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WoS SCIE Q2Scopus Q1SCImago #4,697CAS 3区Hybrid

International Journal of Systems Science

Abbreviation (ISO):INT. J. SYST. SCI
Country: England•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q2•Scopus SJR: 1.026•SCImago Rank: #4,697•Identifier (ISSN):0020-7721(Print)/1464-5319(Online)•Articles / Year: 257•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,450 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q2
4.3
↓ -0.3

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
59

59 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ2
Self-Citation Rate6.1%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
257articles/year
1.92% Gold OA•96.74% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

2.50pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.3)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20262.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.3)
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20252.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.6)
🔵 Computed
20242.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.9)
🔵 Computed
20232.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.3)
🔵 Computed
20222.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.648)
🔵 Computed
20212.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.281)
🔵 Computed
20202.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.149)
🔵 Computed
20192.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.469)
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20182.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.185)
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Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

International Journal of Systems Science (IJSS) is a world leading journal dedicated to publishing high quality, rigorously reviewed, original papers that contribute to the methodology and practice in emerging systems engineering themes of intelligence, autonomy and complexity. Modern systems are becoming more and more complex and sophisticated in their demand for performance, reliability and increasing autonomy. Historically, highly analytic and numeric-based methods have sufficed, frequently simplifying the problem to allow analytical tractability. Many manufactured and natural systems (biological, ecological and socio-economic) cannot be adequately represented or analyzed without requiring multiple interacting and interconnected frameworks and a common information-processing framework. A wide range of new theories, methodologies and techniques are required to ‘enable’ such systems, and thus engineering and integration to deal with these demands. IJSS therefore encourages original submissions in these areas, with special focus on papers that are strongly novel as well as not being overly applied. Proposals for special issues in cutting-edge areas of systems science are encouraged, and should be discussed with the Editor-in-Chief. Papers that cover those topics related to operations management and logistics will not be accepted for publication in IJSS. Instead they should be submitted directly to sister journal International Journal of Systems Science: Operations & Logistics. Queries regarding submissions can be made by contacting the Editor-in-Chief, whose decision is final.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Computer science97.4%Mathematics89.6%Economics79.5%Artificial intelligence77%Management66.3%Control (management)62.9%Physics62.3%Engineering61.1%Control theory (sociology)60.5%Quantum mechanics55.5%Biology37.4%Mathematical analysis37%Statistics33.8%Mathematical optimization32.1%Algorithm30.8%Programming language29.5%Nonlinear system29.4%Philosophy28.9%Machine learning28.4%Electrical engineering25.6%Applied mathematics25%Control engineering20.6%

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #4,697Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1970-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Computer ScienceEngineeringMathematics
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.026

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
93

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
5.21

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,450 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations2,987
3-Year Documents643
Citable Documents639

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate27.9%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Computer Science ApplicationsQ1
Control and Systems EngineeringQ1
Theoretical Computer ScienceQ1

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
3区 (Zone 3)Computer Science
Minor Category (Specific Field):
3区AUTOMATION & CONTROL SYSTEMS
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Monthly
Founding Year
1970
Editorial Address
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD, 4 PARK SQUARE, MILTON PARK, ABINGDON, ENGLAND, OXON, OX14 4RN
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
AUTOMATION & CONTROL SYSTEMS
JCRSCIE
25/88Q2
COMPUTER SCIENCE, THEORY & METHODS
JCRSCIE
34/146Q1
OPERATIONS RESEARCH & MANAGEMENT SCIENCE
JCRSCIE
28/109Q2
AUTOMATION & CONTROL SYSTEMS
JCISCIE
29/88Q2
COMPUTER SCIENCE, THEORY & METHODS
JCISCIE
39/147Q2
OPERATIONS RESEARCH & MANAGEMENT SCIENCE
JCISCIE
27/109Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—32884
20254.6407958
20244.93102,736
20234.31712,139
20222.6481933,252
20212.2812555,838
20202.1492886,272
20192.4692032,631
20182.1852373,184
2017—2314,187
2016—1643,626
2015—1733,919
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for International Journal of Systems Science

WoS Q2
1346201820192020202120222023202420254.60
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:4.6

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 6.1%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01