About this journal
Aims and scope
The International Journal of Modelling and Simulation (IJMS) is one of leading international research journals in the field of modelling and simulations. It welcomes original research papers and high-quality review articles on the state-of-the art in a specific field.
This journal is indexed in Scopus & Clarivate, and offers both print and online publication. The topics published in IJMS include, but are not limited to, the following:
- conceptual modelling
- agent-based modelling
- mathematical modelling (stochastic and probabilistic modelling, continuum and discrete modelling, graph theory, algebraic coding, behavioural language)
- complex system modelling
- neural and fuzzy modelling
- simulation tools and platforms
- formal methods of simulation (Monte Carlo method, planning and scheduling, ontologies, real-time systems, stochastic method, dynamic method, nonlinear method, optimization, distributed and parallel computing, mathematical method, decision support, risk analysis, verification and validation, multi-scale analysis)
- Simulation applications in different disciplines
Peer-review
All manuscript submissions are subject to initial evaluation by the Editors. It is rare for an exceptional manuscript to be accepted at this stage. Manuscripts may be rejected at this stage due to one of the following reasons: insufficient originality, serious scientific flaws, poor grammar or English language, or if the manuscript is out of scope. Those that meet the minimum criteria are passed on to regular peer review.
The editorial board of IJMS will strive to keep the time of each-round review within two to six months. Based on the review results from referees, the Editors’ decision will be acceptance, rejection, or further revision. The authors will have a chance to make two-round revisions. Beyond that, an editorial decision will normally be made to accept or reject the article. The Editors’ decision will be emailed to the authors with recommendations made by the referees.
Guest Editors & Reviewers
Proposals for special issues in cutting-edge areas of Modelling and Simulation are invited, and a one-page plan should be sent to the Editor-in-Chief.
If you are not currently a referee for IJMS but would like to be considered as a referee, please contact the Editor-in-Chief. You will have an opportunity to evaluate the latest work in your research area at an early stage, and to make a contribution to the overall integrity of scientific research.
Journal metrics
Usage
- 31K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
- 3.1 (2023) Impact Factor
- Q1 Impact Factor Best Quartile
- 2.6 (2023) 5 year IF
- 6.1 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
- Q1 CiteScore Best Quartile
- 1.059 (2023) SNIP
- 0.447 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
- 29 days avg. from submission to first decision
- 121 days avg. from submission to first post-review decision
- 14 days avg. from acceptance to online publication
- 19% acceptance rate
Understanding and using journal metrics
Journal metrics can be a useful tool for readers, as well as for authors who are deciding where to submit their next manuscript for publication. However, any one metric only tells a part of the story of a journal’s quality and impact. Each metric has its limitations which means that it should never be considered in isolation, and metrics should be used to support and not replace qualitative review.
We strongly recommend that you always use a number of metrics, alongside other qualitative factors such as a journal’s aims & scope, its readership, and a review of past content published in the journal. In addition, a single article should always be assessed on its own merits and never based on the metrics of the journal it was published in.
For more details, please read the Author Services guide to understanding journal metrics.
Journal metrics in brief
Usage and acceptance rate data above are for the last full calendar year and are updated annually in February. Speed data is updated every six months, based on the prior six months. Citation metrics are updated annually mid-year. Please note that some journals do not display all of the following metrics (find out why).
- Usage: the total number of times articles in the journal were viewed by users of Taylor & Francis Online in the previous calendar year, rounded to the nearest thousand.
Citation Metrics
- Impact Factor*: the average number of citations received by articles published in the journal within a two-year window. Only journals in the Clarivate Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) have an Impact Factor.
- Impact Factor Best Quartile*: the journal’s highest subject category ranking in the Journal Citation Reports. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest Impact Factors.
- 5 Year Impact Factor*: the average number of citations received by articles in the journal within a five-year window.
- CiteScore (Scopus)†: the average number of citations received by articles in the journal over a four-year period.
- CiteScore Best Quartile†: the journal’s highest CiteScore ranking in a Scopus subject category. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest CiteScores.
- SNIP (Source Normalized Impact per Paper): the number of citations per paper in the journal, divided by citation potential in the field.
- SJR (Scimago Journal Rank): Average number of (weighted) citations in one year, divided by the number of articles published in the journal in the previous three years.
Speed/acceptance
- From submission to first decision: the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the journal to receive a first decision. Based on manuscripts receiving a first decision in the last six months.
- From submission to first post-review decision: the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the journal to receive a first decision if it is sent out for peer review. Based on manuscripts receiving a post-review first decision in the last six months.
- From acceptance to online publication: the average (median) number of days from acceptance of a manuscript to online publication of the Version of Record. Based on articles published in the last six months.
- Acceptance rate: articles accepted for publication by the journal in the previous calendar year as percentage of all papers receiving a final decision.
For more details on the data above, please read the Author Services guide to understanding journal metrics.
*Copyright: Journal Citation Reports®, Clarivate Analytics
†Copyright: CiteScore™, Scopus
Editorial board
Editor-in-Chief
Professor Jie Shen - University of Michigan - Dearborn, USA
Email: [email protected]
Homepage
Editorial Board
Ali Abbas - University of Sydney, Australia
Sohel Anwar - Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, USA
Chitti Babu Baladhandautham - Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing, India
Fernando J. Barros - Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Dr David Barton - Engineering Mathematics, University of Bristol, UK
Shankar P. Bhattacharyya - Texas A&M University, USA
Enzo Carrone - SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, USA
Ratna Babu Chinnam - Wayne State University, USA
Tadashi Dohi - Hiroshima University, Japan
Hsi-Yung Feng - University of British Columbia, Canada
Håkan Hallberg - Lund University/LTH, Sweden
Aleksandar Jemcov - University of Notre Dame, USA
Ghodrat Karami - North Dakota State University, USA
Suresh Khator - University of Houston, USA
Nikos D. Lagaros - National Technical University Athens, Greece
Sanja Lazarova-Molnar - Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany
Wolfgang Mayer - University of South Australia, Australia
Mohsen Nakhaeinejad - The University of Texas at Austin, USA
Simona Onori - Clemson University, USA
Eugenia N. Petropoulou - University of Patras, Greece
Manuel D. Rossetti - University of Arkansas, USA
Stuart Rubin - Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center, USA
Young-Jun Son - University of Arizona, USA
Ibrahim N. Tansel - Florida International University, USA
Filipe Teixeira-Dias - University of Edinburgh, UK
Tomer Toledo - Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Israel
Farouk Yalaoui - University of Technology of Troyes, France
Benjamin Yen - The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Ata Zadehgol - University of Idaho, USA
Advisory Board
Majid Charmchi - University of Massachusetts Lowell, USA
Lyubomir T. Gruyitch - ENIBE, France
András Javor - Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary
László Keviczky - Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungary
Rinaldo C. Michelini - University of Genoa, Italy
Nader M. Namazi - The Catholic University of America, USA
Sigeru Omatu - Osaka Institute of Technology, Japan
Abstracting and indexing
The International Journal of Modelling and Simulation is indexed and abstracted in:
British Library
CLOCKSS
CrossRef
EBSCO - Academic Search Complete
EBSCO - STM Source
Ei Compendex/ Engineering Village (Elsevier)
ESCI (Clarivate)
Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA)
Google Scholar
Microsoft Academic
Portico
ProQuest - ProQuest Central
ProQuest - SciTech Premium Collection
ProQuest - Technology Collection
SCImago (Elsevier)
Scopus (Elsevier)
Ulrich's Periodicals Directory
WorldCat Local (OCLC)
Zetoc
Prior to 2015, the International Journal of Modelling and Simulation was published by ACTA Press.
Open access
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- Rigorous peer review for every open access article
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