Aims and Scope

The journal Systems Engineering aims to publish manuscripts on topics related to the discipline of Systems Engineering. The journal welcomes original submissions on the conceptualization, design, implementation, operation, sustainment, and recycling, reuse, and retirement of technologically enabled systems that satisfy stakeholder needs throughout the lifecycle. This includes products and services in the private sector, as well as defense and public infrastructures and socio-technical systems whose precise boundaries are often challenging to define. Systems engineers consider, among others, defining stakeholder needs and customer requirements, trading off alternatives, focusing design team creativity, developing system architecture and design, managing the system complexity over time, establishing and maintaining quality, cost, schedule, risk, and opportunity under uncertainty, manufacturing and realization, understanding performance and safety during operations, training and support, as well as recycling and disposal at the end of life. The topics systems engineers consider provides a focus for the scope of Systems Engineering including encouraging contributions studying fundamental systems science to further define the underpinnings of the discipline, the design and operation of systems and systems-of-systems; the application of systems engineering to enterprises and complex socio-technical systems; the identification, selection and development of systems engineers; as well as the operation and evolution of systems and systems-of-systems over their entire lifecycle.

Readership

systems engineers, systems programmers, computer system developers

Keywords

Systems Engineering, Systems Management, Processes, Systems, Systems Integration, System Architecture, System Modeling, Integrated Process and Product Development, System Simulation, System Life Cycle, journal, online journal, Wiley Online Library

A note about keywords: Manuscripts should include three to seven keywords. Some of these keywords can be selected from a dropdown list within the manuscript submission system. Authors can add their own key words, as desired. It is important to match the use of key words throughout the paper title, abstract, and key word list. For more information, please see our instructions for writing and organizing your paper with respect to key words.

Special Issue on Advancing Systems Engineering in the Face of Complexity
Submission Date: 2024-11-01

Systems Engineering Journal in collaboration with INCOSE’s Future of Systems
Engineering (FuSE) Program invites submissions for a special issue focusing on the
evolution and advancement of Systems Engineering (SE) in addressing the engineering of
increasingly complex systems.

Background and Context: Historically, Systems Engineering has been pivotal in the
development of methods for designing large technical systems. This legacy of success has
positioned SE at the forefront of disciplines sought to provide effective methodologies for
engineering complex systems in our rapidly evolving world. However, we recognize that
current SE approaches face limitations when applied to the multifaceted nature of social,
technical, and ecological systems of systems – areas that are increasingly recognized as
being in critical need of innovative engineering solutions.

Scope and Objectives: This special issue seeks to address these challenges by advancing
both the theoretical and practical dimensions of Systems Engineering. We are calling for
papers that offer groundbreaking insights, methodologies, and applications that can
enhance the capacity of SE to effectively engineer complex systems. Topics of interest
include, but are not limited to:

- Innovative theoretical frameworks in SE for non-traditional domains.
- Case studies demonstrating novel applications of SE in social, technical, and
ecological domains.
- Cross-disciplinary approaches integrating SE with other fields, such as Systems
Science, to address complex challenges.
- Analysis and critique of current SE methodologies in the context of increasingly
complex systems.
- Demonstrations of new tools, techniques, and practices in SE that can be applied to
many kinds of systems.
- Empirical studies that validate the value of new theories, methods, and tools.

Submission Guidelines: We invite authors to submit papers that push the boundaries of
our current understanding and practice of Systems Engineering. Submissions should be
original, well-researched, and provide significant contributions to the field. Both theoretical
and applied research papers are welcome. Detailed submission guidelines, including
formatting and length requirements, can be found on the Systems Engineering journal’s
website.

Important Dates:
- Submission Deadline: November 1, 2024
- Notification of Acceptance: January 1, 2025
- Final Manuscripts Due: March 1, 2025
- Publication Date: April 1, 2025

Submission Process: Manuscripts should be submitted through the Systems Engineering
Journal’s online submission portal. Please indicate in your submission that your
manuscript is intended for the special edition on “Advancing Systems Engineering in the
Face of Complexity.”

We look forward to your contributions and to advancing the field of Systems Engineering
together.

For any queries or further information, please contact the editorial team at
erika.palmer@incose.net.

Guest Editors
Dr. Erika Palmer, Cornell University (USA)
Prof. Peter Brook, FREng, INCOSE Fellow, Dashwood Systems Engineering (UK)
Dr. Michael Pennotti, PhD, INCOSE Fellow, Stevens Institute of Technology (USA)
Dr. David Rousseau, PhD, FRSA, INCOSE Fellow, Centre for Systems Philosophy (UK), &
Oregon State University (USA)
Dr. Javier Calvo-Amodio, PhD, Oregon State University (USA)