JASSS

University of Surrey · United Kingdom · Est. 1997

ISSN1460-7425eISSN1460-7425

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.869

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.094

Total Worksi

1,264

Total Citationsi

22,092

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.03

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

JASSS is an interdisciplinary journal for the exploration and understanding of social processes by means of computer simulation

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1997

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,264

Publisher OrgUniversity of Surrey

OA Since2009

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/11 · 73%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

University of Surrey

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1460-7425 / 1460-7425

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

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?

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

811

2019

2020

559

2021

369

2022

439

2023

281

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.

Computer Science (miscellaneous)Q1

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Computer Science (miscellaneous)Social Sciences (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Opinion Dynamics and Social InfluenceEvolutionary Game Theory and CooperationComplex Systems and Decision MakingMulti-Agent Systems and NegotiationComplex Systems and Time Series AnalysisComplex Network Analysis TechniquesExperimental Behavioral Economics StudiesGame Theory and ApplicationsSimulation Techniques and Applicationsdemographic modeling and climate adaptation

Frequently asked questions about JASSS

Is JASSS a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for JASSS: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 JASSS?

JASSS 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 3.03.

Is JASSS indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

JASSS is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of JASSS?