Journal profile · EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Complicity-An International Journal of Complexity and Education
ISSN 1710-5668
Complicity-An International Journal of Complexity and Education: fully open access; 0 articles in 2025; the journal's website says it has ceased publication; the journal's website says submissions are paused or closed.
The journal's website says it has ceased publication: Ceased Publication Complicity ceased publishing in 2019. These archives are maintained by the University of Alberta Library. Source ↗Publisher website ·
The journal's website says submissions are paused or closed: However, at this time, we must inform interested parties that we are no longer accepting submissions. There are, however, two journals that are accepting submissions for complexity and education. Source ↗Publisher website ·
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, Complicity-An International Journal of Complexity and Education's largest topics are Chaos, Complexity, and Education, Digital Education and Society and Education, Philosophy, and Society, together about 51.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Complicity: An International Journal of Complexity and Education publishee original articles on all aspects of education which are informed by the idea of complexity in the broad sense (that is, in its technical, applied, philosophical, theoretical, or narrative manifestations).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Chaos, Complexity, and EducationComputer Science35.3%
- Digital Education and SocietyComputer Science10.5%
- Education, Philosophy, and SocietyArts and Humanities6.2%
- Educational Theory and Curriculum StudiesSocial Sciences5.2%
- Teacher Education and Leadership StudiesSocial Sciences4.7%
- Global Educational Policies and ReformsSocial Sciences4.7%
- Postmodernism in Literature and EducationArts and Humanities3.7%
- Complex Systems and Decision MakingDecision Sciences3.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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Database indexing
Indexed in: no record yet.
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EBSCO, ProQuestPublisher website
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
- h-index
- 31OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 86OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 276 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 102 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 175 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 318 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 335 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 374 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 435 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open Access Policy
Open access, peer-reviewed journal. Model summary
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
At this time, we must inform interested parties that we are no longer accepting submissions as we transition to two new venues. The first venue, the Northeast Journal of Complex Systems (NEJCS), accepts submissions on a wide variety of topics, including education, connected to complexity. You may find out more about them at the website https://orb.binghamton.edu/nejcs/. The second venue is a new j…
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
- ISSN
- 1710-5668
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 16, Issue 1 (2019)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Complicity-An International Journal of Complexity and Education
Is Complicity-An International Journal of Complexity and Education open access, and what is the APC?
Complicity-An International Journal of Complexity and Education is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .