Journal profile · Mathematics-Control and Optimization
ROBOMECH Journal
ISSN 2197-4225 · Springer Nature · Germany
ROBOMECH Journal: CAS Zone 4 · Computer Science (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; APC about USD 1,750; median 186 days to acceptance (67 articles, last 24 months); 40 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
ROBOMECH Journal is published by Springer Nature 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 Soft Robotics and Applications, Robot Manipulation and Learning and Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization, together about 30.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Biomedical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Mathematics-Control and Optimization
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Soft Robotics and ApplicationsEngineering12.3%
- Robot Manipulation and LearningEngineering10.1%
- Robotics and Sensor-Based LocalizationEngineering8.1%
- Robotic Locomotion and ControlEngineering7.3%
- Prosthetics and Rehabilitation RoboticsEngineering6.8%
- Robotic Path Planning AlgorithmsComputer Science5.9%
- Modular Robots and Swarm IntelligenceEngineering5.1%
- Muscle activation and electromyography studiesEngineering4.9%
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 | Instruments & Instrumentation | 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 | Instruments & Instrumentation | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Robotics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 3.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.34LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.79LetPub ·
- h-index
- 25OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 99OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.72OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 15.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 40LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 351 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 25 | 25 | 8 |
| 2025 | 40 | 40 | 75 |
| 2024 | 18 | 18 | 60 |
| 2023 | 30 | 30 | 156 |
| 2022 | 24 | 24 | 291 |
| 2021 | 27 | 27 | 228 |
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
186 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 124 days – 289 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 23 days (67 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 213 days
- Sample
- 67 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 13 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 13 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 1,427 / USD 1,750 / GBP 1,240 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 1,690 / EUR 1,373 / GBP 1,190 | — | — | |
| LetPub | GBP 1,190 / USD 1,690 / EUR 1,390 | Yes | — |
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
- Springer Nature
- Country or region
- Germany
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2197-4225
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about ROBOMECH Journal
What CAS zone is ROBOMECH Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, ROBOMECH Journal is in Zone 4 of Computer Science, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Instruments & Instrumentation / 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.
How long does peer review take at ROBOMECH Journal?
Based on the dates recorded on 67 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 186 days (interquartile range 124–289 days); authors report an average review time of about 13 weeks. 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 ROBOMECH Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, ROBOMECH Journal is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is ROBOMECH Journal open access, and what is the APC?
ROBOMECH Journal is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,750.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .