The journal aims to endow cybernetics and general systems with an authoritative voice of its own and to establish a competent international forum for the exchange and knowledge of information. One of the primary objectives of the journal is to weed out pseudocybernetic claims and to base cybernetics on sound scientific foundations. The journal is concerned with the interdisciplinary study of cybernetics and systems in the widest sense. Papers accepted for publication are double-blind refereed to ensure academic rigour and integrity.Kybernetes is also the official journal of the UNESCO recognized, World Organisation of Systems and Cybernetics (WOSC).

该杂志旨在赋予控制论和一般系统以自己的权威声音，并建立一个有能力的国际论坛来交流和了解信息。该杂志的主要目标之一是剔除伪控制论的主张，并将控制论建立在良好的科学基础之上。该杂志关注控制论和系统的最广泛意义上的跨学科研究。被接受发表的论文都是经过双盲评审的，以确保学术的严谨性和完整性。