / Robotics. 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 Mechatronics?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.17; CiteScore 7.1, h-index 118.
How long does peer review take at Mechatronics?
The publisher reports about 153 days (submission to acceptance); 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Mechatronics?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: ≥ 1; Manuscript length: ≤ 10,000 words; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; Templates: LaTeX; Highlights: Required; Graphical abstract: Optional; Cover letter: Required. 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 Mechatronics based?
Of the 94 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 10 (about 11%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (28), Mainland China (10) and Canada (8). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Mechatronics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Mechatronics is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Mechatronics open access, and what is the APC?
Mechatronics is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,940.
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 2026-08-30). Last updated: .