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WoS SCIE Q3Scopus Q2SCImago #10,530CAS 4区Hybrid

International Journal of Control

Abbreviation (ISO):INT. J. CONTROL
Country: England•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q3•Scopus SJR: 0.563•SCImago Rank: #10,530•Identifier (ISSN):0020-7179(Print)/1366-5820(Online)•Articles / Year: 419•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,181 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q3
1.5
↓ -0.1

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
104

104 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ3
Self-Citation Rate12.5%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
419articles/year
3.53% Gold OA•100% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

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

1.50pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q3(IF: 1.5)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.5)
🔵 Computed
20251.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.6)
🔵 Computed
20241.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.6)
🔵 Computed
20231.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 2.1)
🔵 Computed
20221.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 2.102)
🔵 Computed
20211.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 2.888)
🔵 Computed
20201.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 2.78)
🔵 Computed
20191.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 2.93)
🔵 Computed
20181.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 2.101)
🔵 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 International Journal of Control publishes top quality, peer reviewed papers in all areas, both established and emerging, of control theory and its applications. Readership: Development engineers and research workers in industrial automatic control. Research workers and students in automatic control and systems science in universities. Teachers of advanced automatic control in universities. Applied mathematicians and physicists working in automatic control and systems analysis. Development and research workers in fields where automatic control is widely applied: process industries, energy utility industries and advanced manufacturing, embedded systems and robotics.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Computer science95.9%Mathematics93.6%Economics84.1%Artificial intelligence84%Management79.8%Control (management)78.8%Control theory (sociology)76.7%Physics67.4%Quantum mechanics60.2%Engineering58.3%Mathematical analysis47.1%Applied mathematics39.2%Biology34.4%Nonlinear system33.9%Mathematical optimization29%Electrical engineering29%Algorithm27.8%Programming language27.3%Control engineering27.1%Statistics27%Philosophy24.8%Geometry22%Machine learning21.9%Chemistry20.8%

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #10,530Scopus Q2SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1965-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Computer ScienceEngineering
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2
0.563

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q2
Scopus H-Index (2025)
135

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
2.20

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,181 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations1,595
3-Year Documents736
Citable Documents732

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 Rate28.1%

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 ApplicationsQ2
Control and Systems EngineeringQ2

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
4区 (Zone 4)Computer Science
Minor Category (Specific Field):
4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
Taylor and Francis Ltd.
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Semimonthly
Founding Year
1965
Editorial Address
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD, 4 PARK SQUARE, MILTON PARK, ABINGDON, ENGLAND, OXON, OX14 4RN
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
AUTOMATION & CONTROL SYSTEMS
JCRSCIE
63/88Q3
AUTOMATION & CONTROL SYSTEMS
JCISCIE
70/88Q4

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—12921
20251.6201205
20241.6180389
20232.1172778
20222.1022201,512
20212.8882262,269
20202.782472,510
20192.932603,374
20182.1012974,690
2017—3246,287
2016—3056,990
2015—2405,750
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for International Journal of Control

WoS Q3
1234201820192020202120222023202420251.60
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:1.6

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 12.5%

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: 816fc090-fcdb-4f8d-acc0-41b94dd46798
Database Updated: 2026-10-01