IEEE Transactions on Systems Man Cybernetics-Systems
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Journal Title
IEEE Transactions on Systems Man Cybernetics-Systems
IEEE T SYST MAN CY-S
ISSN / eISSN
2168-2216 / 2168-2232
Aims and Scope
The scope of the IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics: Systems includes the fields of systems engineering. It includes issue formulation, analysis and modeling, decision making, and issue interpretation for any of the systems engineering lifecycle phases associated with the definition, development, and deployment of large systems. In addition, it includes systems management, systems engineering processes, and a variety of systems engineering methods such as optimization, modeling and simulation.
Subject Area
AUTOMATION & CONTROL SYSTEMS
COMPUTER SCIENCE, CYBERNETICS
CiteScore
18.50
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CiteScore Ranking
Category | Quartile | Rank |
---|---|---|
Computer Science - Computer Science Applications | Q1 | #25/817 |
Computer Science - Control and Systems Engineering | Q1 | #11/321 |
Computer Science - Electrical and Electronic Engineering | Q1 | #27/797 |
Computer Science - Software | Q1 | #21/407 |
Computer Science - Human-Computer Interaction | Q1 | #8/145 |
Web of Science Core Collection
Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE) | Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI) |
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Indexed | - |
Category (Journal Citation Reports 2024) | Quartile |
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AUTOMATION & CONTROL SYSTEMS | Q1 |
COMPUTER SCIENCE, CYBERNETICS | Q1 |
H-index
111
Country/Area of Publication
UNITED STATES
Publisher
IEEE
Publication Frequency
Monthly
Year Publication Started
2013
Annual Article Volume
584
Open Access
NO
Contact
IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC, 445 HOES LANE, PISCATAWAY, USA, NJ, 08855-4141
Verified Reviews
March 20, submitted manuscript, received first round of comments (minor revisions) 6 months later, with 5 reviewers and no deadline for revisions;
November 20, revised manuscript, received second round of comments (minor revisions) 5 months later, with an additional reviewer and no deadline for revisions;
April 21, revised manuscript, currently in "Awaiting Decision" status for 3 months, based on the editor's speed, the results are expected to be out by October at the latest.
Compared to the review time and control theory journals (which is also around 6 months), the acceptance speed is acceptable, but for an applied journal, it is indeed too slow.
Additional Information:
1. The review speed of this journal is highly dependent on the speed of the editor. I have seen another article that was submitted and accepted within 8 months, with two rounds of revisions. However, my own article has been submitted for 15 months and still no results.
2. The rejection rate of the journal is very high. If the first round of review results in a rejection, the time cost is relatively low. I have seen an article that was rejected after 18 months of revisions.
3. Due to the decrease in journal submissions, the impact factor has skyrocketed to 13.451 this year. If you are in a hurry to publish for graduation, I do not recommend submitting to this journal. However, if you have already graduated and have some results to publish, you can give it a try.
2021.07.13 Reject with major revision and encouragement to resubmit
2021.08.24 Resubmit
2022.01.06 Reject with major revision and encouragement to resubmit
2022.01.25 Resubmit
2022.07.15 Revise/Minor Revisions
2022.07.22 Resubmit
2022.09.03 Accept
The process took 17 months with a total of 9 reviewers. Here are my experiences:
1. Having multiple reviewers and adding more midway was frustrating, especially when some reviewers lacked professionalism.
2. The process was slow and difficult, with an acceptance rate of around 10%. There was a large volume of submissions and a significant backlog, leading to increased requirements and longer review periods.
3. It may not be necessary or worth the high submission cost, as there are many other high-impact journals similar to this one. It's not necessary to struggle unnecessarily.
4. In the future, the process may become more normalized. The backlog of manuscripts is not as significant as before, and I believe it will eventually align with other journals in terms of reviewer numbers and review periods.
I hope everyone submits to appropriate journals!
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