Complexity
John Wiley and Sons Inc · United States
ISSN1076-2787eISSN1099-0526
SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access
65
/ 100
Medium Risk
Score Breakdown
✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25
✓ Scopus Q1+25
✓ DOAJ Verified+15
Total65
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
0.433
H-Index
109
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
0.813
Total Works
7,884
Total Citations
115,452
2yr Mean Citedness
1.00
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Retractions
268
Source: Retraction Watch
Aims & Scope
Subject areas: Mathematics: Instruments and machines: Electronic computers. Computer science. Topics: chaotic system, complex systems, complex networks, descriptive complexity
⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
23
weeks to review
Slow · median is 15 wks
Q1
SJR Rank
Top 25% in field
General Information
Country / RegionUnited States
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published—
FrequencyBimonthly
StatusActive
Total Publications7,884
Publisher OrgHindawi Publishing Corporation
Submission Info
Publishing ModelGold Open Access
Peer ReviewSingle-blind
Review Time~23 weeks
Acceptance Rate—
OA LicenseCC BY
OA Rate—
Ethics & Quality
COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes
📦 Long-term Preservation
PorticoCLOCKSS
Think.Check.Submit Compliance
10/12 · 83%
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Do you know the journal / publisher?
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Does the journal have a website?
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Is the ISSN verified?
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Indexed in a trusted database?
✅
Peer review process documented?
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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
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APC fees clearly disclosed?
✅
Not on predatory/blacklists?
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Long-term digital preservation?
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Plagiarism detection in place?
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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
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Primary language documented?
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.
MultidisciplinaryQ1
Computer Science (miscellaneous)Q2
Subject Classification
Web of Science Categories
Mathematics, Interdisciplinary ApplicationsMultidisciplinary Sciences
Scopus Categories
Computer Science (miscellaneous)Multidisciplinary
Research Topics (OpenAlex)
Complex Network Analysis TechniquesComplex Systems and Time Series AnalysisNeural Networks Stability and SynchronizationOpinion Dynamics and Social InfluenceChaos control and synchronization
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