Journal profile · Engineering-Engineering (miscellaneous)
Complex Systems Informatics and Modeling Quarterly
ISSN 2255-9922 · Riga Technical University · Latvia
Complex Systems Informatics and Modeling Quarterly: impact factor 38 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 10 weeks (community reports); 26 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Complex Systems Informatics and Modeling Quarterly is published by Riga Technical University. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Business Process Modeling and Analysis, Information Technology Governance and Strategy and Big Data and Business Intelligence, together about 40.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Management Information Systems. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The aim of the journal is to publish peer reviewed original research papers reporting on studies of the structure, algorithms, behavior, and interactions of natural, social, socio-technical, and artificial systems that store, process, access, and communicate information. It concerns data, information, and knowledge fundamentals, models, and management from the points of view of their discovery, engineering, and application.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Engineering-Engineering (miscellaneous)
Editor-in-chief Anders FlodströmPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Germany 27, Sweden 25, Poland 20, France 15, Netherlands 13 (192 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Business Process Modeling and AnalysisBusiness, Management and Accounting16.9%
- Information Technology Governance and StrategyBusiness, Management and Accounting12.3%
- Big Data and Business IntelligenceBusiness, Management and Accounting11.6%
- Service-Oriented Architecture and Web ServicesComputer Science8.6%
- Information Systems Theories and ImplementationSocial Sciences3.9%
- Digital Transformation in IndustryEngineering3.7%
- Software Engineering Techniques and PracticesComputer Science3.5%
- Software System Performance and ReliabilityComputer Science3.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
DBLPPublisher website
Other: ROAD, J4F, WorldCat, NSD, EBSCO, ResearchGate, Sherpa Romeo
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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 (publisher)
- 38Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.29LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.94LetPub ·
- h-index
- 21OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 40OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.05OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 292 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| 2025 | 26 | 26 | 23 |
| 2024 | 25 | 25 | 41 |
| 2023 | 24 | 24 | 91 |
| 2022 | 23 | 23 | 192 |
| 2021 | 24 | 24 | 236 |
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)
- about 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Other fees
- No other fees
- Page charges
- No page charges
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Templates
- LaTeX and Word
Article types accepted1
- original researchThe aim of the journal is to publish peer reviewed original research papers reporting on studies of the structure, algorithms, behavior, and interactions of nat…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
The CSIMQ papers are published under the CC Attribution 4.0 Please read: https://csimq-journals.rtu.lv/csimq/editorial-policies
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access ISSN: 2255-9922; Open Access
Editor in Chief: Anders Flodström Anders Flodström is the former GB member and vice-Chairman for the European Institute of Innovation Technology. He was a professor at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Stockholm, Sweden from 1985 to 2020, and the President at KTH (1999-2008); has worked as a research fellow at Xerox PARC in Palo Alto and has been a guest professor at HASYlab in Hamburg, at …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Issue Editors (have managed the issue review process)
Witold Andrzejewski, Poznan University of Technology, Polandhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9486-929X
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Riga Technical University
- Country or region
- Latvia
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2255-9922
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Complex Systems Informatics and Modeling Quarterly
What is the impact factor of Complex Systems Informatics and Modeling Quarterly?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 38; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 2.9, h-index 21.
How long does peer review take at Complex Systems Informatics and Modeling Quarterly?
Authors report an average review time of about 10 weeks. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Complex Systems Informatics and Modeling Quarterly based?
Of the 192 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Germany (27), Sweden (25) and Poland (20). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Complex Systems Informatics and Modeling Quarterly?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Complex Systems Informatics and Modeling Quarterly is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists DBLP; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Complex Systems Informatics and Modeling Quarterly open access, and what is the APC?
Complex Systems Informatics and Modeling Quarterly is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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: .