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Systems Research and Behavioral Science
ISSN 1092-7026 · eISSN 1099-1743 · Wiley-Blackwell
Systems Research and Behavioral Science: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.86; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,190; median 208 days to acceptance (94 articles, last 24 months); 115 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Systems Research and Behavioral Science is published by Wiley-Blackwell and is in Zone 4 of Management in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Complex Systems and Decision Making, Cognitive Science and Mapping and Information Systems Theories and Implementation, together about 44.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Complex Systems and Decision MakingDecision Sciences31.5%
- Cognitive Science and MappingComputer Science8.3%
- Information Systems Theories and ImplementationSocial Sciences5.1%
- Chaos, Complexity, and EducationComputer Science4.5%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering3.3%
- Experimental Behavioral Economics StudiesSocial Sciences3.2%
- Evolutionary Game Theory and CooperationSocial Sciences3.2%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Management Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Management Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Management Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
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
- 1.86LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.54LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.21LetPub ·
- h-index
- 115OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,517OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.09OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 26.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 42.21%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 124LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,664 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 166 | 83 | 52 |
| 2025 | 115 | 69 | 262 |
| 2024 | 134 | 88 | 554 |
| 2023 | 77 | 51 | 422 |
| 2022 | 101 | 24 | 1,130 |
| 2021 | 75 | 18 | 788 |
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
208 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 131 days – 333 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 22 days (94 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 227 days
- Sample
- 94 articles with submission and acceptance dates (315 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".
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,190 / EUR 2,650 / GBP 2,110 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- Wiley-Blackwell
- ISSN
- 1092-7026
- Electronic ISSN
- 1099-1743
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Systems Research and Behavioral Science
What CAS zone is Systems Research and Behavioral Science in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Systems Research and Behavioral Science is in Zone 4 of Management, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Management / Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Management. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Systems Research and Behavioral Science?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.86; CiteScore 4.7, h-index 115.
How long does peer review take at Systems Research and Behavioral Science?
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 208 days (interquartile range 131–333 days). 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 Systems Research and Behavioral Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Systems Research and Behavioral Science is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Systems Research and Behavioral Science open access, and what is the APC?
Systems Research and Behavioral Science is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,190.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .