International Journal of General Systems

Infobox Journal


abbreviation = "Int J Gen Syst"
discipline = Systems sciences
editor = George J. Klir
publisher = Taylor and Francis Ltd.
country = United States
frequency = 6 Issues per year
history = 1974 - present
website = http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/117946258/grouphome/home.html
ISSN = 0308-1079

"International Journal of General Systems" is a crossdisciplinary periodical devoted primarily to the publication of original research contributions to systems science, general systems methodology, applications and education.

This journal is one of the premiere systems science journal The journal is frequently technical, otherwise broad, with a focus on complexity theory, mathematical systems theory, philosophy, history and current trends. [ [http://pespmc1.vub.ac.be/journals.HTML Cybernetics and Systems Journals] , Principia Cybernetica, 2005. Retrieved 17 June 2008.]

Overview

The principal aim of the journal is to promote original systems ideas, from concepts, principles, methods, insightful theoretical towards experimental results, which transcend the boundaries between traditional academic disciplines. The term “general system” in the name of the journal is intended to indicate the orientation to systems ideas, that have a general applicability. The journal offers articles about basic as well as applied systems science, relevant tutorial, survey articles, autobiographical articles, book reviews, bibliographies, and letters to the editor. [http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/03081079.asp International Journal of General Systems Aims & Scope] . Retrieved 17 June 2008.]

In addition to foundations of general systems, a variety of disciplinary methods are covered: "science, technology, humanities and the arts, general systems philosophy, and general systems education." Topics of particular interest within disciplines include "principles of modeling and simulation, identification, general principles of experimentation, problems associated with extremely complex systems, and studies concerned with various classes of systems, such as self-organizing adaptive, self-producing, fuzzy, and hierarchical." [ [http://www.periodicals.com/html/ihp_e.html?ei14169 INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GENERAL SYSTEMS] by the Periodicals Service Company] . Retrieved 17 June 2008.]

The Editor-in-Chief of the journal is George Klir. [http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/journal.asp?issn=0308-1079&linktype=5 Editorial Board] . Retrieved 17 June 2008.] Other scientists currently or previous on the editorial board are Mario Bunge, Peter Checkland [ [http://www.lums.lancs.ac.uk/profiles/peter-checkland/ Peter Checkland. Homepage] . Retrieved 17 June 2008.] , Mihajlo Mesarovic, Richard Sternberg, Yasuhiko Takahara, Lofti Zadeh, Bernard P. Zeigler and, Hans J. Zimmermann.

See also

* 2-valued morphism, Diakoptics, Laws of Form, Rough set
* Ludwig von Bertalanffy, Gordon Pask, John N. Warfield
* List of journals in systems science

References

External links

* [http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/03081079.asp Journals website]
* [http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~content=t713642931 Overview of all issues]