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Evolving Systems

SPRINGER HEIDELBERG · Germany · Est. 2010

ISSN1868-6486
SJR Q1WOS SCIEScopus / SJR
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q1
SJR · Scopus
Top 25% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.754
H-Indexi
51
SNIPi
1.125
Total Worksi
810
Total Citationsi
11,951
2yr Mean Citednessi
3.42
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Evolving Systems is a scientific journal focusing on continuous, adaptive machine learning and dynamically evolving AI systems. Devoted to self-learning, self-developing, self-organized, and evolving AI systems. Covers original, methodological, and application-oriented papers. Encourages submissions related to machine learning, AI, computational intelligence and mathematical modelling. Seeks inspiration from nature, including neuroscience, bioinformatics, and quantum physics. Welcomes applications in engineering, health, environment, security, transport business, and social sciences.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2010
FrequencyQuarterly
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications810
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

6/11 · 55%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1868-6486
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
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

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
60
1.4k
2019
36
1.2k
2020
46
863
2021
74
1.4k
2022
76
982
2023
90
817
2024
128
420
2025
88
18
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.

Control and OptimizationQ1
Modeling and SimulationQ1
Computer Science ApplicationsQ2
Control and Systems EngineeringQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence

Scopus Categories

Computer Science ApplicationsControl and Systems EngineeringControl and OptimizationModeling and Simulation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Neural Networks and ApplicationsMetaheuristic Optimization Algorithms ResearchData Stream Mining TechniquesFuzzy Logic and Control SystemsAnomaly Detection Techniques and ApplicationsAI in cancer detectionEvolutionary Algorithms and ApplicationsAdvanced Multi-Objective Optimization AlgorithmsFace and Expression RecognitionTime Series Analysis and Forecasting

Frequently asked questions about Evolving Systems

Is Evolving Systems a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Evolving 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 Evolving Systems?

Evolving 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 3.42.

Is Evolving Systems indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Evolving Systems is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Evolving Systems?

Evolving Systems is a scientific journal focusing on continuous, adaptive machine learning and dynamically evolving AI systems. Devoted to self-learning, self-developing, self-organized, and evolving AI systems. Covers original, methodological, and application-oriented papers. Encourages submissions related to machine learning, AI, computational intelligence and mathematical modelling. Seeks inspiration from nature, including neuroscience, bioinformatics, and quantum physics. Welcomes applications in engineering, health, environment, security, transport business, and social sciences.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref