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Manuscript Auditing →01Impact factor
Impact factor of Unmanned Systems (2026)
The impact factor shown here is the 2-year mean citedness: citations received in a year by the papers Unmanned Systems published in the two previous years, divided by the number of those papers. That is the same formula as the Journal Impact Factor, applied to the open citation data of OpenAlex. The journal is listed in JCR 2024, so it also has an official Journal Impact Factor published by Clarivate, which can differ because it counts citations from Web of Science journals only.
Rank in its subject categories
- Automation & Control Systemsrank 73 of 90 journals
Ranks here compare journals of the same Web of Science category in our data by 2-year citedness; they are not the official JCR rank.
Quartile of Unmanned Systems
A journal's quartile (Q1 to Q4) is its position within a subject category: Q1 is the top quarter. The official quartiles are published by Clarivate in Journal Citation Reports (by Journal Impact Factor, in Web of Science categories) and by Scimago as the SJR quartile (in Scopus categories). Unmanned Systems is listed in JCR 2024, so its JCR quartile is in Journal Citation Reports. It is indexed in Scopus, so Scimago shows its SJR quartile. ScholarsColab does not show a quartile until it can show the official one; the impact factor and rank above are calculated from open data.
Citations and papers per year
02Fee waivers
APC waivers and discounts for Unmanned Systems
Unmanned Systems follows the waiver policy of its publisher, World Scientific: waivers and discounts through the EIFL agreement, on request after acceptance. Only the corresponding author's affiliation counts. Co-authors from other countries do not change the waiver.
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Retractions and research integrity at Unmanned Systems
Most common reasons (a retraction can have several):
Unmanned Systems has 1 retracted paper in the Retraction Watch database, the latest in Feb 2025. A retraction count is not a verdict on a journal: large journals publish more and journals that investigate actively retract more. The trend and the reasons tell you more than the number.
Who funds research published in Unmanned Systems
Funders named most often
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03Indexing
Indexing of Unmanned Systems
- ISSN
- 2301-3850
- eISSN
- 2301-3869
- Publisher
- World Scientific all its journals →
- Subjects
- Automation & Control Systems
From the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab, updated 1 March 2026. Indexing can change: confirm on the Web of Science Master Journal List or the Scopus source list before submitting. Official Journal Impact Factors and JCR quartiles are published by Clarivate; the impact factor and quartile on this page are calculated from OpenAlex open data (see how the impact factor works).
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04How to submit
How to submit to Unmanned Systems
- Read the guide for authors. It sets the article types, word limit, reference style and file format that Unmanned Systems accepts. You find it on the official website of the journal, usually under "For authors" or "Submit".
- Use the journal's template. World Scientific offers Word and LaTeX templates for many of its journals. If your manuscript is in Word and the journal wants LaTeX, our LaTeX Template Conversion moves it into the template.
- Check the fit. Read the aims and scope and a few recent issues; papers outside the scope are the most common reason for a desk rejection. The Journal Finder shows journals that published the closest work.
- Check the fee. Unmanned Systems is not a fully open access journal, so authors usually pay nothing unless they choose open access for their article or the journal charges page or colour fees. The guide for authors states the current charges.
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05Reviewer comments
Reviewer comments and rejection reasons for Unmanned Systems
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06Same subject
Automation & Control Systems journals with a similar impact factor*
The journals next to Unmanned Systems when the 87 journals of Automation & Control Systems in our data are ranked by impact factor*:
| Rank | Journal | Impact factor* | Indexing | Open access |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69 | Mathematics of Control Signals and Systems | 1.18 | SCIE | Subscription |
| 70 | Modeling Identification and Control A Norwegian Research Bulletin | 1.16 | SCIE | Fully open access |
| 71 | International Journal of Automation Technology | 1.16 | ESCI | Fully open access |
| 72 | ESAIM Control Optimisation and Calculus of Variations | 1.12 | SCIE | Subscription |
| 74 | at - Automatisierungstechnik | 1.08 | SCIE | Subscription |
| 75 | IMA Journal of Mathematical Control and Information | 1.08 | SCIE | Subscription |
| 76 | Guidance Navigation and Control | 1.03 | ESCI | Fully open access |
| 77 | Studies in Informatics and Control | 0.98 | SCIE | Subscription |
*Impact factor calculated from OpenAlex open data (2-year citedness), not the official Clarivate value.
07Journal Finder
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No AI or language model is used. Your words are matched against the titles of 156,503 real published journal papers, by our mentors and by other researchers (shown without names); journals are ranked by how many closely matching papers they published. Indexing comes from the SCIE, SSCI, AHCI, ESCI, Scopus and JCR 2024 lists, matched by journal name; the impact factor is calculated from OpenAlex open data, not the official Clarivate value, and no quartile is shown until the official JCR or SJR quartile can be; review time comes from the dates publishers deposit in Crossref (not every publisher deposits them). Always check a journal’s scope and current indexing before submitting.
08Questions
Frequently asked questions
What is the impact factor of Unmanned Systems?
Based on OpenAlex citation data (October 2026), the 2-year impact factor of Unmanned Systems is 1.10: papers it published in the two previous years were cited 1.10 times on average in a year. The journal is listed in JCR 2024, so Clarivate also publishes an official Journal Impact Factor, which can differ.
What is the h-index of Unmanned Systems?
The h-index of Unmanned Systems is 36 (OpenAlex, October 2026): 36 of its papers have each been cited at least 36 times. Its i10-index is 156.
What is the quartile of Unmanned Systems?
A journal's quartile (Q1 to Q4) is its position within a subject category: Q1 is the top quarter. The official quartiles are published by Clarivate in Journal Citation Reports (by Journal Impact Factor, in Web of Science categories) and by Scimago as the SJR quartile (in Scopus categories). Unmanned Systems is listed in JCR 2024, so its JCR quartile is in Journal Citation Reports. It is indexed in Scopus, so Scimago shows its SJR quartile. ScholarsColab does not show a quartile until it can show the official one; the impact factor and rank above are calculated from open data.
Is Unmanned Systems indexed in Scopus?
Yes. Unmanned Systems appears in the Scopus list, according to the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab (updated 1 March 2026). Always confirm the current status on the official list before submitting.
Is Unmanned Systems an SCIE journal?
Unmanned Systems is listed in ESCI of the Web of Science Core Collection, but not in SCIE, according to the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab (updated 1 March 2026). Always confirm the current status on the official list before submitting.
Is Unmanned Systems in Journal Citation Reports (JCR)?
Yes. Unmanned Systems is listed in JCR 2024, so it has a Journal Impact Factor. For the current impact factor and quartile, check Journal Citation Reports.
Does Unmanned Systems offer an APC waiver?
Unmanned Systems follows the policy of World Scientific: waivers and discounts through the EIFL agreement, on request after acceptance. Only the corresponding author's affiliation counts. Co-authors from other countries do not change the waiver. Rules verified 27 October 2026; confirm on the publisher's page.
Has Unmanned Systems retracted papers?
Yes. The Retraction Watch database lists 1 retracted paper in Unmanned Systems, 1 of them in the last 10 years; the most common reasons are concerns/issues about data, concerns/issues about methods, error in analyses. A retraction count alone is not a verdict on a journal; look at the trend and the reasons. Data updated October 2026.
Who funds research published in Unmanned Systems?
54% of 200 recent research articles in Unmanned Systems name a funder in Crossref; the funders named most often are National Natural Science Foundation of China, National Key Research and Development Program of China, Natural Science Foundation of Tianjin Municipality.
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