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International Journal of Fuzzy Systems

Springer International Publishing AG · Switzerland · Est. 2000

ISSN1562-2479eISSN2199-3211

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.668

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.007

Total Worksi

2,280

Total Citationsi

36,130

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.65

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

International Journal of Fuzzy Systems is an international, transdisciplinary journal focusing on the theory, design, and application of fuzzy systems, ranging from hardware to software. Serves as a popular forum for researchers interested in fuzzy-related research. Publishes regular papers, reviews, surveys, and expository essays.

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2000

Annual Volume~ 229 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,280

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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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?

Springer International Publishing AG

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1562-2479 / 2199-3211

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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

181

4.4k

2019

199

4.5k

2020

216

3.8k

2021

212

3.1k

2022

184

2.1k

2023

259

1.5k

2024

243

523

2025

114

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.

Artificial IntelligenceQ2

Computational Theory and MathematicsQ2

Control and Systems EngineeringQ2

Information SystemsQ2

SoftwareQ2

Theoretical Computer ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Automation & Control SystemsComputer Science, Artificial IntelligenceComputer Science, Information Systems

Scopus Categories

Information SystemsSoftwareControl and Systems EngineeringTheoretical Computer ScienceArtificial IntelligenceComputational Theory and Mathematics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Multi-Criteria Decision MakingFuzzy Logic and Control SystemsFuzzy Systems and OptimizationAdaptive Control of Nonlinear SystemsRough Sets and Fuzzy LogicOptimization and Mathematical ProgrammingStability and Control of Uncertain SystemsNeural Networks Stability and SynchronizationNeural Networks and ApplicationsDistributed Control Multi-Agent Systems

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Fuzzy Systems

Is International Journal of Fuzzy Systems a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Journal of Fuzzy Systems: 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 International Journal of Fuzzy Systems?

International Journal of Fuzzy Systems 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 2.65.

Is International Journal of Fuzzy Systems indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Journal of Fuzzy Systems is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.