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Journal of Systems Science and Complexity

Springer New York · United States

ISSN1009-6124eISSN1559-7067
SJR Q1WOS SCIEScopus / SJR
50
/ 100
Medium Risk
Score Breakdown
WoS SCIE/SSCI+25
Scopus Q1+25
Total50
Journal Impact Factor
This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗
SJR Score
0.807
H-Index
48
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
1.032
Total Works
2,024
Total Citations
19,392
2yr Mean Citedness
1.98
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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.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
Q1
SJR Rank
Top 25% in field

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
Review Time
Acceptance Rate
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

6/12 · 50%
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
APC fees clearly disclosed?
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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Times cited
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Computer Science (miscellaneous)Q1
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
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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref