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Systems is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 5.4), WoS SSCI, DOAJ. Published by Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI).
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ISSN 2079-8954Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
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| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modeling and Simulation | 76 / 397 | 80th | Q1 |
| Information Systems and Management | 56 / 222 | 75th | Q1 |
| Computer Networks and Communications | 168 / 568 | 70th | Q2 |
| Control and Systems Engineering | 124 / 390 | 68th | Q2 |
| Software | 185 / 503 | 63rd | Q2 |
Not listed in: ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2013–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 5.4.
Systems is Q1 in Modeling and Simulation (rank 76 of 397), Q1 in Information Systems and Management (rank 56 of 222) and Q2 in Computer Networks and Communications (rank 168 of 568), by CiteScore 2025. It is ranked in 5 subject areas in all.
Systems is indexed in the Social Sciences Citation Index, so it may have a Journal Impact Factor in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports. JCR is paid, so check it for the current value. The closest free measure is its Scopus CiteScore 5.4, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 80th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.643, quartile Q2, with an H-index of 52.
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$2,896 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Systems is published by Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI). Its ISSN is 2079-8954.
Yes — indexed in the Social Sciences Citation Index.
Yes — it is an open-access journal, listed in DOAJ.
Systems has an h-index of 67 and a 2-year mean of 4.04 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 5.4, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #41 of 323 Scopus journals in Modeling and Simulation.
Systems published 1,164 papers in 2025. 2026* is the year so far.
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.
In its latest 99 research articles (2026), authors are most often from China (46.5%), South Korea (13.1%) and Romania (5.1%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Scopus status: Active. 2 retracted papers are recorded (0.5 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
Index data is curated from public sources (Scopus, Web of Science, ABDC, FT50, UT Dallas, DOAJ). CiteScore and quartiles reflect the latest available Scopus release. Always verify a journal's current status on its official source before submitting.
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