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latest issue OF THE SYSTEM DYNAMICS REVIEW
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journal statistics
2022 Impact Factor
4.8
Acceptance Ratio
(Prior 12 months)
21.8%
Average time from submission to first decision (Days)
19.1
Average reviewing turnaround time (Days)
29.2
most accessed articles 2022
#1
On the differences between theoretical and applied system dynamics modeling
Gooyert, V. & Größler, A.
#2
System dynamics modeling in health and medicine: a systematic literature review
Darabi, N. & Hosseinichimeh, N.
#3
How small system dynamics models can help the public policy process
Ghaffarzadegan, N. et al.
#5
The concept of energy in the analysis of system dynamics models
Hayward, J. & Roach, P.A.
#7
Ford, D.
#9
System dynamics at sixty: the path forward
Sterman, J.
#10
Introducing M-Tool: A standardised and inclusive mental model mapping tool
Broek. K.L. et al.
full database of the system dynamics review
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All time most accessed articles
#1 On the differences between theoretical and applied system dynamics modeling (2019). Gooyert, V. & Größler, A.
#2 How small system dynamics models can help the public policy process (2010). Ghaffarzadegan, N. Lyneis, J., Richardson, G.P.
#3 System dynamics modeling in health and medicine: a systematic literature review (2020). Darabi, N., Hosseinichimeh, N.
#4 System dynamics at sixty: the path forward (2018). Sterman, J.D.
#5 The coronavirus disease (COVID‐19) pandemic: simulation‐based assessment of outbreak responses and postpeak strategies (2020). Struben, J.
#6 Strategic management of complex projects: a case study using system dynamics (2001). Lyneis, J.M., Cooper, K., Els, S.A.
#7 A system dynamics glossary (2019). Ford, D.
#8 Reporting guidelines for simulation‐based research in social sciences (2012). Rahmandad, H., Sterman, J.D.
#9 A competence development framework for learning and teaching system dynamics (2016). Schaffernicht, M., Groesser, S.N.
#10 Simulation-based estimatiof the early spread of COVID‐19 in Iran: actual versus confirmed cases (2020). Ghaffarzadegan, N., Rahmandad, H.
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publication team
EXECUTIVE EDITOR
Andreas Größler
Institute of Business Administration (BWI)
University of Stuttgart, Germany
CO-EDITOR
Birgit Kopainsky
University of Bergen, Norway
MANAGING EDITORS
Jim Duggan, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
Shayne Gary, University of New South Wales, Australia
Luis Luna-Reyes, University at Albany, USA
Ignacio Martinez-Moyano, Argonne National Laboratory, USA
Hazhir Rahmandad, MIT Sloan School of Management, USA
Markus Schwaninger, University of St. Gallen, Switzerland
ASSOCIATE EDITORS
Edward G. Anderson, University of Texas, USA
Stefano Armenia, Link Campus University Rome, Italy
Yaman Barlas, Boğaziçi University, Turkey
David N. Ford, Texas A&M University, USA
Navid Ghaffarzadegan, Virginia Tech, USA
Paulo Gonçalves, Università della Svizzera italiana, Switzerland
Cleotilde Gonzalez, Carnegie Mellon University, USA
Stefan Groesser, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland
Burak Güneralp, Texas A&M University, USA
Jack Homer, Homer Consulting, USA
Niyousha Hosseinichimeh, Virginia Tech, USA
Peter Hovmand, Washington University in St. Louis, USA
Susan Howick, University of Strathclyde, UK
Mohammad Jalali, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
Martin Kunc, University of Warwick, UK
PJ Lamberson, UCLA, USA
Oleg V. Pavlov, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, USA
Scott Rockart, Duke University, USA
Etiënne Rouwette, Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Ali Kerem Saysel, Boğaziçi University,Turkey
Krystyna Stave, University of Nevada Las Vegas, USA
John Sterman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
Gönenç Yücel, Boğaziçi University, Turkey
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