Systems Science & Control Engineering is a dynamic and inclusive open-access journal dedicated to advancing the knowledge, practice, and applications of systems science and control engineering. The journal is committed to promoting interdisciplinary collaboration and welcomes contributions from researchers, engineers, and practitioners across various domains. Our aim is to provide a platform for disseminating high-quality research that addresses complex challenges and innovative solutions in these fields.
Systems Science & Control Engineering accepts a wide range of topics, including but not limited to:
1. Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning:
Exploring the integration of AI and machine learning techniques in control systems, decision-making processes, and automation.
2. Complex Systems and Complex Networks:
Investigating the dynamics, behaviour, and modelling of complex systems and networks in various domains, such as social networks, transportation, and ecological systems.
3. Control Theory and Control Applications:
Advancing the theory and practice of control systems in applications like robotics, process control, aerospace, and mechatronics.
4. Cybernetics and Feedback Systems:
Studying feedback mechanisms and their role in regulating and optimizing systems, including applications in self-regulating machines and biological systems.
5. Dynamical Systems Theory:
Exploring the behaviour of dynamic systems, chaos theory, stability analysis, and bifurcation theory.
6. Operations Research:
Addressing optimization problems, logistics, supply chain management, and decision-making processes using mathematical modelling and operational research techniques.
7. Systems Biology and Systems Ecology:
Investigating the behaviour and interactions of biological and ecological systems, including modelling of ecosystems and the study of biological networks.
8. Systems Engineering:
Focusing on the design, integration, and management of complex systems, emphasizing the systems engineering lifecycle.
9. Systems Psychology:
Applying systems thinking to psychology and human behaviour, including modelling of cognitive processes and decision-making.
10. Systems Theory and Interdisciplinary Applications:
Encouraging research that bridges the gap between theory and practical applications in diverse fields, fostering interdisciplinary collaboration.
The journal operates a rigorous single-anonymized peer review policy, ensuring the highest quality of published work. Authors can expect fair and constructive feedback from expert reviewers in the field.
All articles in Systems Science & Control Engineering are freely and permanently available online through gold open access publication. We aim to facilitate the widespread dissemination of knowledge and foster collaboration within the global scientific community.
We welcome researchers, practitioners, and scholars from diverse backgrounds to contribute their expertise and innovative research to Systems Science & Control Engineering. Together, we strive to advance the frontiers of systems science and control engineering, driving innovation and addressing complex challenges in our rapidly evolving world.
Journal metrics
Usage
228K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
3.2 (2023) Impact Factor
Q2 Impact Factor Best Quartile
3.6 (2023) 5 year IF
9.5 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
Q1 CiteScore Best Quartile
1.797 (2023) SNIP
1.248 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
23 days avg. from submission to first
decision
31 days avg. from submission to first
post-review decision
14 days avg. from acceptance to online
publication
46% acceptance rate
Understanding and using journal metrics
Journal metrics can be a useful tool for readers, as well as for authors
who are deciding where to submit their next manuscript for publication.
However, any one metric only tells a part of the story of a journal’s
quality and impact. Each metric has its limitations which means that it
should never be considered in isolation, and metrics should be used to
support and not replace qualitative review.
We strongly recommend that you always use a number of metrics, alongside
other qualitative factors such as a journal’s aims & scope, its
readership, and a review of past content published in the journal. In
addition, a single article should always be assessed on its own merits and
never based on the metrics of the journal it was published in.
Usage and acceptance rate data above are for the last full calendar year
and are updated annually in February. Speed data is updated every six
months, based on the prior six months. Citation metrics are updated
annually mid-year. Please note that some journals do not display all of
the following metrics
(find out why).
Usage:
the total number of times articles in the journal were viewed by users
of Taylor & Francis Online in the previous calendar year, rounded to the
nearest thousand.
Citation Metrics
Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles published in the
journal within a two-year window. Only journals in the Clarivate Science
Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI),
Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and the Emerging Sources
Citation Index (ESCI) have an Impact Factor.
Impact Factor Best Quartile*:
the journal’s highest subject category ranking in the Journal Citation
Reports. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest Impact Factors.
5 Year Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal
within a five-year window.
CiteScore (Scopus)†:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal over
a four-year period.
CiteScore Best Quartile†:
the journal’s highest CiteScore ranking in a Scopus subject category. Q1
= 25% of journals with the highest CiteScores.
SNIP
(Source Normalized Impact per Paper):
the number of citations per paper in the journal, divided by citation
potential in the field.
SJR
(Scimago Journal Rank):
Average number of (weighted) citations in one year, divided by the
number of articles published in the journal in the previous three years.
Speed/acceptance
From submission to first decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision. Based on manuscripts receiving a
first decision in the last six months.
From submission to first post-review decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision if it is sent out for peer review.
Based on manuscripts receiving a post-review first decision in the last
six months.
From acceptance to online publication:
the average (median) number of days from acceptance of a manuscript to
online publication of the Version of Record. Based on articles published
in the last six months.
Acceptance rate:
articles accepted for publication by the journal in the previous
calendar year as percentage of all papers receiving a final decision.
Professor Zidong Wang, BSc, MSc, PhD, Brunel University London, London, United Kingdom
Associate Editors
Raquel Caballero-Aguila, The University of Jaén, Jaén, Spain Mohammed Chadli, University of Paris-Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France Wen-Hua Chen, Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK Xuemin Chen, Texas Southern University, Houston, TX, USA Mohamed Darouach, Université de Lorraine, Nancy, France Hongli Dong, Northeast Petroleum University, Daqing, China Dipayan Guha, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, Allahabad, India Shoulin Hao, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China Xiao He, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China Jun Hu, Harbin University of Science and Technology, Harbin, China Hamid Reza Karimi, Polytechnic University of Milan, Milan, Italy Jinling Liang, Southeast University, Nanjing, China Malte Misol, German Aerospace Center, Institute of Lightweight Systems, Braunschweig, Germany Bosukonda Murali Mohan, IIT Kharagpur, Kharagpur, India Gianluigi Pillonetto, University of Padova, Padova, Italy Jagat Jyoti Rath, Institute of Infrastructure, Technology, Research and Management (IITRAM), Ahmedabad, India Hamid Reza Shaker, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark Bo Shen, Donghua University, Shanghai, China Li Sheng, China University of Petroleum (East China), Dongying, China Qiankun Song, Chongqing Jiaotong University, Chongqing, China Weiwei Sun, Qufu Normal University, Jining, China Mingsi Tong, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China Antonios Tsourdos, Cranfield University, Cranfield, UK Kalyana Veluvolu, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, South Korea Tong Wang, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China Guoliang Wei, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, China Chenguang Yang, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
Editorial Board Members
Chris Chatwin, University of Sussex, Brighton and Hove, UK Huijun Gao, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China Daniel W. C. Ho, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Nicholas Karampetakis, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece James Lam, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Guoping Liu, University of South Wales, Newport, UK Hong Qiao, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China Sheng-feng Qin, Northumbria University, London, UK Peng Shi, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia Saied Taheri, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, USA Argyrios Zolotas, Cranfield University, Cranfield, UK
Abstracting and indexing
Systems Science & Control Engineering is indexed in:
British Library CLOCKSS CrossRef Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) GoOA Google Scholar Ei Compendex (Engineering Village) Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) Microsoft Academic Portico Scopus Ulrich's Periodicals Directory Web of Science WorldCat Local (OCLC)
Open access
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Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
Rigorous peer review for every open access article
Article Publishing Charges (APC)
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Systems Science & Control Engineering is endorsed by The Chinese Automation and Computing Society in UK (CACSUK) CACSUK is a non-profit organization for Chinese automation and computer science professionals who currently reside in the UK. Its objective is to promote technical exchanges among the members, and collaborations with relevant Chinese and British organizations.
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