Journal profile · Computer Science, Information Systems
Open Systems & Information Dynamics
ISSN 1230-1612 · eISSN 1573-1324 · World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte Ltd · NETHERLANDS · Quarterly
Open Systems & Information Dynamics: CAS Zone 4 · Physics & Astronomy (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.24; subscription journal; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 20 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Open Systems & Information Dynamics is published by World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte Ltd and is in Zone 4 of Physics & Astronomy in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Quantum Information and Cryptography, Quantum Mechanics and Applications and Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture, together about 50.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Statistical and Nonlinear Physics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The aim of the Journal is to promote interdisciplinary research in mathematics, physics, engineering and life sciences centered around the issues of broadly understood information processing, storage and transmission, in both quantum and classical settings. Our special interest lies in the information-theoretic approach to phenomena dealing with dynamics and thermodynamics, control, communication, filtering, memory and cooperative behaviour, etc., in open complex systems.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Computer Science, Information Systems
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Quantum Information and CryptographyComputer Science21%
- Quantum Mechanics and ApplicationsPhysics and Astronomy19.1%
- Quantum Computing Algorithms and ArchitectureComputer Science10.5%
- Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical MechanicsPhysics and Astronomy10.1%
- Statistical Mechanics and EntropyPhysics and Astronomy4.7%
- Quantum many-body systemsPhysics and Astronomy3.7%
- Quantum chaos and dynamical systemsPhysics and Astronomy3.5%
- Quantum optics and atomic interactionsPhysics and Astronomy3.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Physics & Astronomy Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Physics & Astronomy | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Physics, Mathematical | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Statistics & Probability | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Physics & Astronomy Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Physics & Astronomy | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Physics, Mathematical | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Statistics & Probability | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Physics & Astronomy Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Physics & Astronomy | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Physics, Mathematical | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Statistics & Probability | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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
- 1.24LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.67LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.69LetPub ·
- h-index
- 29LetPub ·
- h-index
- 42OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 238OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.78OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 14.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 3.28%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 19LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 884 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025 | 20 | 6 | 5 |
| 2024 | 20 | 9 | 33 |
| 2023 | 27 | 14 | 101 |
| 2022 | 23 | 13 | 172 |
| 2021 | 23 | 4 | 67 |
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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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.
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte Ltd
- Country or region
- NETHERLANDS
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 1230-1612
- Electronic ISSN
- 1573-1324
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Open Systems & Information Dynamics
What CAS zone is Open Systems & Information Dynamics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Open Systems & Information Dynamics is in Zone 4 of Physics & Astronomy, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Physics, Mathematical / Statistics & Probability. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Physics & Astronomy. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Open Systems & Information Dynamics?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.24; CiteScore 2.9, h-index 42.
How long does peer review take at Open Systems & Information Dynamics?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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.
Which databases index Open Systems & Information Dynamics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Open Systems & Information Dynamics is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Open Systems & Information Dynamics open access, and what is the APC?
Open Systems & Information Dynamics is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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: .