Systems

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) · Switzerland · Est. 2012

ISSN2079-8954eISSN2079-8954

SJR Q2✓ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 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

0.643

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.881

Total Worksi

3,383

Total Citationsi

28,563

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.08

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Systems is an international, peer-reviewed journal covering systems theory, practice, and methodologies. Its scope includes fields such as systems engineering, management, systems-based project planning, intelligent cities, intelligent planning, health systems, transportation systems, digital systems, and accounting information systems. The journal also explores systems thinking for decision-making, resilience building, and sustainable transformation, particularly in areas like agricultural product supply chains.

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General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2012

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,383

Publisher OrgMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

OA Since2012

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/11 · 82%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2079-8954 / 2079-8954

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-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?

Yes

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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

2.7k

2019

1.2k

2020

1.3k

2021

281

3.8k

2022

571

10k

2023

598

5.5k

2024

1.2k

4.9k

2025

469

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

Control and Systems EngineeringQ2

Information Systems and ManagementQ2

Modeling and SimulationQ2

SoftwareQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Information Systems and ManagementComputer Networks and CommunicationsSoftwareControl and Systems EngineeringModeling and Simulation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Sustainable Supply Chain ManagementEnergy, Environment, Economic GrowthDigital Transformation in IndustryComplex Systems and Decision MakingSupply Chain Resilience and Risk ManagementEnvironmental Sustainability in BusinessInnovation and Knowledge ManagementSystems Engineering Methodologies and ApplicationsSupply Chain and Inventory ManagementInnovation Diffusion and Forecasting

Frequently asked questions about Systems

Is Systems a predatory journal?

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

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 3.08.

Is Systems indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

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