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International Journal of General Systems

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom

ISSN0308-1079eISSN1563-5104

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.53

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.166

Total Worksi

2,258

Total Citationsi

40,847

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.90

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The International Journal of General Systems promotes original systems ideas, including concepts, principles, methods, and theoretical or experimental results that are broadly applicable to various kinds of systems. It is devoted primarily to the publication of original research contributions to system science, both basic and applied.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyBimonthly, <Feb. 2003->

StatusActive

Total Publications2,258

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0308-1079 / 1563-5104

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

501

2019

402

2020

447

2021

365

2022

506

2023

309

2024

134

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Computer Science ApplicationsQ2

Control and Systems EngineeringQ2

Information SystemsQ2

Modeling and SimulationQ2

Theoretical Computer ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Computer Science, Theory & Methods

Scopus Categories

Information SystemsComputer Science ApplicationsControl and Systems EngineeringTheoretical Computer ScienceModeling and Simulation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Multi-Criteria Decision MakingRough Sets and Fuzzy LogicComplex Systems and Decision MakingFuzzy Logic and Control SystemsAdvanced Algebra and Logic

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of General Systems

Is International Journal of General Systems a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Journal of General Systems: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of International Journal of General Systems?

International Journal of General Systems is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 1.90.

Is International Journal of General Systems indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Journal of General Systems is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.