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Control and Systems Engineering · 56 journals ranked · top 40 listed

Best open-access journals for Control and Systems Engineering

The top 40 of 56 Control and Systems Engineering journals, open-access only, ranked by Scimago quartile, then by whether OpenAlex and Scimago agree on the subject and how central Control and Systems Engineering is to each journal, then OpenAlex cites/paper (2-year window), leaving out journals both place in another discipline, drawn from a 17,500-venue index. Predatory venues are excluded; the FAQ below gives the exact ranking rule. These are field-wide rankings — for a shortlist matched to your specific paper, paste your title and abstract into the Journal Finder (a free account starts with 25 welcome credits).

Data as of — the date our venue index was last rebuilt from OpenAlex and Scimago.

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  1. 1
    Applied System Innovation
    5.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  2. 2
    Robotics
    4.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  3. 3
    Journal of low frequency noise, vibration and active control
    3.9 cites/paper · Q1 · SAGE Publishing
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
  4. 4
    Machines
    3.7 cites/paper · Q2 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  5. 5
    Actuators
    3.0 cites/paper · Q2 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  6. 6
    IET Control Theory and Applications
    2.7 cites/paper · Q2 · Institution of Engineering and Technology
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
  7. 7
    Acta Polytechnica Hungarica
    2.7 cites/paper · Q2 · Óbuda University
    Open AccessScopusWeb of Science
  8. 8
    International Journal of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science
    1.5 cites/paper · Q2 · De Gruyter Open
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
  9. 9
    Measurement and Control
    3.0 cites/paper · Q2 · SAGE Publishing
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
  10. 10
    Revista Iberoamericana de Automática e Informática Industrial RIAI
    1.4 cites/paper · Q3 · Technical University of Valencia
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  11. 11
    Journal of Applied Research and Technology
    1.0 cites/paper · Q3
    Open AccessScopus
  12. 12
    Bulletin of the Polish Academy of Sciences Technical Sciences
    0.9 cites/paper · Q3 · De Gruyter Open
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
  13. 13
    International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems
    1.6 cites/paper · Q3 · SAGE Publishing
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  14. 14
    Journal of Vibroengineering
    1.1 cites/paper · Q3 · JVE International
    Open AccessScopusWeb of Science
  15. 15
    Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics
    1.0 cites/paper · Q3 · Fuji Technology Press Ltd.
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
  16. 16
    Diagnostyka
    1.0 cites/paper · Q3
    Open AccessDOAJScopus
  17. 17
    Pomiary, Automatyka, Robotyka
    0.9 cites/paper · no Scimago quartile
    Open Access
  18. 18
    PÄDI Boletín Científico de Ciencias Básicas e Ingenierías del ICBI
    0.3 cites/paper · no Scimago quartile · Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo
    Open Access
  19. 19
    Bulletin of the South Ural State University Ser Computer Technologies Automatic Control & Radioelectronics
    0.2 cites/paper · no Scimago quartile · South Ural State University
    Open Access
  20. 20
    Transactions of the Institute of Systems Control and Information Engineers
    0.2 cites/paper · no Scimago quartile · Institute of Systems, Control and Information Engineers
    Open Access
  21. 21
    Mechanical and electronic control engineering
    0.1 cites/paper · no Scimago quartile
    Open Access
  22. 22
    Journal of Science and Technology - HaUI
    0.1 cites/paper · no Scimago quartile
    Open Access
  23. 23
    International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems
    5.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
  24. 24
    Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering
    5.6 cites/paper · Q1 · China Machine Press
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
  25. 25
    IET Intelligent Transport Systems
    2.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Institution of Engineering and Technology
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  26. 26
    Automatika
    3.8 cites/paper · Q2 · Taylor & Francis
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
  27. 27
    IET Generation Transmission & Distribution
    3.3 cites/paper · Q2 · Institution of Engineering and Technology
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
  28. 28
    Frontiers in Robotics and AI
    5.0 cites/paper · Q2 · Frontiers Media
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  29. 29
    Advances in Mechanical Engineering
    3.2 cites/paper · Q2 · SAGE Publishing
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  30. 30
    Journal of Advanced Transportation
    2.3 cites/paper · Q2 · Hindawi Publishing Corporation
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  31. 31
    Eksploatacja i Niezawodnosc - Maintenance and Reliability
    2.1 cites/paper · Q2
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
  32. 32
    FME Transaction
    1.9 cites/paper · Q2 · Faculty of Agronomy in Čačak
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
  33. 33
    Processes
    3.9 cites/paper · Q2 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
    Open AccessScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  34. 34
    Acta Mechanica et Automatica
    1.0 cites/paper · Q3 · De Gruyter Open
    Open AccessScopusWeb of Science
  35. 35
    Journal of Electrical Engineering
    2.0 cites/paper · Q3 · De Gruyter
    Open AccessScopusWeb of Science
  36. 36
    Shock and Vibration
    1.3 cites/paper · Q3 · Hindawi Publishing Corporation
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
  37. 37
    Journal of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics/Mechanika Teoretyczna i Stosowana
    1.0 cites/paper · Q3 · Exeley Inc
    Open AccessScopusWeb of Science
  38. 38
    Journal of Mechanical Engineering
    0.5 cites/paper · Q3
    Open AccessScopus
  39. 39
    Chemical engineering transactions
    0.2 cites/paper · Q3 · AIDIC-Italian Association of Chemical Engineering
    Open AccessDOAJScopusPubMed
  40. 40
    Vojnotehnicki glasnik
    1.0 cites/paper · Q4 · University of Defence
    Open AccessDOAJScopus

“Cites/paper” is the OpenAlex 2-year citation rate — a transparent signal, not a licensed Impact Factor. Many regional and open-access journals are strong but aren’t covered by Scimago, so they show “no Scimago quartile”; that’s a coverage gap, not a quality judgement.

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Applied System Innovation, Robotics, Journal of low frequency noise, vibration and active control, Machines, Actuators lead this list, drawn from a 17,500-venue index. The top 40 of 56 ranked venues are listed on this page; 6 are Scimago Q1, 14 Q2, 13 Q3, 1 Q4 and 6 have no Scimago quartile. Journals are placed by two independent classifications, OpenAlex's and Scimago's, plus any documented corrections. A journal both place under Control and Systems Engineering ranks ahead, within its Scimago quartile, of one only OpenAlex places there — because Scimago does not cover it, files it as Multidisciplinary, or files it under a neighbouring subject or only under a broad “(miscellaneous)” category (which counts as agreement when Control and Systems Engineering is the journal's main OpenAlex subfield). 1 journal OpenAlex files under Control and Systems Engineering is left out because OpenAlex's main field for it and Scimago's categories both place it in another discipline. By Scimago quartile first (Q1 → Q4, then venues without one). Within a quartile, journals both sources place under Control and Systems Engineering come first, then venues whose main OpenAlex subfield is Control and Systems Engineering come before those that list it second or third, and ties go to OpenAlex cites/paper over a 2-year window. A venue whose main subfield is unrelated to Control and Systems Engineering — fewer than a quarter of the venues filed under that subfield (or fewer than five) are also filed under Control and Systems Engineering — is listed after all the others. Only open-access venues are included. Cites/paper is a transparent citation rate, not a licensed Impact Factor, and journals flagged as predatory are excluded. For a match to your specific paper use the Journal Finder (15 credits; free account starts with 25).

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