Robotics
ISSN 2218-6581 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute · Switzerland · active 2012–2026
Metrics
- Best Scimago quartile (2025)
- Q1
- Cites per paper (2y)
- 4.1
- SJR
- 0.737
- h-index
- 66
“Cites per paper” is a two-year cited-by rate computed from OpenAlex. It is not a Clarivate Journal Impact Factor — we neither compute nor license that metric (how the two differ). Citation rates differ enormously between fields, so compare within a discipline. What the other figures mean: journal quartile, SJR, h-index and article processing charge.
Data as of 25 October 2026 (venue index build).
Scimago Journal Rank 2025
In the Scimago Journal Rank 2025 edition, Robotics is Q1 in 2 of its 3 subject categories and Q2 in the other 1. Its best category quartile is Q1.
| Subject category | Quartile | Rank in category |
|---|---|---|
| Control and Optimization | Q1 | #32 of 146 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Q1 | #151 of 696 |
| Artificial Intelligence | Q2 | #148 of 434 |
- Cites per document (2 years, Scopus)
- 4.49
- Documents indexed in 2025 (Scopus)
- 190
The quartile is the one Scimago prints for each category. Rank is the journal's position by SJR among the journals Scimago lists in that category (#1 is the highest); “—” means we hold no rank consistent with that quartile. The document count is what Scopus indexed that year, which can be lower than a journal's full output. Source: SCImago Journal Rank 2025 edition, from Scopus data (scimagojr.com, CC BY-NC).
Robotics is Q1 in 2 of its 3 Scimago subject categories (2025 edition; best category Control and Optimization: Q1, #32 of 146), with SJR 0.737 (Scimago) and an h-index of 66 (OpenAlex). Listed in DOAJ, Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed.
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Responding time
- Submission to first decision
- 20 days (median)Publisher-reported
- Submission to acceptance
- 46 days (median)Estimated from our library (22 papers)
- Acceptance to publication
- 4 days (median)Publisher-reported
- Submission to publication
- 49 days (median)Estimated from our library (22 papers)
Turnaround figures are indicative, not a guarantee: DOAJ values are self-reported by the journal (average weeks, submission to publication); library estimates are medians of the received/accepted dates printed in papers we hold. Editorial times vary by article type and season — confirm on the journal’s own site.
Indexing & access
- Indexed in
- DOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- Access status:
- gold. Where this comes from publisher-level signals rather than works-level data it is a heuristic — confirm on the journal’s own site, especially regarding any article processing charge.
- Article processing charge
- Article processing charge (APC): 1,800 CHF per accepted article (DOAJ). Fee waivers are available.
Scope
Frequently asked
Is Robotics a predatory journal?
Our screening does not flag Robotics. That is not a guarantee of quality — it means the venue is not on Beall's archive (frozen since 2017) and does not match our name-pattern heuristic. It is listed in DOAJ, Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed, which is a positive signal.
Is Robotics indexed in Scopus or Web of Science?
Per our venue index, Robotics appears in: DOAJ, Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed. Index membership changes over time — confirm on the index's own site before relying on it.
What is the impact factor of Robotics?
Papers in Robotics are cited about 4.1 times each within two years of publication, and Scimago places it in Q1, with an h-index of 66. Those are the open equivalents: the Clarivate Journal Impact Factor is a proprietary metric we neither compute nor license, so we show the two-year citation rate and Scimago quartile instead — they answer the same question of how heavily the journal is cited. A citation rate is a property of a field as much as of a journal.
What Scimago quartile is Robotics (Q1, Q2, Q3, or Q4)?
In the Scimago Journal Rank 2025 edition, Robotics is Q1 in 2 of its 3 subject categories and Q2 in the other 1. By category: Control and Optimization: Q1, #32 of 146; Mechanical Engineering: Q1, #151 of 696; Artificial Intelligence: Q2, #148 of 434. Its best category quartile is Q1. Quartiles split the journals in a subject category into four equal groups by SJR, so Q1 is the most-cited quarter and Q4 the least; Robotics is cited about 4.1 times per paper over two years, with an h-index of 66.
What is the Web of Science (JCR) quartile of Robotics?
The Web of Science quartile comes from Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports (JCR), a proprietary product we neither license nor compute — so we cannot state a JCR quartile for Robotics. The open equivalent is its best Scimago quartile, Q1 in Control and Optimization and 1 other category, derived from Scopus citation data. Because JCR ranks against Web of Science and Scimago against Scopus, the two can differ, so check Clarivate's site directly if you need the JCR quartile specifically.
Is Robotics open access?
Our index records its access status as "gold". Where this is derived from publisher-level signals rather than works-level data it is a heuristic, so confirm on the journal's own site — particularly if an article processing charge matters to you.
What is the article processing charge (APC) to publish in Robotics?
Article processing charge (APC): 1,800 CHF per accepted article (DOAJ). Fee waivers are available. The exact charge can vary by article type and any fee waiver, so confirm the current amount on the journal's own site.
How long does Robotics take to publish a paper?
Submission to first decision for Robotics takes about 20 days (median) — Publisher-reported. Treat it as indicative rather than a guarantee: editorial times vary by article type, reviewer availability and season, and a self-reported figure is the journal's own. We do not hold a peer-review acceptance rate for Robotics.
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