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About the journal
Automation is an open-access journal published by MDPI AG in Switzerland, publishing in english. It is listed in DOAJ according to the sources read. Declared publication charge: 1,000 CHF. Declared review time at DOAJ: 6 weeks. Facts are reproduced as recorded at their sources with their capture dates; PublishLens indicators are available after sign-in.
Basic facts
- Publisher
- MDPI AG
- ISSN
- 2673-4052
- Country
- Switzerland
- Languages
- english
- Access
- Open access
- Declared publication charge
- 1,000 CHF
- Articles in DOAJ
- 331
- Declared review time
- 6 weeks
- Declared peer-review model
- other
- Official website
- https://www.mdpi.com/journal/automation
Index listings
- DOAJ · 2021-06-02
- Indexing
- DOAJ
- APC
- 1,000 CHF
- Declared review time (DOAJ)
- 6 weeks — journal-declared only (not measured)
- Activity (OpenAlex)
- Active — latest works 2026
- PublishLens list status
- Shown after sign-in
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Articles in DOAJ
331
Most recent article
2 months ago
Average review time (journal-declared via DOAJ)
6weeks
Works in OpenAlex
381
Last recorded publication year
2026
Reported by OpenAlex in 2 of 3 sources (CC0 flags, not verified indexing)DOAJSciELOOpenAlex Core
h-index
19
i10-index
50
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Editorial & policy13
- Last DOAJ review date
- 2023-04-12
- Added to DOAJ
- 2021-06-02
- Declared plagiarism screening
- Declared
- Other fees beyond APC
- No
- Declared digital preservation
- CLOCKSS
- Observed digital preservation (Keepers registry)— snapshot 2026-10-05
- CLOCKSS
- Editorial board
- Official page ↗
- Norwegian register (HK-dir)— 2026
- Level 1 — approved scholarly channel
- Open references deposited at Crossref
- 99%
- ORCID iDs in current deposits
- 93%
- Enrolled in Crossref Similarity Check
- ✓
- Deposits licence metadata at Crossref
- ✓
- APC waiver policy
- View policy
- Peer-review policy
- View policy
Identity & continuity1
- Source type
- journal
Classification2
Subjects (DOAJ)
Technology: Technology (General)
LCC codes
T1-995
Subject areas
- Advanced Neural Network Applications
- Adaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems
- Digital Transformation in Industry
- Adaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems
- Digital Transformation in Industry
- Industrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection
- Digital Transformation in Industry
- Robotic Path Planning Algorithms
Show all subjects (75)
- Robotic Path Planning Algorithms
- Adaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems
- Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization
- Industrial Automation and Control Systems
- Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization
- Advanced Control Systems Design
- Advanced Control Systems Optimization
- Advanced Control Systems Optimization
- Industrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection
- Advanced Control Systems Optimization
- Fault Detection and Control Systems
- Control and Dynamics of Mobile Robots
- Advanced Neural Network Applications
- Robot Manipulation and Learning
- Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring
- Manufacturing Process and Optimization
- Reinforcement Learning in Robotics
- Robot Manipulation and Learning
- Industrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection
- Control Systems and Identification
- Advanced Neural Network Applications
- Manufacturing Process and Optimization
- Fault Detection and Control Systems
- Autonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety
- Advanced Manufacturing and Logistics Optimization
- Robotic Path Planning Algorithms
- Advanced Manufacturing and Logistics Optimization
- Robot Manipulation and Learning
- Autonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety
- Fault Detection and Control Systems
- Smart Agriculture and AI
- Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems
- Smart Agriculture and AI
- Smart Agriculture and AI
- Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems
- Autonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety
- Manufacturing Process and Optimization
- Robotic Mechanisms and Dynamics
- Vehicle Dynamics and Control Systems
- Fuzzy Logic and Control Systems
- Distributed Control Multi-Agent Systems
- Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization
- Sensorless Control of Electric Motors
- UAV Applications and Optimization
- Metaheuristic Optimization Algorithms Research
- Stability and Control of Uncertain Systems
- Sensorless Control of Electric Motors
- UAV Applications and Optimization
- Sensorless Control of Electric Motors
- Traffic control and management
- Aerospace and Aviation Technology
- Aerospace and Aviation Technology
- Advanced Control Systems Design
- Advanced Control Systems Design
- Human-Automation Interaction and Safety
- Human-Automation Interaction and Safety
- Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring
- Vehicle Dynamics and Control Systems
- Traffic control and management
- Smart Grid Security and Resilience
- Smart Grid Security and Resilience
- Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring
- Industrial Automation and Control Systems
- Soft Robotics and Applications
- Industrial Automation and Control Systems
- Soft Robotics and Applications
- Advanced machining processes and optimization
Keywords (DOAJ)
- optimization algorithms
- manufacturing systems
- aerospace control systems
- artificial neural networks
- process automation and monitoring
- sensors and signal processing
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