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Systemic Practice and Action Research

Springer New York · United States · Est. 1988

ISSN1573-9295

SJR Q3✓ 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?

196

days submission → published

measured · last 8 articles · accept 170d

SJR Rank

Top 75% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.345

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.856

Total Worksi

1,619

Total Citationsi

25,340

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.44

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Systemic Practice and Action Research is a journal dedicated to critical systems thinking and its applications, with an emphasis on understanding modern societal complexities. Explores the impact of technological advancements, including the enduring effects of older technologies on today's society. Draws on a range of investigative and reasoning methods, including deductionism, empiricism, inductionism, and metaphor. Encourages traditional research methods while fostering new thinking about management and systems research.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1988

Annual Volume~ 41 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,619

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

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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?

Springer New York

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1573-9295

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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

457

2019

517

2020

270

2021

278

2022

221

2023

132

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 InnovationQ3

Strategy and ManagementQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Management

Scopus Categories

Management of Technology and InnovationStrategy and Management

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Complex Systems and Decision MakingInformation Systems Theories and ImplementationCognitive Science and MappingOrganizational Learning and LeadershipChaos, Complexity, and EducationManagement and Organizational StudiesInnovation and Knowledge ManagementEvaluation and Performance AssessmentCommunity Health and DevelopmentSystems Engineering Methodologies and Applications

Frequently asked questions about Systemic Practice and Action Research

Is Systemic Practice and Action Research a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Systemic Practice and Action Research: 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 Systemic Practice and Action Research?

Systemic Practice and Action Research 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 1.44.

Is Systemic Practice and Action Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Systemic Practice and Action Research is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.