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Systems Engineering

John Wiley & Sons Inc. · United States · Est. 1989

ISSN1520-6858

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.524

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.36

Total Worksi

4,395

Total Citationsi

26,107

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.25

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Engineering, Industrial; Operations Research & Management Science; Computer Networks and Communications; Hardware and Architecture.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1989

Annual Volume~ 86 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications4,395

Publisher OrgWiley

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

John Wiley & Sons Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1520-6858

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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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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

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

107

2019

946

2020

416

2021

452

2022

106

624

2023

229

2024

125

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 Networks and CommunicationsQ2

Hardware and ArchitectureQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, IndustrialOperations Research & Management Science

Scopus Categories

Computer Networks and CommunicationsHardware and Architecture

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Systems Engineering Methodologies and ApplicationsEvaluation and Optimization ModelsTechnology Assessment and ManagementAdvanced Decision-Making TechniquesEvaluation Methods in Various FieldsProduct Development and CustomizationComplex Systems and Decision MakingSupply Chain and Inventory ManagementStock Market Forecasting MethodsCollaboration in agile enterprises

Frequently asked questions about Systems Engineering

Is Systems Engineering a predatory journal?

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

Systems Engineering 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 1.25.

Is Systems Engineering indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Systems Engineering is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Systems Engineering?