The International Journal of Complex Systems, Development, and Economic Studies (IJCS-DES) focuses on the interdisciplinary application of complex systems theory to understand socio-economic development. It centers on how dynamic interactions, emergent behaviors, and nonlinear feedback drive economic growth, policy effectiveness, and sustainability challenges. The journal prioritizes research that integrates systems thinking, computational modeling, and empirical analysis to foster resilient and adaptive economic strategies.

Scope

IJCS-DES welcomes theoretical, methodological, and applied contributions addressing (but not limited to):

1. Complexity in Development Economics: Emergent poverty/inequality traps, non-equilibrium growth models, resilience of developing economies.

2. Sustainability & Adaptation: Climate-economy feedbacks, resource conflicts, transitions to low-carbon systems, socio-ecological resilience.

3. Policy & Governance: Nonlinear policy impacts, adaptive governance, systemic risks (financial, health, food), institutional evolution.

4. Methodological Innovations: Agent-based/network/system dynamics models, data-driven complexity analytics, hybrid empirical-computational approaches.

5. Socio-Economic Dynamics: Innovation ecosystems, urbanization patterns, labor market emergence, technology diffusion, behavioral economics in complex settings.

Excluded: Purely theoretical complex systems studies without socio-economic relevance; conventional econometric analyses lacking a systems perspective; non-empirical policy commentaries.