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How to spot predatory journals →01Indexing
Indexing of Frontiers in Complex Systems
| List | Status |
|---|---|
| Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE) | Not listed |
| Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI) | Not listed |
| Arts & Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) | Not listed |
| Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) | Not listed |
| Scopus | Not listed |
| Journal Citation Reports 2024 | Not listed |
From the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab, updated 1 March 2026. Indexing can change: confirm on the Web of Science Master Journal List or the Scopus source list before submitting. Official Journal Impact Factors and JCR quartiles are published by Clarivate; the impact factor and quartile on this page are calculated from OpenAlex open data (see how the impact factor works).
02What it publishes
What Frontiers in Complex Systems publishes: real papers
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03Published papers
Papers published in Frontiers in Complex Systems
Papers from the publication records ScholarsColab tracks, with their year and citations. Author names are not shown.
- A priori physical information to aid generalization capabilities of neural networks for hydraulic modeling20250 citations
- Traces of tricritical dynamics beyond SSB in finite-size systems undergoing second-order phase transition: the case of the 3D Ising model20250 citations
- RETRACTED: Toward a thermodynamic theory of evolution: a theoretical perspective on information entropy reduction and the emergence of complexity20250 citations
- Insight into employees' perceptions on reform initiatives in public service organizations using fractional order derivatives with optimal control strategies20250 citations
- Exploring interconnections among atoms, brain, society, and cosmos with network science and explainable machine learning20250 citations
- The value of information in multi-scale feedback systems20250 citations
- Quantum logic automata generalizing the edge of chaos in complex systems20240 citations
- Extremum information transfer over networks for remote estimation and distributed learning20240 citations
- Heterogeneity extends criticality20230 citations
- Unifying complexity science and machine learning20230 citations
- Information guided adaptation of complex biological systems20230 citations
04Reviewer comments
Reviewer comments and rejection reasons for Frontiers in Complex Systems
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05Similar journals
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07Questions
Frequently asked questions
Is Frontiers in Complex Systems indexed in Scopus?
Frontiers in Complex Systems is not listed in the Scopus list, according to the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab (updated 1 March 2026). Always confirm the current status on the official list before submitting.
Is Frontiers in Complex Systems an SCIE journal?
Frontiers in Complex Systems is not listed in SCIE or the other Web of Science indexes, according to the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab (updated 1 March 2026). Always confirm the current status on the official list before submitting.
Is Frontiers in Complex Systems in Journal Citation Reports (JCR)?
Frontiers in Complex Systems is not listed in the JCR 2024 list, according to the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab (updated 1 March 2026). Always confirm the current status on the official list before submitting.
What topics does Frontiers in Complex Systems publish?
The papers published in Frontiers in Complex Systems that we track most often mention information, systems, network, learning, model, complexity. Check the journal’s aims and scope for its full coverage.
How many papers published in Frontiers in Complex Systems does ScholarsColab track?
We track 11 papers published in Frontiers in Complex Systems between 2023 and 2025, cited 0 times in total, with a median of 0 citations per paper.
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