This federation is a non-profit, scientific and educational agency founded in 1980, and constituted of more than thirty member organizations around the globe.
They are focused on the organization and sponsorship of research and development, international meetings and workshops in the field.
More specifically, the federation wants to develop and promote international programs and publications in the area of systems research and applications.
Other tasks include the development and promotion of: For its member organizations the federation seeks coordinating programs and provides assistance to them.
[3] The Journal aims to stimulate disciplined inquiry and provides transdisciplinary focus for the exchange of ideas and knowledge; relating to the analysis, design, development, and management of systems and programs.
This IFSR Book Series provides a publication avenue for high quality systems literature.
Work is currently underway, post pandemic, in planning alternative formats IFSR Conversation.
In a Conversation a small group of systems scientists and practitioners meets for several days to discuss in a self-guided way a topic of scientific and social importance.
On April 7, 2010 the General Assembly of the IFSR approved the founding of the International Academy for Systems and Cybernetic Sciences (IASCYS).