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Journal of Systems Science and Complexity

Springer New York · United States

ISSN1009-6124eISSN1559-7067
SJR Q2WOS SCIEScopus / 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.

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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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.
Q2
SJR · Scopus
Top 50% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.594
H-Indexi
48
SNIPi
1.032
Total Worksi
2,024
Total Citationsi
19,392
2yr Mean Citednessi
1.98
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Journal of Systems Science and Complexity publishes high-quality papers on theories, methodologies, and applications in systems science and complexity. Encourages fundamental research into complex systems and complexity. Fosters cross-disciplinary approaches to reveal common mathematical methods in various systems. Covers complex systems, systems control, and operations research for complex systems. Includes economic and financial systems analysis, statistics and data science, and computer mathematics. Addresses systems security, coding theory and crypto-systems, among other topics related to systems science.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published
FrequencyQuarterly
StatusActive
Total Publications2,024
Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media
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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid
Peer Review
OA License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

6/11 · 55%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Springer New York
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1009-6124 / 1559-7067
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
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
90
778
2019
138
1.5k
2020
123
1.6k
2021
102
1.4k
2022
126
764
2023
155
696
2024
137
204
2025
104
16
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 (miscellaneous)Q2
Information SystemsQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications

Scopus Categories

Computer Science (miscellaneous)Information Systems

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Stability and Control of Uncertain SystemsDistributed Control Multi-Agent SystemsAdaptive Control of Nonlinear SystemsStatistical Methods and InferenceNeural Networks Stability and Synchronization

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Systems Science and Complexity

Is Journal of Systems Science and Complexity a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Systems Science and Complexity: 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 Journal of Systems Science and Complexity?

Journal of Systems Science and Complexity 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 1.98.

Is Journal of Systems Science and Complexity indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Systems Science and Complexity is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Systems Science and Complexity?

Journal of Systems Science and Complexity publishes high-quality papers on theories, methodologies, and applications in systems science and complexity. Encourages fundamental research into complex systems and complexity. Fosters cross-disciplinary approaches to reveal common mathematical methods in various systems. Covers complex systems, systems control, and operations research for complex systems. Includes economic and financial systems analysis, statistics and data science, and computer mathematics. Addresses systems security, coding theory and crypto-systems, among other topics related to

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref