Robotics and Computer-integrated Manufacturing

Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing is a peer-reviewed bimonthly journal published by Elsevier that covers industrial robotics and computer-integrated manufacturing, founded in 1984, with a 2025 Journal Impact Factor of 12.3（Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing）是由（Elsevier）出版的同行评审双月刊，聚焦工业机器人与计算机集成制造，1984 年创刊，2025 年影响因子为 12.3。

Scope

• Its emphasis is disseminating research into new or improved industrially relevant robotics and manufacturing technologies其重点在于把研究成果应用于开发新的或改进的工业相关机器人与制造技术。
• Preference is given to original work that includes both theory and experimental validation优先考虑同时包含理论与实验验证的原创研究。
• It welcomes topics such as industrial robotics, human-robot collaborative manufacturing and cloud-based manufacturing欢迎工业机器人、人机协作制造与云制造等议题。^[1]
• It also covers cyber-physical production systems, big data analytics, smart mechatronics and machine learning还涵盖信息物理生产系统、制造大数据分析、智能机电一体化与机器学习。^[2]
• It addresses adaptive and sustainable manufacturing and other unique manufacturing technologies关注自适应与可持续制造以及其他独特制造技术。
• Conventional machining, modelling and simulation, supply chain management and resource optimisation are generally out of scope传统机加工、建模与仿真、供应链管理与资源优化通常不在收录范围内。

History

• It was launched in 1984 by Professor Harold Liebowitz of George Washington University in the United States该刊 1984 年由（George Washington University）的（Harold Liebowitz）教授创办。
• It incorporates the former journal Computer Integrated Manufacturing Systems该刊并入原刊（Computer Integrated Manufacturing Systems）。
• It was led by Andre Sharon as editor-in-chief from 1996 to 2017 and by Lihui Wang from 2018 onward（Andre Sharon）于 1996 至 2017 年任主编，（Lihui Wang）自 2018 年起任主编。
• It reached its 35th anniversary in 2018 while publishing 50 volumes and about 1920 original research articles该刊 2018 年迎来 35 周年，累计出版 50 卷与约 1920 篇原创研究论文。
• It is published bimonthly with six issues per year in print and online该刊以双月刊形式出版，每年六期，兼顾纸质与在线。
• It is indexed in SCIE and Scopus and its Journal Impact Factor rose to 12.3 in 2025该刊被（SCIE）与（Scopus）收录，2025 年影响因子升至 12.3。

Editors

• Its editor-in-chief is Lihui Wang of KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden其主编为（Lihui Wang），任职于瑞典（KTH Royal Institute of Technology）。
• Its associate editors include Azadeh Haghighi, Wei Ji, Michele Lanzetta and Sotiris Makris其副编辑包括（Azadeh Haghighi）、（Wei Ji）、（Michele Lanzetta）与（Sotiris Makris）。
• They also include Fei Tao, Jozsef Vancza, Enrico Villagrossi, Thorsten Wuest and Xun Xu还包括（Fei Tao）、（Jozsef Vancza）、（Enrico Villagrossi）、（Thorsten Wuest）与（Xun Xu）。
• Its editorial board includes Alain Bernard, George Chryssolouris, Robert Gao, Peihua Gu and Sami Kara其编委会包括（Alain Bernard）、（George Chryssolouris）、（Robert Gao）、（Peihua Gu）与（Sami Kara）。
• It also includes Jorg Kruger, Andrew Kusiak, Andrew Y. C. Nee, Yasushi Umeda and Yingfeng Zhang还包括（Jorg Kruger）、（Andrew Kusiak）、（Andrew Y. C. Nee）、（Yasushi Umeda）与（Yingfeng Zhang）。
• Its emeritus editors include Harold Liebowitz, Toshio Sata, Gunter Spur and Nam Pyo Suh其荣休编辑包括（Harold Liebowitz）、（Toshio Sata）、（Gunter Spur）与（Nam Pyo Suh）。