ImpaQ Ecosystem•Clarivate, Scopus & CORE Data
Clarivate WoS 2024 / 2025 Data
IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q4Scopus Q3SCImago #19,231Diamond OAHybrid

Archives of Control Sciences

Abbreviation (ISO):Arch. Control Sci
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Identifier (ISSN):2300-2611(Print / Online)
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Publisher:Polish Academy of Sciences, Committee of Automatic Control and Robotics
Clarivate IF (2026)
0.8↓ -0.3
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q4
WoS SCIEJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Archives of Control Sciences

WoS Q4
01121.5420181.5620191.0920211.4420221.220231.220241.120250.82026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):0.8
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q3
0.25
#19,231

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
28

28 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ4
Self-Citation Rate25%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
39articles/year
99.05% Gold OA•100% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Archives of Control Sciences welcomes for consideration papers on topics of significance in broadly understood control science and related areas, including: basic control theory, optimal control, optimization methods, control of complex systems, mathematical modeling of dynamic and control systems, expert and decision support systems and diverse methods of knowledge modelling and representing uncertainty (by stochastic, set-valued, fuzzy or rough set methods, etc.), robotics and flexible manufacturing systems. Related areas that are covered include information technology, parallel and distributed computations, neural networks and mathematical biomedicine, mathematical economics, applied game theory, financial engineering, business informatics and other similar fields.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Computer science98%Artificial intelligence85.5%Economics74.4%Management71%Control (management)68.4%Mathematics67.2%Control theory (sociology)66.7%Physics58.4%Engineering55.7%Quantum mechanics48.1%Biology30.6%Control engineering24.7%Nonlinear system24.1%Philosophy23.9%Electrical engineering23.7%Mathematical analysis20.7%Programming language20.4%Applied mathematics20.4%

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSCIE2026

AUTOMATION & CONTROL SYSTEMS

Q4
Rank79/88
IndexSCIE
JCRSCIE2026

MATHEMATICS, APPLIED

Q3
Rank244/345
IndexSCIE
JCISCIE2026

AUTOMATION & CONTROL SYSTEMS

Q3
Rank63/88
IndexSCIE
JCISCIE2026

MATHEMATICS, APPLIED

Q4
Rank288/345
IndexSCIE

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
2026Latest
IF0.8
Articles / Year18
Total Citations0
2025
IF1.1
Articles / Year32
Total Citations15
2024
IF1.2
Articles / Year44
Total Citations69
2023
IF1.2
Articles / Year29
Total Citations81
2022
IF1.443
Articles / Year33
Total Citations108

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #19,231Scopus Q3Diamond OASCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2004, 2009-2025
Scopus Broad Areas:EngineeringMathematics
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q3
0.25

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

Quartile: Scopus Q3
Citations / Doc (2 years)
1.08

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
100% Free

Diamond Open Access: Authors publish completely free of charge with zero author-facing fees.

Diamond Open Access

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations118
3-Year Documents106
Citable Documents106

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 Rate23.4%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Control and OptimizationQ3
Control and Systems EngineeringQ3
Modeling and SimulationQ3
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 25%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

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

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

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

Archives of Control Sciences (abbr: Arch. Control Sci, ISSN: 2300-2611) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Mathematics, published by Polish Academy of Sciences, Committee of Automatic Control and Robotics in Poland. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 0.80, ranking in quartile Q4 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.250 (Q3), an H-index of 28.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 39 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with Diamond Open Access (100% free of author APC charges). It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.

Publishing & Editorial Information

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

Open Access Model
Hybrid
Publisher
Polish Academy of Sciences, Committee of Automatic Control and Robotics
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusDOAJPubMed
Editorial Address
PL DEFILAD 1, WARSZAWA, POLAND, 00-901

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