International Journal of General Systems


The International Journal of General Systems is a peer-reviewed scientific journal covering research on basic and applied aspects of systems science and systems methodology. Its focus is on "general systems" - systems ideas that have general applicability. The funding editor of the journal is George Klir who served as editor-in-chief from 1974 to 2014. Since 2015 the editor-in-chief is Radim Belohlavek.
According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2014 impact factor of 1.637.