Journal profile · SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY
Interdisciplinary Description of Complex Systems
ISSN 1334-4684 · eISSN 1334-4676 · Croatian Interdisciplinary Society · Croatia
Interdisciplinary Description of Complex Systems: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 3 weeks (community reports); 54 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Interdisciplinary Description of Complex Systems is published by Croatian Interdisciplinary Society and is in Zone 4 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Embodied and Extended Cognition, Educational Challenges and Innovations and Digital Marketing and Social Media, together about 24.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal INDECS is devoted to the field emerging rapidly as an intricate combination of theoretically and empirically well founded scientific disciplines such as humanities, social and natural sciences, still enriched with novel elements and often surprising moments. The journal aims to contribute to this sparsely covered field, where metaphorical expressions about our world and its various segments subtly develop into concepts and further into well-defined, more quantifiable, measurable, predictable and operable structures. In this sense, the articles included generally cover areas such as concept development and modelling, as well as others that contribute to a quantification of impressions and henceforth to a deepening of understanding of human societies and other complex systems, including aspects of our environment. The Journal predicted audience are scientists and experts with a background in natural or social sciences, as well as anyone else interested in the description of complex, predominantly human systems. The Journal publishes original, double-blind peer-reviewed, scientific contributions prepared as reviews, regular articles and conference papers, brief and preliminary reports and comments to published articles.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY
Editor-in-chief Josip KasaćPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Croatia 2, Japan 1, Poland 1 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Embodied and Extended CognitionNeuroscience9%
- Educational Challenges and InnovationsComputer Science8.6%
- Digital Marketing and Social MediaSocial Sciences7%
- Smart Cities and TechnologiesEngineering6.3%
- Technology Adoption and User BehaviourDecision Sciences5%
- Ethics and Social Impacts of AISocial Sciences4.7%
- Philosophy and History of ScienceArts and Humanities4%
- Blockchain Technology Applications and SecurityComputer Science3.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceEconLitPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, EBSCO Academic SearchTM Complete, ERIH+, Ulrich's
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
- 28OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 100OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.63OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 16.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 96.69%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 50LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 4Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 663 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 56 | 56 | 0 |
| 2025 | 54 | 54 | 43 |
| 2024 | 50 | 50 | 57 |
| 2023 | 52 | 52 | 148 |
| 2022 | 58 | 58 | 204 |
| 2021 | 42 | 42 | 280 |
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 3 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 21 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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 | — |
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 prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Templates
- Word
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Article types accepted5
- brief and preliminary reportsprepared as reviews, regular articles and conference papers, brief and preliminary reports and comments to published articlesLength not stated
- comments to published articlesprepared as reviews, regular articles and conference papers, brief and preliminary reports and comments to published articlesLength not stated
- conference papersprepared as reviews, regular articles and conference papers, brief and preliminary reports and comments to published articlesLength not stated
- regular articlesprepared as reviews, regular articles and conference papers, brief and preliminary reports and comments to published articlesLength not stated
- reviewsprepared as reviews, regular articles and conference papers, brief and preliminary reports and comments to published articlesLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Authorship
Promotes ORCID identifiers Model summary
INDECS promotes the use of ORCID identifers.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Code of Ethics and Publication Malpractice Statement Model summary
Please consult and follow the journal's Code of Ethics and Publication Malpractice Statement.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
CC BY 4.0 license for all articles Model summary
All articles published in the INDECS have CC BY 4.0 license.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access journal Model summary
INDECS is an open access journal, with complete content freely available without charge to users, private persons or institutions.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
All published articles obtained two affirmative reviews prior to their publishing and representatives of their authors signed declaration of following completely the ethical norms of scientific publishing. Model summary
All published articles obtained two affirmative reviews prior to their publishing and representatives of their authors signed declaration of following completely the ethical norms of scientific publishing.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
iThenticate plagiarism checking for each submitted manuscript Model summary
INDECS utilises the iThenticate, software plagiarism checker, for each submitted manuscript.
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
- Croatian Interdisciplinary Society
- Country or region
- Croatia
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1334-4684
- Electronic ISSN
- 1334-4676
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Interdisciplinary Description of Complex Systems
What CAS zone is Interdisciplinary Description of Complex Systems in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Interdisciplinary Description of Complex Systems is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Interdisciplinary Description of Complex Systems?
Authors report an average review time of about 3 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Interdisciplinary Description of Complex Systems?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Templates: Word; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Interdisciplinary Description of Complex Systems based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Croatia (2), Japan (1) and Poland (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Interdisciplinary Description of Complex Systems?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Interdisciplinary Description of Complex Systems is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and EconLit; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Interdisciplinary Description of Complex Systems open access, and what is the APC?
Interdisciplinary Description of Complex Systems 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, Publisher website, OpenAlex, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .