Journal of Complexity

pISSN: 0885-064XeISSN: 1090-2708• JCR: J COMPLEXITYElsevier BVUnited States
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2026 Impact Factor

1.7

Released June 2026 · Based on 2025 citation data

↓ 0.1 (-5.6%) vs last year

Impact Factor History

  1. Metric year 2025

    Released

    1.7
  2. Metric year 2024

    1.8

JCR Category Rankings

Journal Citation Reports category rankings
CategoryIndexesQuartile
MATHEMATICSSCIEQ1
MATHEMATICS, APPLIEDSCIEQ2
Q1
JCR Quartile
B2
CAS Block

Journal of Complexity current release and JCR quartile

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Ranking position in Mathematics

Ranked #277 in Mathematics by impact factor and #192 among Q1 Mathematics journals. This context helps compare Journal of Complexity against journals publishing in the same field.

#277
of 989 field journals

Journal of Complexity publication trend

Published 231 papers across the last 5 recorded years with a current impact factor of 1.7.

2026 vs 2025: -33
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Journal Details

Total Articles
1,931
H-Index
83
Open Access
Hybrid
APC
$2,200 USD
Subject Areas
Numerical AnalysisEconomics and EconometricsAerospace EngineeringApplied Mathematics

Article Volume

2022
50
2023
52
2024
58
2025
52
2026
19
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