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Global Journal of Flexible Systems Management

Acronym:jfsm
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Identifier (ISSN):0972-2696(Print)
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Publisher:Springer Nature
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Not Indexed in Latest JCR
Clarivate Impact Factor (IF 2024)
N/A
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q1
WoS SCIEJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓

Impact Factor Trend

Clarivate IF trend for Global Journal of Flexible Systems Management

WoS Q1
000002023
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2023):0
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
1.139
#3,955

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
56

56 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ1
Self-Citation RateN/A
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessSubscription
30articles/year
0% Gold OA•0% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Aim This journal intends to share concepts, researches and practical experiences to enable the organizations to become more flexible (adaptive, responsive, and agile) at the level of strategy, structure, systems, people, and culture. Flexibility relates to providing more options, quicker change mechanisms, and enhanced freedom of choice so as to respond to the changing situation with minimum time and efforts. It aims to make contributions in this direction to both the world of work and the world of knowledge so as to continuously evolve and enrich the flexible systems management paradigm at a generic level as well as specifically testing and innovating the use of SAP-LAP (Situation- Actor - Process-Learning-Action-Performance) framework in varied managerial situations to cope with the challenges of the new business models and frameworks. It is a General Management Journal with a focus on flexibility. Scope The Journal includes papers relating to: conceptual frameworks, empirical studies, case experiences, insights, strategies, organizational frameworks, applications and systems, methodologies and models, tools and techniques, innovations, comparative practices, scenarios, and reviews. The papers may be covering one or many of the following areas: Dimensions of enterprise flexibility, Connotations of flexibility, and Emerging managerial issues/approaches, generating and demanding flexibility.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Economics87.2%Business85.1%Computer science82.5%Mathematics62.6%Engineering59.7%Management58.5%Political science51.9%Law50%Marketing49.1%Statistics48.3%Flexibility (engineering)37.2%Biology32.7%Philosophy32%Process management30.6%Operations management29.9%Physics29.4%Industrial organization26.5%Operating system25.8%Knowledge management25.4%Finance23.2%Artificial intelligence23%Medicine22.3%Programming language22.3%Quantum mechanics20.1%Psychology20.1%

WoS Categories & Quartiles

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Clarivate JCR

No WoS category details available for this journal.

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
2026Latest
IF—
Articles / Year30
Total Citations29
2025
IF—
Articles / Year46
Total Citations366
2024
IF—
Articles / Year52
Total Citations923
2023
IF0
Articles / Year40
Total Citations1,073
2022
IF—
Articles / Year40
Total Citations1,177

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #3,955Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2000-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Business, Management and Accounting
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.139

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
8.88

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,390 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations1,106
3-Year Documents128
Citable Documents128

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate23.9%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Business and International ManagementQ1
Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)Q1
Management Information SystemsQ1
Strategy and ManagementQ1
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

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Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: N/A

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
Updating
Minor Category (Specific Field):
Updating
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

Global Journal of Flexible Systems Management (acronym: jfsm, ISSN: 0972-2696) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Business, published by Springer Nature in India. The periodical holds tracked under Web of Science (SCIE) in quartile Q1, a Scopus SJR indicator of 1.139 (Q1), an H-index of 56.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of 4 issues per year, an annual output of approximately 30 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Subscription model with an estimated APC of $3,390 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.

Publishing & Editorial Information

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Open Access Model
Subscription
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Language
English
Frequency
4 issues per year
Indexing & Databases
ScopusPubMed

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Database Updated: 2026-09-29