Journal profile · Computer Science, Theory & Methods
International Journal of General Systems
ISSN 0308-1079 · eISSN 1563-5104 · Taylor and Francis Ltd. · ENGLAND · Quarterly
International Journal of General Systems: CAS Zone 4 · Computer Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.96; JCR Q2 (journal website); subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; median 168 days to acceptance (94 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: about 50%; 93 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of General Systems is published by Taylor and Francis Ltd. and is in Zone 4 of Computer Science in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Multi-Criteria Decision Making, Rough Sets and Fuzzy Logic and Complex Systems and Decision Making, together about 33.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Computational Theory and Mathematics and Artificial Intelligence. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The principal aim of the International Journal of General Systems is to promote original systems ideas (concepts, principles, methods, theoretical or experimental results, etc.) that are broadly applicable to various kinds of systems. Key topics include, but are not limited to: Artificial Intelligence Big Data Analytics Complex Systems Control System Data Mining Decision Support Systems Deep Learning Evolutionary Computing Information Systems Intelligent Computing Machine Learning Neural Network Operations Research Risk Analysis Simulation System Analysis and Design Uncertain systems Author benefits We are abstracted and indexed in several prestigious databases including Science Citation Index, Ei Compendex, Inspec and SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System Abstract Service. The prestigious and experienced members of our international Editorial Board will guide you from submission to publication Our Author Services page provides you with tips and tricks to promote your research on social media and through your network. This includes 50 free e-prints to share with anyone you wish. Quickly and easily track the impact your paper makes with the help of Authored Works.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Computer Science, Theory & Methods
Editor-in-chief Xiang LiPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 67%); most named Mainland China 2, Australia 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Multi-Criteria Decision MakingDecision Sciences15.1%
- Rough Sets and Fuzzy LogicComputer Science11.2%
- Complex Systems and Decision MakingDecision Sciences7.6%
- Fuzzy Logic and Control SystemsComputer Science7.2%
- Advanced Algebra and LogicComputer Science7.1%
- Fuzzy Systems and OptimizationMathematics6.9%
- Bayesian Modeling and Causal InferenceComputer Science4.4%
- Stability and Control of Uncertain SystemsEngineering3.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Computer Science Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Theory & Methods | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Computer Science Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Theory & Methods | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Computer Science Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Theory & Methods | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexWeb of ScienceINSPECMathSciNetDBLPCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Astrophysics Data System, Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, ACM Digital Library, Naver, OCLC, Portico, Crossref, British Library, CLOCKS, EBSCO - Applied Science & Technology Source, EBSCO - Academic Search Complete, EBSCO - STM Source, E-LIB, Excellence in Research for Australia, Microsoft Academic, Naver Corporation, ProQuest - ProQuest Central, ProQuest - SciTech Premium Collection, ProQuest - Technology Collection, SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System Abstract Service, Ulrich's Periodicals Directory, WorldCat Local (OCLC), Zetoc
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
- 2.96LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 5.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.53LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.53Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.14LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.14Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 42LetPub ·
- h-index
- 82OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 725OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.36OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 30%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0.49%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 93LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 42,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,288 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 45 | 3 | 11 |
| 2025 | 93 | 7 | 148 |
| 2024 | 65 | 3 | 321 |
| 2023 | 51 | 3 | 517 |
| 2022 | 40 | 3 | 369 |
| 2021 | 46 | 10 | 483 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
168 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 101 days – 287 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 16 days (94 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 187 days
- Sample
- 94 articles with submission and acceptance dates (158 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 24 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 50%LetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 6%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 3 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 47 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 16 daysPublisher website ·
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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
International Journal of General Systems is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the di…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Rigorous peer review for every open access article Model summary
Rigorous peer review for every open access article
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
- Taylor and Francis Ltd.
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 0308-1079
- Electronic ISSN
- 1563-5104
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 55, Issue 6 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of General Systems
What CAS zone is International Journal of General Systems in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of General Systems is in Zone 4 of Computer Science, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Computer Science, Theory & Methods. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Computer Science. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of International Journal of General Systems?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.96; CiteScore 5.1, h-index 82.
How long does peer review take at International Journal of General Systems?
Based on the dates recorded on 94 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 168 days (interquartile range 101–287 days); authors report an average review time of about 24 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 50%”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 6%. 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 JCR quartile is International Journal of General Systems in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 4 of Computer Science.
Where are the editorial board members of International Journal of General Systems based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 67%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (2) and Australia (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index International Journal of General Systems?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of General Systems is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, Web of Science, INSPEC, MathSciNet, DBLP and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is International Journal of General Systems open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of General Systems is a subscription journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .