SIAM Journal on Control and Optimization

Aims & Scope

SIAM Journal on Control and Optimization (SICON) publishes original research articles on the mathematics and applications of control theory and certain parts of optimization theory.

Papers considered for publication must be significant at both the mathematical level and the level of applications or potential applications.

Papers containing mostly routine mathematics or those with no discernible connection to control and systems theory or optimization will not be considered for publication.

From time to time, the journal will also publish authoritative surveys of important subject areas in control theory and optimization whose level of maturity permits a clear and unified exposition.

The broad areas mentioned above are intended to encompass a wide range of mathematical techniques and scientific, engineering, economic, and industrial applications.

These include stochastic and deterministic methods in control, estimation, and identification of systems; modeling and realization of complex control systems; the numerical analysis and related computational methodology of control processes and allied issues; and the development of mathematical theories and techniques that give new insights into old problems or provide the basis for further progress in control theory and optimization.

Within the field of optimization, the journal focuses on the parts that are relevant to dynamic and control systems.

Contributions to numerical methodology are also welcome in accordance with these aims, especially as related to large-scale problems and decomposition as well as to fundamental questions of convergence and approximation.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.4
2024	2.20

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.316

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	133

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	3024

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1278

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Mathematics, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Finite-Time Stability of Continuous Autonomous Systems

  Citation: 4718

  Authors: Sanjay P., Dennis S.

• Supervisory Control of a Class of Discrete Event Processes

  Citation: 2614

  Authors: P. J., W. M.

• Monotone Operators and the Proximal Point Algorithm

  Citation: 2547

  Authors: R. Tyrrell

• Acceleration of Stochastic Approximation by Averaging

  Citation: 1044

  Authors: B. T., A. B.

• Sharp Sufficient Conditions for the Observation, Control, and Stabilization of Waves from the Boundary

  Citation: 995

  Authors: Claude, Gilles, Jeffrey

• The Linear Multivariable Regulator Problem

  Citation: 900

  Authors: Bruce A.

• A Modified Forward-Backward Splitting Method for Maximal Monotone Mappings

  Citation: 896

  Authors: Paul

• Nonlinear Observers with Linearizable Error Dynamics

  Citation: 855

  Authors: Arthur J., Witold

• Optimal Portfolio and Consumption Decisions for a “Small Investor” on a Finite Horizon

  Citation: 820

  Authors: Ioannis, John P., Steven E.

• Finite Time Controllers

  Citation: 814

  Authors: V. T.

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