Control and Systems Engineering · 43 journals ranked · top 40 listed
Best open-access journals for Control and Systems Engineering
The top 40 of 43 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 17,782-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).
- 1Transactions of the Chinese Society of Agricultural Machinery12.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Chinese Society of Agricultural MachineryOpen AccessScopus
- 2Robotics3.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing InstituteOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 3Actuators2.4 cites/paper · Q2 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing InstituteOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 4IET Control Theory and Applications2.2 cites/paper · Q2 · Institution of Engineering and TechnologyOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
- 5International Journal of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science1.3 cites/paper · Q2 · De Gruyter OpenOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
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- 7Revista Iberoamericana de Automática e Informática Industrial RIAI1.4 cites/paper · Q3 · Technical University of ValenciaOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 8Bulletin of the Polish Academy of Sciences Technical Sciences0.6 cites/paper · Q3 · De Gruyter OpenOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
- 9International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems1.2 cites/paper · Q3 · SAGE PublishingOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 10Scientific and technical journal of information technologies mechanics and optics0.4 cites/paper · Q4 · Saint Petersburg State University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and OpticsOpen AccessDOAJScopus
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- 12Radio Electronics Computer Science Control0.5 cites/paper · no Scimago quartile · National University "Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic"Open AccessDOAJWeb of Science
- 13Computer Engineering and Applications Journal0.4 cites/paper · no Scimago quartile · Sriwijaya UniversityOpen Access
- 14Transactions of the Institute of Systems Control and Information Engineers0.1 cites/paper · no Scimago quartile · Institute of Systems, Control and Information EngineersOpen Access
- 15Scientific notes of Taurida National V I Vernadsky University Series Technical Sciences0.1 cites/paper · no Scimago quartileOpen Access
- 16Problems of Informatization and Management0.0 cites/paper · no Scimago quartile · National Aviation UniversityOpen Access
- 17e-Prime - Advances in Electrical Engineering Electronics and Energy6.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVOpen AccessDOAJScopus
- 18Journal of Modern Power Systems and Clean Energy6.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer NatureOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
- 19Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering4.8 cites/paper · Q1 · China Machine PressOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
- 20International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems4.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
- 21CSEE Journal of Power and Energy Systems3.4 cites/paper · Q1 · China Electric Power Research InstituteOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
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- 23Machines3.1 cites/paper · Q2 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing InstituteOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 24IET Generation Transmission & Distribution2.8 cites/paper · Q2 · Institution of Engineering and TechnologyOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
- 25IET Renewable Power Generation3.8 cites/paper · Q2 · Institution of Engineering and TechnologyOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
- 26International Transactions on Electrical Energy Systems2.9 cites/paper · Q2 · WileyOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
- 27Advances in Mechanical Engineering2.7 cites/paper · Q2 · SAGE PublishingOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 28TURKISH JOURNAL OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING & COMPUTER SCIENCES2.4 cites/paper · Q2 · Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK)Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of ScienceTR-Dizin
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- 30IET Electric Power Applications1.5 cites/paper · Q2 · Institution of Engineering and TechnologyOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 32Processes3.2 cites/paper · Q2 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing InstituteOpen AccessScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 33The Journal of Engineering2.3 cites/paper · Q3 · Institution of Engineering and TechnologyOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 36Shock and Vibration1.2 cites/paper · Q3 · Hindawi Publishing CorporationOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
- 37Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics0.7 cites/paper · Q3 · Fuji Technology Press Ltd.Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
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- 40Journal of Systems Engineering and Electronics1.5 cites/paper · no Scimago quartile · Institute of Electrical and Electronics EngineersOpen AccessWeb of Science
“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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