Systems Receives an Increased CiteScore of 5.4

We are pleased to share that Systems (ISSN: 2079-8954) has received an updated CiteScore of 5.4 in June 2026. The CiteScore ranks the journal 76 out of 397 titles (Q1) in the “Modeling and Simulation” category, 56 out of 222 titles (Q1) in the “Information Systems and Management” category, 168 out of 568 titles (Q2) in the “Computer Networks and Communications” category, 124 out of 390 titles (Q2) in the “Control and Systems Engineering” category and 185 out of 503 titles (Q2) in the “Software” category, an impressive achievement for a journal running in Volume 14.

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The current CiteScores measure the average number of citations within a journal over a four-year window (2022–2025). The Scopus database provides a comprehensive suite of metrics that support informed publishing strategies, research evaluation and enable benchmarking of journal performance.

This achievement reflects the collective efforts of our authors, reviewers, and editors. Together we will continue to track the progress of Systems and its growing impact in systems theory, systems methodologies and systems practice.