About the Journal
For the 2026 Annual Meeting and Conference submit your abstract here https://journals.isss.org/index.php/jisss/submission/wizard
This website is called the Journal of the International Society for the Systems Sciences.
The ISSN number for this journals site is 1999 6918 More information here https://portal.issn.org/resource/ISSN/1999-6918
It is hosted on software called "Open Journal System".
This website purpose is to
1. contain the full paper proceedings of the ISSS Annual Meetings from 2006, and
2. accept abstracts for the annual meeting and conference.
In 2019 we moved this website from older servers to a new hosting arrangement with Simon Fraser University. That has resulted in some changes to the look and feel and also the way the website is working.
Current Issue
Proceedings for the 69th Annual Meeting of The International Society for the Systems Sciences, July 11 – 15th, Birmingham, UK
The International Society for System Sciences (ISSS) is pleased to hold its 2025 conference at the prestigious Birmingham Leadership Institute in the UK. This flagship event brings together global scholars, practitioners, and thought leaders to explore the theme of Advancing Together: An invitation for Systemic Collaboration
In an era of unprecedented complexity and interconnected challenges, the systems community is uniquely positioned to lead efforts in creating holistic, collaborative solutions. This conference aims to facilitate dialogue and action, fostering the emergence of a cohesive systems science enterprise that integrates diverse perspectives and practices across disciplines.
2025 Plenary Speaker
2025 Systemic Leadership
2025 Systems Thinking
2025 Agriculture and Food Systems
2025 Augmented Intelligence
2025 Ecology of Humaness
2025 Education and Knowledge Sharing
2025 Policy and Governance
2025 Shared Theoretical Foundations
2025 Space Exploration and Development
2025 Social Ecological Systems and Environment
2025 Systems Philosophy
Living Systems Analysis
Instructions for Submitting Abstracts
For the 2025 Annual Meeting and Conference submit your abstract here https://journals.isss.org/index.php/jisss/submission/wizard
Instructions for preparing and submitting abstracts for the conference are at https://journals.isss.org/index.php/jisss/about/submissions
Also other information is here https://www.isss.org/submitting-abstracts/
Please note that authors will make TWO separate submissions onto journals.isss.org, the abstract first, and then the Full Paper when ready, as the publication procedure is decoupled.
- The submission of an abstract follows a workflow for publication into the hardcopy program that is distributed to conference attendees.
- The submission of a full paper follows a workflow into publication in the online proceedings found here on journals.isss.org.
The index for current and prior proceedings for all ISSS meetings is at http://journals.isss.org and also for proceedings going back to 1977, active members access at https://www.isss.org/proceedings/
