The Advanced Manufacturing, Industry 4.0 and Robotics Journal List We Give Our Own Clients

The call for papers reads: accepted papers will be published in IEEE Xplore and submitted for EI and Scopus indexing. Many manufacturing and robotics authors read that as a promise. It is not one.

What you can check before paying is whether earlier volumes of the same series appear in the Scopus source list or in Engineering Village. The conference table on this page lists series with confirmed coverage. For engineering journals, the tables start where a first paper usually lands and work upward to the flagships.

How to read a quartile before you read the list

The Scopus quartile comes from Scimago, inside a Scopus subject category. The JCR quartile comes from Clarivate, using the impact factor. The International Journal of Robotics Research sits at Web of Science Q2 but Scopus Q1, and is among the most respected titles in robotics, which shows how little a quartile alone tells you.

An ESCI journal shows an impact factor and a quartile that look exactly like an SCIE one, so an ESCI Q1 will not satisfy a rule asking for SCIE. Where the tier is not recorded, the tables say so. Settling this first is part of Journal Submission Preparation.

Scopus-indexed options, Q3, where a first paper usually lands

A thin band. Two titles here are power engineering or rehabilitation robotics rather than manufacturing, and are marked. Planning a sequence of papers is the Mentorship Program.

Swipe the table sideways to see every column.

Scopus-indexed options, Q1 and Q2

New titles at Scopus Q1, most without a Web of Science tier yet. The AI Journal Finder matches an abstract against them in seconds.

Diamond open access: manufacturing and robotics journals with no APC

Seven titles in the lower bands that charge nothing. The two strongest free titles in this field, the International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing and Light: Advanced Manufacturing, are in the Web of Science table further down.

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EI Compendex indexed journals

Six SCIE journals also carried in EI Compendex, every one subscription with no APC. This is where robotics and automation papers with real hardware should aim.

Gold open access: journals with an APC

From 1,250 to 2,600 US dollars. Additive Manufacturing Letters is the best value for short process papers.

Web of Science options: SCIE and ESCI

The top of the field, including two free titles with impact factors above 10.

Indexed conference routes in manufacturing and robotics

Robotics is a conference-heavy field, and several series here have long, confirmed coverage. The flagship robotics conferences, ICRA and IROS, do not appear in the source data behind this page, so check their proceedings separately rather than assuming either way.

What manufacturing journals now demand in a data statement

Most publishers on this page now require a data availability statement on every research article. Manufacturing has particular problems with it, because so much data comes from industrial partners.

1. Industrial data under an agreement. Factory process data, quality records and machine logs usually cannot be released. Say so, name the partner or describe it, and state the confidentiality agreement. That is accepted.
2. Process parameters. Even when raw data are confidential, the parameters needed to reproduce the process, such as speeds, feeds, laser power and layer thickness, are expected in the paper.
3. Image datasets for defect detection. If you trained a vision model, deposit the dataset or explain why you cannot, and report class balance. Reviewers now ask.
4. Code and robot programs. Controllers, planning code and simulation files belong in a repository with a version reference.
5. CAD and digital twin models. Share geometry where you can. Where the design is proprietary, share a representative case.
6. Synthetic data. If data were simulated, give the generator and its settings, and test on at least some real data.

Writing the statement properly is part of Manuscript Preparation Support, and the revision round is Review & Response Support.

What gets accepted in this field, and what gets rejected

What is a realistic review time for a manufacturing research paper?

Two to four months to a first decision at most SCIE titles here, with desk decisions often inside two weeks. A major revision usually needs new experiments and adds two to four months, so six to twelve months from submission to a citable article is normal as on October 2026.

Which manufacturing research journals give a first decision in under two months?

No index publishes verified turnaround times, so no reliable ranking exists and we do not print one. Read the received and accepted dates on three recent articles in each candidate journal. Letter formats such as Additive Manufacturing Letters and the continuously publishing open access titles are structurally the quickest.

Why has my manufacturing research paper been with the editor for six months?

Usually because reviewers with the right hardware expertise declined, and the editor is still looking. Send a polite status enquiry at three months and again at six, and withdraw formally in writing if the answer stays vague.

Which manufacturing research journals are indexed in both Scopus and Web of Science?

Every title in the Web of Science and EI tables here also carries a Scopus quartile, including Science Robotics, the Journal of Manufacturing Systems, Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing, Additive Manufacturing and the IEEE transactions. Confirm each by ISSN before relying on it.

Can a journal be Scopus indexed but not Web of Science indexed?

Yes. The two databases have separate selection committees. Several Scopus Q1 titles here, including Cognitive Robotics and the Journal of Automation and Intelligence, have no Web of Science tier recorded, so they will not satisfy a rule that names Web of Science.

Which index does my promotion committee actually count for manufacturing research?

Only your institution's written rule answers that. Engineering committees commonly accept SCIE or any Scopus-indexed journal, and some also count EI Compendex. A few, especially in robotics, give credit for top conferences. Get the rule in writing before choosing a venue.

How much does it cost to publish a manufacturing research paper in an indexed journal?

Usually nothing. Every senior SCIE title here is subscription with no APC, and two free titles carry impact factors above 10. Where an APC applies, the range is about 800 to 2,600 US dollars.

Is a Scopus Q3 paper in manufacturing research enough for a PhD submission?

For most universities yes, because the requirement usually names the index rather than the quartile. Some programmes specify Q1, Q2 or SCIE, so get the requirement in writing early.

What editors screen before a reviewer sees your paper

The editorial office checks whether the English is clear enough to review, whether the structure and reference style match the journal, and what the similarity report says. In manufacturing and robotics a further check is common: whether the process parameters or hardware set-up are given in enough detail to repeat the experiment. Run your own overlap check first with the Plagiarism & AI Similarity Checker, and use the AI Journal Finder to confirm the journal's scope matches your abstract before you submit.

Where Research Ramp comes in

We match a finished abstract against live indexing, tell you plainly when a design will not survive the first screen, and prepare the submission so the editorial office has no reason to bounce it. Subject-matched PhD editors, milestone payments, and the author stays the author. Language is Manuscript Editing, partners with factory or lab access are Collaboration Matching, and past work is on our Case Studies page.

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Disclaimer. Every table on this page is correct as on October 2026 and no later. Article charges shown in US dollars are approximate conversions at October 2026 rates, and journals bill in their own currency. Indexing, quartile, access model and charges change through the year, and journals can be added to or removed from Scopus and Web of Science at any time. This page is general information only. Research Ramp Private Limited accepts no responsibility or liability for any decision made on the basis of it, including the choice of journal, any charge paid, or the outcome of any submission. Every detail must be independently verified by the author with the journal's own website and the live Scopus source list and Web of Science Master Journal List before submitting. If you would like an informal second check, send us the title and we will look at it for you.

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