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Systems Research and Behavioral Science

John Wiley and Sons Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1956

ISSN1099-1743
SJR Q2WOS SSCIScopus / SJR
43
/ 100
Medium Risk
Score Breakdown
WoS SCIE/SSCI+25
Scopus Q2+18
Total43
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
0.465
H-Index
115
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
1.019
Total Works
4,548
Total Citations
89,708
2yr Mean Citedness
1.64
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Retractions
2
Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on systems thinking and its application across various domains. Articles explore the structural coupling of social systems, the systemic construction of knowledge in education, and incentive mechanisms for mitigating moral hazards in insurance. It also covers transit-oriented development, organizational systems thinking scales, sustainability education, cascading phenomena in sociotechnical systems, and investment decisions in renewable energy. Further topics include participatory decision-making for socio-ecological challenges, systemic management models, post-anthropocentric systems theory, the professionalization of systems thinking, the history of general systems theory, collaborative governance in marine ranching, and interventions in small and medium-sized enterprises. The journal also examines agriproduct brand governance, employee motivation theories, rural landscape governance, suicide-related phenomena, semiconductor supply chain security, chemical accident analysis, low-carbon consumption behavior diffusion, and the physical dimensions of economics.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
Q2
SJR Rank
Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1956
Annual Volume~ 109 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications4,548
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

6/12 · 50%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1099-1743
Indexed in a trusted database?
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

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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.

Information Systems and ManagementQ2
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q2
Strategy and ManagementQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

ManagementSocial Sciences, Interdisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Information Systems and ManagementSocial Sciences (miscellaneous)Strategy and Management

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Complex Systems and Decision MakingCognitive Science and MappingInformation Systems Theories and ImplementationChaos, Complexity, and EducationHuman auditory perception and evaluationExperimental Behavioral Economics StudiesEvolutionary Game Theory and CooperationDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesOpinion Dynamics and Social InfluenceGame Theory and Applications
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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref