Systemic Practice and Action Research

Aims & Scope

Systemic Practice and Action Research is dedicated to advancing deeper understandings of issues that confront the contemporary world, and better means for engaging with these issues for the benefit of individuals, organizations, communities and their natural environments.

To this end, a fundamental rethink of the purposes and methods of science is needed, making it more systemic and action-orientated.

The journal therefore seeks to make a substantial contribution to rethinking science as well as to the reflective application of systemic practice and action research in all types of organizational and social settings.

This international journal is committed to nurturing wide-ranging conversations around both qualitative and technical approaches for the betterment of people's lives and ways of working together.

It seeks to influence policy and strategy in its advocacy of action research as a primary means to gain vision and leverage in wicked problem areas.

All forms of investigation and reasoning are considered potentially suitable for publication, including personal experience.

There are no priorities attached to settings for studies and no greater significance given to one methodological style over another - as long as the work demonstrates a reflective and systemic quality.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.6
2024	1.00

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.415

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	43

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	13459

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	253

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Abstracting & Indexing

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

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Business, Management and Accounting, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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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.

• Action Research: Its Nature and Validity

  Citation: 399

  Authors: Peter, Sue

• The Relationship of ‘Systems Thinking’ to Action Research

  Citation: 206

  Authors: Robert Louis

• Analytic and Dynamic Approach to Collaboration: A Transdisciplinary Case Study on Sustainable Landscape Development in a Swiss Prealpine Region

  Citation: 155

  Authors: Michael, Thomas, Pius, Roland W.

• Creating Action Research Quality in Organization Development: Rigorous, Reflective and Relevant

  Citation: 102

  Authors: David, A. B.

• Your Vision or My Model? Lessons from Participatory Land Use Scenario Development on a European Scale

  Citation: 94

  Authors: Axel, Teresa, Thomas, Ybele

• Structuration Theory and Self-Organization

  Citation: 90

  Authors: Christian

• Science as Systemic Intervention: Some Implications of Systems Thinking and Complexity for the Philosophy of Science

  Citation: 88

  Authors: Gerald

• Living Life as Inquiry

  Citation: 84

  Authors: Judi

• Reviewing the Transformative Paradigm: A Critical Systemic and Relational (Indigenous) Lens

  Citation: 83

  Authors: Norma R. A.

• ‘Who’s in the Network?’ When Stakeholders Influence Data Analysis

  Citation: 77

  Authors: Christina, Klaus, Claire, Mark

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