Systems Systems is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal on systems theory in practice, including fields such as systems engineering management, systems based project planning in urban settings, health systems, environmental management and complex social systems, published monthly online by MDPI.

Systems (ISSN 2079-8954) is an international, peer-reviewed journal on systems theory, practice and methodologies, including fields such as systems engineering, management, systems-based project planning, intelligent cities, intelligent planning, health systems, transportation systems, digital systems, environmental management, and complex ...

Jun 18, 2025 · Global energy systems face mounting pressures and rising stakes, necessitating a resilient, regional and market-driven transition. The global energy system has steadily evolved over the past decade – but 2025 may mark an inflection point as long-building pressures converge to redefine how energy is produced, secured and valued.

Feb 8, 2025 · The growing need for sustainable energy solutions has propelled the development of Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems (HRESs), which integrate diverse renewable sources like solar, wind, biomass, geothermal, hydropower and tidal. This review paper focuses on balancing economic, environmental, social and technical criteria to enhance system performance and resilience. Using comprehensive ...

Systems, an international, peer-reviewed Open Access journal.

Jun 30, 2025 · Urban air and water pollution is complex. Cities must adopt systems thinking to tackle these challenges, boost equity and build long-term resilience.

Oct 16, 2024 · Traditionally, systems thinking support has relied on an ever-increasing plethora of systems tools, methods, and approaches. Arguably though, such support requires something different from, and more accessible than, detailed instruction on somewhat abstract laws and detailed principles and/or constitutive rules associated with conventional systems approaches or systems ‘tools of the trade ...

Aug 1, 2025 · AI drives the promise of autonomy and biological intelligence must be the foundational design principle for building next-generation autonomous systems.

Special Issues Systems publishes Special Issues to create collections of papers on specific topics, with the aim of building a community of authors and readers to discuss the latest research and develop new ideas and research directions. Special Issues are led by Guest Editors, who are experts on the topic and all Special Issue submissions follow MDPI's standard editorial process. The …

Systems thinking is an approach to reasoning and treatment of real-world problems based on the fundamental notion of ‘system.’ System here refers to a purposeful assembly of components. Thus, systems thinking is aimed at understanding relationships between components and their overall impact on system outcomes (i.e., intended and unintended) and how a system similarly fits in the broader ...