Journal profile · ROBOTICS
Soft Robotics
ISSN 2169-5172 · eISSN 2169-5180 · Mary Ann Liebert Inc. · UNITED STATES
Soft Robotics: CAS Zone 2 · Computer Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 5.6; hybrid open access; 77 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Soft Robotics is published by Mary Ann Liebert Inc. and is in Zone 2 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, Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials and Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence, together about 52.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Biomedical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Sage, a leading independent academic publisher, has acquired Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., a global media company known for publishing over 100 peer-reviewed journals in biotechnology, life sciences, clinical medicine, public health, and engineering. The journals will be available on the Sage Journals platform beginning 1 January 2026. A dual access period will run from 1 January through 30 March 2026
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ROBOTICS
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Soft Robotics and ApplicationsEngineering27.4%
- Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsEngineering15.1%
- Modular Robots and Swarm IntelligenceEngineering10.2%
- Micro and Nano RoboticsPhysics and Astronomy9.5%
- Robot Manipulation and LearningEngineering8%
- Advanced Materials and MechanicsEngineering7.3%
- Dielectric materials and actuatorsEngineering4.9%
- Prosthetics and Rehabilitation RoboticsEngineering3.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Computer Science Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Robotics | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Computer Science Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Robotics | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Computer Science Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Robotics | Zone 2 |
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
- 5.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 15.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.79LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.95LetPub ·
- h-index
- 24LetPub ·
- h-index
- 108OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 592OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.58OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 9.43%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 68LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 870 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 59 | 9 | 35 |
| 2025 | 77 | 5 | 230 |
| 2024 | 92 | 26 | 1,008 |
| 2023 | 85 | 16 | 1,468 |
| 2022 | 76 | 17 | 2,197 |
| 2021 | 79 | 21 | 3,303 |
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.
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Mary Ann Liebert Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2169-5172
- Electronic ISSN
- 2169-5180
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Soft Robotics
What CAS zone is Soft Robotics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Soft Robotics is in Zone 2 of Computer Science, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Robotics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Computer Science. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Soft Robotics?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 5.6; CiteScore 15.8, h-index 108.
Which databases index Soft Robotics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Soft Robotics is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Soft Robotics open access, and what is the APC?
Soft Robotics is a hybrid 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: .