Systems Research and Behavioral Science

Aims & Scope

Systems Research and Behavioral Science serves the international community of systems researchers and practitioners, and all those interested in systems ideas, by publishing high-quality, original articles on systems theories, methodologies and applications.

It embraces all strands of the systems movement; including general system theory, cybernetics, autopoiesis, complexity theory, systems engineering, lean systems, system dynamics, soft systems thinking and critical systems thinking.

Its scope is also comprehensive, covering systems approaches in the physical sciences, biology, family therapy, business and management, project management, information systems, community studies, social policy, governance, agriculture and the environment.

However, the editors particularly welcome papers with broad transdisciplinary implications not found in journals devoted to a single discipline.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.8
2024	1.80

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.465

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	60

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	12303

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	591

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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, Decision Sciences and Social Sciences, 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.

• Soft systems methodology: a thirty year retrospective

  Citation: 597

  Authors: Peter

• Learning behaviours in the workplace: The role of high‐quality interpersonal relationships and psychological safety

  Citation: 412

  Authors: Abraham, Daphna, Jane E

• Group Model‐Building ‘Scripts’ as a Collaborative Planning Tool

  Citation: 268

  Authors: Peter S., David F., Etiënne, George P., Krista, Annaliese

• Too Many PhD Graduates or Too Few Academic Job Openings: The Basic Reproductive Number <i>R</i>₀ in Academia

  Citation: 189

  Authors: Richard C., Navid, Yi

• The emergence and use of diagramming in system dynamics: a critical account

  Citation: 182

  Authors: David C.

• A stakeholder approach to MCDA

  Citation: 162

  Authors: Claude, Maurice, Jean-Marc, Christèle

• Smart factory in Industry 4.0

  Citation: 160

  Authors: Zhan, Yongping, Wei, Yong, Liuliu, Xiaobo

• Creative holism: a critical systems approach to complex problem situations

  Citation: 154

  Authors: Michael C.

• The challenges and countermeasures of blockchain in finance and economics

  Citation: 148

  Authors: Li, Yongping, Yang, Wei, Xianrong, Xiaobo

• Strategy making in social enterprise: The role of resource allocation and its effects on organizational sustainability

  Citation: 137

  Authors: Jonathan, Paul

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