Can you recommend logistics robotics publishers for research on autonomous picking and sorting systems?

Yes—here are some of the most useful publishers / publication venues for research on autonomous picking and sorting systems in logistics robotics.

Top journals and publishers

1) IEEE

Best for robotics, automation, sensing, and control.

• IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (RA-L)
• IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering (T-ASE)
• IEEE Transactions on Robotics (T-RO)
• IEEE Access (broader, more applied)

Why it helps: strong coverage of perception, manipulation, warehouse automation, and robotic picking.

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2) Elsevier

Good for logistics, manufacturing automation, and applied robotics.

• Robotics and Autonomous Systems
• Mechatronics
• Advanced Engineering Informatics
• Computers & Industrial Engineering
• Expert Systems with Applications
• Journal of Manufacturing Systems

Why it helps: often includes warehouse automation, optimization, and industrial deployment studies.

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3) Springer Nature

Strong in robotics, AI, and applied engineering.

• Autonomous Robots
• Machine Learning and Cybernetics-related venues
• International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems is often associated with Springer/open-access ecosystems depending on the period/portfolio
• Springer conference proceedings for robotics and AI topics

Why it helps: good for autonomy, grasping, and intelligent systems.

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4) Wiley

Useful for systems, sensing, and industrial robotics.

• Journal of Field Robotics
• Transactions in GIS / related industrial automation journals depending on topic fit

Why it helps: practical autonomous systems and real-world deployment.

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5) MDPI

Open-access and often fast publication.

• Robotics
• Machines
• Sensors
• Applied Sciences

Why it helps: frequent special issues on warehouse robotics, grasping, and intelligent automation.

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Important conference proceedings

For cutting-edge research, these are often as important as journals:

IEEE / robotics conferences

• ICRA – IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation
• IROS – IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems
• CASE – IEEE International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering
• RSS – Robotics: Science and Systems

Logistics / industrial AI conferences

• CIRP conferences and proceedings
• IFAC events related to manufacturing and automation
• INFORMS / operations research venues for sorting and warehouse optimization

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Best venues specifically for autonomous picking and sorting

If your focus is robot grasping, perception, bin picking, item sorting, warehouse manipulation, the strongest matches are:

• IEEE RA-L
• IEEE T-ASE
• IEEE T-RO
• Robotics and Autonomous Systems
• Journal of Field Robotics
• Autonomous Robots
• ICRA / IROS / CASE proceedings

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How to choose

• Hardware + manipulation + perception → IEEE, Springer, Wiley
• Warehouse systems + optimization → Elsevier, INFORMS, IFAC
• Fast open access → MDPI
• Highest prestige in robotics → IEEE T-RO, T-ASE, RA-L, ICRA, IROS

If you want, I can also give you:

1. a ranked list of the best journals for autonomous picking,
2. publisher recommendations by topic (grasping, bin picking, AMRs, sortation), or
3. a table with scope, impact, and submission style.