Journal profile · Mathematics-Control and Optimization
Science Robotics
ISSN 2470-9476 · American Association for the Advancement of Science · United States
Science Robotics: CAS Zone 1 · Computer Science (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 25.78; subscription journal; median 266 days to acceptance (84 articles, last 24 months); 132 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Science Robotics is published by American Association for the Advancement of Science and is in Zone 1 of Computer Science in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence, Micro and Nano Robotics and Soft Robotics and Applications, together about 33.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Biomedical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Science Robotics is a multidisciplinary research journal covering traditional disciplines of robotics as well as emerging technologies closely related to robotics.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Mathematics-Control and Optimization
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Modular Robots and Swarm IntelligenceEngineering12.9%
- Micro and Nano RoboticsPhysics and Astronomy11.3%
- Soft Robotics and ApplicationsEngineering9.7%
- Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsEngineering7.3%
- Robot Manipulation and LearningEngineering6.5%
- Robotic Locomotion and ControlEngineering5.3%
- Advanced Materials and MechanicsEngineering5.1%
- Muscle activation and electromyography studiesEngineering4.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Computer Science Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Robotics | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Computer Science Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Robotics | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Computer Science Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Robotics | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview 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
- 25.78LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 32.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 5.88LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 6.02LetPub ·
- h-index
- 167OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 639OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 18.75OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 2.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0.89%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 86LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 969 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 86 | 16 | 113 |
| 2025 | 132 | 36 | 1,925 |
| 2024 | 138 | 34 | 4,637 |
| 2023 | 95 | 33 | 4,547 |
| 2022 | 90 | 33 | 10,443 |
| 2021 | 123 | 25 | 12,512 |
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
266 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 208 days – 295 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 29 days (84 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 295 days
- Sample
- 84 articles with submission and acceptance dates (262 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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted5
- editorialEditorialBy Hae-Won Park From acrobatics to generality: Humanoid robots at an inflection pointLength not stated
- focusFocus 19 Aug 2026 Are humanoid robots in 2035 more fiction than science?Length not stated
- research articleResearch Article26 Aug 2026 Motion tracking for agile humanoid controlLength not stated
- reviewsReviews 19 Aug 2026 Evolution of humanoid locomotion controlLength not stated
- viewpointsViewpoints 29 Apr 2026 How foundation models will revolutionize robot swarmsLength not stated
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
- American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2470-9476
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Science Robotics
What CAS zone is Science Robotics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Science Robotics is in Zone 1 of Computer Science, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Robotics; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Computer Science. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Science Robotics?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 25.78; CiteScore 32.1, h-index 167.
How long does peer review take at Science Robotics?
Based on the dates recorded on 84 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 266 days (interquartile range 208–295 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 Science Robotics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Science Robotics is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Science Robotics open access, and what is the APC?
Science Robotics 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .