Journal profile · Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications
ADVANCES IN COMPLEX SYSTEMS
ISSN 0219-5259 · eISSN 1793-6802 · World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte Ltd · SINGAPORE · Bimonthly · Founded 1998
ADVANCES IN COMPLEX SYSTEMS: CAS Zone 4 · Mathematics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.92; subscription journal; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 104 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
ADVANCES IN COMPLEX SYSTEMS is published by World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte Ltd and is in Zone 4 of Mathematics in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Opinion Dynamics and Social Influence, Complex Network Analysis Techniques and Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation, together about 34.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Advances in Complex Systems aims to provide a unique medium of communication for multidisciplinary approaches, either empirical or theoretical, to the study of complex systems. The latter are seen as systems comprised of multiple interacting components, or agents. Nonlinear feedback processes, stochastic influences, specific conditions for the supply of energy, matter, or information may lead to the emergence of new system qualities on the macroscopic scale that cannot be reduced to the dynamics of the agents. Quantitative approaches to the dynamics of complex systems have to consider a broad range of concepts, from analytical tools, statistical methods and computer simulations to distributed problem solving, learning and adaptation. This is an interdisciplinary enterprise.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Opinion Dynamics and Social InfluencePhysics and Astronomy12.6%
- Complex Network Analysis TechniquesPhysics and Astronomy12.4%
- Evolutionary Game Theory and CooperationSocial Sciences9.1%
- Complex Systems and Time Series AnalysisEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8.9%
- Mathematical and Theoretical Epidemiology and Ecology ModelsMedicine6.2%
- Fractional Differential Equations SolutionsMathematics4.9%
- Evolution and Genetic DynamicsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.6%
- Game Theory and ApplicationsDecision Sciences3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Mathematics Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Mathematics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Multidisciplinary Sciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Mathematics Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Mathematics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Multidisciplinary Sciences | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Mathematics Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Mathematics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Multidisciplinary Sciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 0.92LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.23LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.56LetPub ·
- h-index
- 27LetPub ·
- h-index
- 58OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 513OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.01OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 4.92%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 25LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,046 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 90 | 3 | 11 |
| 2025 | 104 | 8 | 140 |
| 2024 | 97 | 18 | 143 |
| 2023 | 76 | 13 | 209 |
| 2022 | 141 | 14 | 667 |
| 2021 | 115 | 7 | 689 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte Ltd
- Country or region
- SINGAPORE
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1998
- ISSN
- 0219-5259
- Electronic ISSN
- 1793-6802
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about ADVANCES IN COMPLEX SYSTEMS
What CAS zone is ADVANCES IN COMPLEX SYSTEMS in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, ADVANCES IN COMPLEX SYSTEMS is in Zone 4 of Mathematics, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications / Multidisciplinary Sciences. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Mathematics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of ADVANCES IN COMPLEX SYSTEMS?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.92; CiteScore 1.7, h-index 58.
How long does peer review take at ADVANCES IN COMPLEX SYSTEMS?
Authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index ADVANCES IN COMPLEX SYSTEMS?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, ADVANCES IN COMPLEX SYSTEMS is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is ADVANCES IN COMPLEX SYSTEMS open access, and what is the APC?
ADVANCES IN COMPLEX SYSTEMS is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .