Editor-in-Chief: George E. Mobus
gmobus@uw.edu
Springer Editorial Contact: Donna Chernyk
Donna.Chernyk@springer.com
Purpose of the Series: The IFSR International Series on Systems Science and Systems Engineering book series is devoted to the demonstration of systems science and engineering as a body of integrated concepts, principles, methodologies, tools, and perspectives all directed toward a better understanding of the nature of systems (systemness) and how to use systems approaches in the other sciences and engineering practice. This series seeks to provide systems knowledge to a broad and diverse audience of those interested in a much deeper understanding of how the world works.
Submission of ProposalsThe Editorial Board will solicit high quality monographs, edited collections, and textbooks that focus on research in areas of Systems Science and Engineering with the intent of making systems science, literacy, and thinking available to all involved in formulating the future of humanity. Topics of great interest include complex adaptive and evolvable systems. The research topics can be either theoretical or applied (e.g. action research) as long as they incorporate theories or principles specific to systems science.
Book proposals should demonstrate the integration of subjects across disciplinary lines within the system sciences, such as showing relations between cybernetics and hierarchy theory and other fields (see list below). The ideal proposal will provide both quantitative and qualitative explanations that allow those with strong mathematical backgrounds to absorb the quantitative aspects, but also allow those with more qualitative interests to gain substantial insights into the work.Some examples of subject areas are:
Systems Science and Engineering Areas of Interest:
Editor-in-Chief: George E. Mobus, Ph.D. (Emeritus)
University of Washington Tacoma
1900 Commerce St. Box 358426
Tacoma, Washington USA
1-253-692-5894
gmobus@uw.edu
Dr David Rousseau
Centre for Systems Philosophy30 Leigh Close,
AddlestoneSurrey
KT15 1EL
United Kingdom
+44 (0) 7714 677 687
david.rousseau@systemsphilosophy.org
d.rousseau@hull.ac.uk
Jennifer M. Wilby, Ph.D.
ISSS, Past-President and VP Administration
+44(0)07711042438
wilbysystems@gmail.com
Javier Calvo-Amodio, Ph.D.
Oregon State University204 Rogers Hall
Corvallis, Oregon 97331-6001
Javier.Calvo@oregonstate.edu
Mary C. Edson, Ph.D.
President
International Federation for Systems Research
Vienna, Austria
U.S. Eastern +1 (561) 632-5436maredson.s3@gmail.com
Prof. Dr. Gerhard Chroust
J. Kepler University Linz
c/o Donaustr. 101/6,
A-2346 Maria Enzersdorf, Austria+43 664 28 29 978
Gerhard.Chroust@jku.atwww.gerhard-chroust.at
Gary Metcalf, Ph.D.
Vice President
International Federation for Systems Research
1408 ½ Central Ave.
Ashland, KY 41102 - USA
gmetcalf@InterConnectionsLLC.comGary Robert Smith
Airbus Defence and Space
Quadrant House
Celtic Springs
Coedkernew
Newport
United Kingdom
NP10 8FZ
gary.r.smith@airbus.com