Complexity

Aims & Scope

The purpose of Complexity is to report important advances in the scientific study of complex systems.

Complex systems are characterized by interactions between their components that produce new information — present in neither the initial nor boundary conditions — which limit their predictability.

Given the amount of information processing required to study complexity, the use of computers has been central to complex systems research.

This Open Access journal publishes high-quality original research, as well as rigorous review articles, across a broad range of disciplines.

Studies can have a theoretical, methodological, or practical focus.

However, submissions must always provide a significant contribution to complex systems.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
• Web of Science

Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Computer Science and Multidisciplinary, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Plagiarism url
• Preservation url
• Apc url
• License

Plagiarism Policy

This journal follows a plagiarism policy. All submitted manuscripts are screened using reliable plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors are responsible for proper citation and acknowledgment of all sources, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will not be tolerated.

For more details, please refer to our official: Plagiarism Policy.

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Computer Science and Multidisciplinary, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal requires an Article Processing Charge (APC) to support open access publishing, covering peer review, editing, and distribution. The current APC is 2,630.00 USD. Learn more.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Agent-based computational models and generative social science

  Citation: 670

  Authors: Joshua M.

• A Review of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Education from 2010 to 2020

  Citation: 669

  Authors: Xuesong, Xiaoyan, Ching Sing, Morris Siu Yung, Andreja, Michael, Jia-Bao, Jing, Yan

• Meet, discuss, and segregate!

  Citation: 374

  Authors: Gérard, Guillaume, Frédéric, Jean‐Pierre

• The re‐emergence of “emergence”: A venerable concept in search of a theory

  Citation: 345

  Authors: Peter A.

• Additive Manufacturing Technologies: An Overview about 3D Printing Methods and Future Prospects

  Citation: 328

  Authors: Mariano, Luis, Iris A., María del Mar, Manuel

• A CNN-LSTM-Based Model to Forecast Stock Prices

  Citation: 307

  Authors: Wenjie, Jiazheng, Yifan, Aijun, Jingyang

• Fake News Detection Using Machine Learning Ensemble Methods

  Citation: 278

  Authors: Iftikhar, Muhammad, Suhail, Muhammad Ovais

• What is complexity? <i>Remarks on simplicity and complexity by the Nobel Prize‐winning author of</i> The Quark and the Jaguar

  Citation: 272

  Authors: Murray

• Information measures, effective complexity, and total information

  Citation: 255

  Authors: Murray, Seth

• Modeling the complexity of genetic networks: Understanding multigenic and pleiotropic regulation

  Citation: 235

  Authors: Roland, Carol Ann