SciSight Ecosystem
WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #810CAS 1区Top JournalHybrid

IEEE Transactions on Systems Man Cybernetics-Systems

Abbreviation (ISO):IEEE T SYST MAN CY-S
Country: United States•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 2.806•SCImago Rank: #810•Identifier (ISSN):2168-2216(Print)/2168-2232(Online)•Articles / Year: 1,029•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $4,180 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
8.4
↓ -0.3

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
111

111 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate12.8%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
1,029articles/year
1.58% Gold OA•99.47% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

3.00pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 8.4)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20263.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 8.4)
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20253.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 8.7)
🔵 Computed
20243.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 8.6)
🔵 Computed
20233.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 8.7)
🔵 Computed
20223.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 11.471)
🔵 Computed
20213.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 13.451)
🔵 Computed
20203.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 9.309)
🔵 Computed
20193.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 7.351)
🔵 Computed
20183.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.131)
🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

The scope of the IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics: Systems includes the fields of systems engineering. It includes issue formulation, analysis and modeling, decision making, and issue interpretation for any of the systems engineering lifecycle phases associated with the definition, development, and deployment of large systems. In addition, it includes systems management, systems engineering processes, and a variety of systems engineering methods such as optimization, modeling and simulation.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Computer science98%Artificial intelligence71.6%Mathematics61.2%Economics56.8%Engineering53.6%Physics49.2%Management42.6%Quantum mechanics42.4%Control (management)36.4%Machine learning32.5%Control theory (sociology)32.4%Philosophy31.4%Biology31%Programming language25.8%Psychology24.9%Operating system23.9%Electrical engineering23.3%Nonlinear system23.3%Statistics23.1%Algorithm22.8%

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #810Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1996, 2011, 2013-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Computer ScienceEngineering
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
2.806

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
196

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
10.55

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$4,180 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations21,966
3-Year Documents1,982
Citable Documents1,981

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate30.1%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Computer Science ApplicationsQ1
Control and Systems EngineeringQ1
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringQ1
Human-Computer InteractionQ1
Information SystemsQ1
SoftwareQ1

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
1区 (Zone 1)Computer Science
Minor Category (Specific Field):
1区AUTOMATION & CONTROL SYSTEMS
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
IEEE
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Monthly
Founding Year
2013
Editorial Address
IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC, 445 HOES LANE, PISCATAWAY, USA, NJ, 08855-4141
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
AUTOMATION & CONTROL SYSTEMS
JCRSCIE
9/88Q1
COMPUTER SCIENCE, CYBERNETICS
JCRSCIE
4/34Q1
AUTOMATION & CONTROL SYSTEMS
JCISCIE
7/88Q1
COMPUTER SCIENCE, CYBERNETICS
JCISCIE
4/34Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—564770
20258.78404,715
20248.678111,603
20238.768216,028
202211.47156316,066
202113.45150618,543
20209.30943524,287
20197.35156434,814
20185.13152734,825
2017—46531,865
2016—37624,635
2015—26613,716
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for IEEE Transactions on Systems Man Cybernetics-Systems

WoS Q1
371216201820192020202120222023202420258.70
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:8.7

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 12.8%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

Record UUID: 807bea9e-e14c-4a3b-b6a0-f01a523021cb
Database Updated: 2026-10-01