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System Dynamics Review

John Wiley and Sons Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1985

ISSN1099-1727

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

131

days submission → published

measured · last 15 articles · accept 113d

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

1.097

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.542

Total Worksi

1,155

Total Citationsi

40,289

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.35

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Management; Social Sciences, Mathematical Methods; Management of Technology and Innovation; Modeling and Simulation; Social Sciences (miscellaneous); Strategy and Management.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1985

Frequency3 Issues Yearly, <Winter 1992->

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,155

Publisher OrgWiley

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

John Wiley and Sons Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1099-1727

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

264

2019

646

2020

309

2021

161

2022

235

2023

404

2024

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.

Management of Technology and InnovationQ1

Modeling and SimulationQ1

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1

Strategy and ManagementQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

ManagementSocial Sciences, Mathematical Methods

Scopus Categories

Management of Technology and InnovationSocial Sciences (miscellaneous)Strategy and ManagementModeling and Simulation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Complex Systems and Decision MakingCognitive Science and MappingInnovation Diffusion and ForecastingSustainability and Ecological Systems AnalysisHuman auditory perception and evaluationEducational Robotics and EngineeringSimulation Techniques and ApplicationsChaos, Complexity, and EducationDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesInnovation and Knowledge Management

Frequently asked questions about System Dynamics Review

Is System Dynamics Review a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for System Dynamics Review: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of System Dynamics Review?

System Dynamics Review 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 4.35.

Is System Dynamics Review indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

System Dynamics Review is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of System Dynamics Review?