Journal profile
Journal of Systemics Cybernetics and Informatics
ISSN 1690-4532 · eISSN 1690-4524 · International Institute of Informatics and Cybernetics · United States
Journal of Systemics Cybernetics and Informatics: fully open access; APC about USD 550; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 89 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Systemics Cybernetics and Informatics is published by International Institute of Informatics and Cybernetics. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Interdisciplinary Research and Collaboration, Artificial Intelligence in Education and Digital Education and Society, together about 29.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Information Systems. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics: JSCI (ISSN: 1690-4524), is a peer-reviewed open-access international publication in the areas of Systems Philosophy, System Sciences and Engineering (Systemics), Communication and Control concepts, systems and technologies (Cybernetics,) and Information Systems and Technologies (Informatics), as well as on, and especially on, the relationships among these areas and their applications.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Nagib C. CallaosPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 1%); most named United States 61, Finland 6, Germany 5, Austria 5, France 4 (142 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Interdisciplinary Research and CollaborationDecision Sciences18.5%
- Artificial Intelligence in EducationComputer Science5.5%
- Digital Education and SocietyComputer Science5.2%
- Research, Science, and AcademiaDecision Sciences5.2%
- Artificial Intelligence ApplicationsComputer Science4.2%
- Ethics and Social Impacts of AISocial Sciences3.9%
- Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and EducationMedicine3.9%
- Online and Blended LearningSocial Sciences3.6%
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
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Academic Journals Database, Google Scholar, Cabell Directory of Publishing OpportunitiesPublisher 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
- 9OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.73OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,006Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 369 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 106 |
| 2025 | 89 | 89 | 165 |
| 2024 | 92 | 92 | 102 |
| 2023 | 51 | 51 | 60 |
| 2022 | 93 | 93 | 64 |
| 2021 | 27 | 27 | 18 |
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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer review, Open 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 550 | No | Publisher's own license | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 550 / USD 500 / USD 3,000 / USD 10,000 / USD 20,000 / USD 4,000 / USD 1,000 / USD 2,000 / USD 5,000 / USD 3,500 | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted2
- invited papersThe journal is also publishing invited papers and papers, mostly in special issues related to the plenary keynote addresses delivered at IIIS conferences.Length not stated
- regular papersRegular papers in regular issues contain original research.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review, Self-archiving
- Open access
Open access under BOAI definition; readers may reuse without prior permission provided original publication is referenced. Model summary
Being an Open Access Journal, the content of JSCI is freely available without charge to the users or his/her institution. Readers are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher, as long as the original publication is referenced.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review via three mandatory reviewing processes since 2006; a fourth mandatory peer-editing added from September 2020. Model summary
Peer Reviewed Journal via three different mandatory reviewing processes, since 2006, and, from September 2020, a fourth mandatory peer-editing has been added.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving
Non-exclusive copyright transfer; authors' institutions may preserve a copy in institutional repositories. Model summary
Since the copyright transfer signed by the respective authors is a non-exclusive one the authors' institution can preserve a second copy of articles published by their researchers, in the institutional repository. This is why we provided always the permission to include a copy in the institutional repository, when we were asked for it.
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
- International Institute of Informatics and Cybernetics
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1690-4532
- Electronic ISSN
- 1690-4524
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 23, Issue 7 (2025)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Systemics Cybernetics and Informatics
How long does peer review take at Journal of Systemics Cybernetics and Informatics?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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 Journal of Systemics Cybernetics and Informatics based?
Of the 142 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 1%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (61), Finland (6) and Germany (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Systemics Cybernetics and Informatics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Systemics Cybernetics and Informatics is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Journal of Systemics Cybernetics and Informatics open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Systemics Cybernetics and Informatics is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 550.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, DOAJ, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .