JASSS is an interdisciplinary, online, open access journal for the exploration and understanding of social processes by means of computer simulation
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Who is most at risk in aged care facilities, and when?
A new #ABM study builds institutional #ContactMatrices from staff shifts and care routines, revealing where #InfectiousDisease transmission truly concentrates.
Read the full #OA article in #JASSS: jasss.org/29/2/7.html
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May 22
Not all nodes are equal โ yet #Network models treat them as if they were. A new study adapts the Configuration Model to embed node attributes into #NetworkStructure, with a tenfold increase in #ClusteringCoefficient.
Read the full #OA article in #JASSS: jasss.org/29/2/6.html
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May 6
More realistic #AgentBasedModels are not always better: a new study shows that richer agent #Heterogeneity undermines #ModelCalibration reliability โ reopening the KISS vs KIDS debate on new empirical ground.
Read the full #OpenAccess article in #JASSS: jasss.org/29/2/5.html
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Apr 30
No protests in the streets โ yet resistance grows.
A new #ABM study models how #OnlineProtest dynamics on #SocialMedia quietly accumulate dissent potential among ordinary users even under #AuthoritarianRepression.
Read the full #OA article in #JASSS: jasss.org/29/2/4.html
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Apr 21
Bad news travels fast โ but how exactly?
A new #ABM study combines #DeepLearning sentiment tracking and an epidemiological model to map how negativity about corporations spreads across Reddit's #FinancialCommunities.
Read the full #OA article in #JASSS: jasss.org/29/2/3.html
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Apr 15
What drives households to adopt rooftop #SolarPV? A new #ABM study reveals that it is not just money โ#socialnorms and #opiniondynamics matter more, with surprising insensitivity to #network structure.
Read the full #OpenAccess article in #JASSS: jasss.org/29/2/2.html
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Apr 8
No algorithms, no biased media, no hostile users โ yet #polarization still emerges. A new #ABM study extending Axelrod's model shows how rewarding interactions alone fuel a self-reinforcing "rich-get-richer" dynamic.
Read the full #OA article in #JASSS: jasss.org/29/2/1.html
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Apr 3
Although we love #archeaologists, we are trying to do our best to avoid this! #peerreview #review #journals #reviewer
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Apr 2
#JASSS Vol.29 Issue 2 is out!
New research explores online polarization, authoritarian repression, solar PV adoption & financial sentiment spread through the lens of #AgentBasedModeling.
Find out what #ComputationalSocialScience reveals about society ๐ jasss.org
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Mar 16
Can #socialsolidarity prevent agro-pastoral collapse? Paul Chapron & colleagues co-designed an #ABM with Senegalese farmers to find out.
Spoiler: remove parcel lending & food sharing, and the system collapses #CompanionModeling #participatory #simulation
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Mar 11
Real-world #Policy problems are hard to capture with traditional models, but a #generative approach may change the game. GPLab combines #LLMs and #ABM to advance #computationalsocialscience for public decision support.
Read the full #OA article in #JASSS: jasss.org/29/1/6.html
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Mar 6
How long before #OpioidPolicy actually reduces deaths?
OPOSim #ABM simulates #OpioidUse dynamics in #NorthCarolina to test #prevention strategies and reveals how small shifts can change #epidemic trajectories
Read the full #OpenAccess article in #JASSS: jasss.org/29/1/5.html
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Feb 26
Can #AI safeguard a healthy #InfoEcosystem? An #ABM by @quarbby and @KathleenMCarley shows that proactive #Bots outperform reactive #FactChecking in mitigating the spread of #ConspiracyTheories on #SocialMedia.
Read the full #OpenAccess article in #JASSS: jasss.org/29/1/4.html
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Feb 19
We are mourning the loss of Dr. Jiaqi Ge, a valued Editorial Board member and a kind, constructive voice in our community. Her presence and expertise will be greatly missed by all of us at JASSS.
Full tribute: news.jasss.org/remembering-dโฆ
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Feb 18
How do you #model what canโt be measured?
This study demonstrates how #ParticipatoryModeling integrates local knowledge and #Calibration to capture hidden social dynamics in complex socio-ecological systems.
Read the full #OpenAccess article in #JASSS: jasss.org/29/1/3.html
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Feb 9
Why do non-political issues polarize? This #MultiAgentModel with #NetworkHomophily solves the discrepancy between #Simulation and #Empirical findings, showing that #OilSpillPolarization can emerge even among moderates.
Read the full #OA article in #JASSS: jasss.org/29/1/1.html
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Jan 31
The first 2026 issue of #JASSS has been published today, including 6 new articles and 1 corrigendum. Enjoy the issue! jasss.org/JASSS.html
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Jan 27
The #JASSS website just got a major upgrade! ๐
We have launched brand new dedicated sections for Awards, News, and Videos to highlight the main updates and amazing work happening in our community.
Come see whatโs new! ๐ป jasss.org/JASSS.html
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Jan 9
#ABM thrives but fragmented code and reinvented wheels slow progress. We introduce #AGENTBLOCKS, an open #community #platform that shares & improves #ReusableBuildingBlocks to support #Standardization in ABM and beyond.
Read #OpenAccess article in #JASSS: jasss.org/28/4/11.html
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Structural calibration of ABMs is often overlooked, yet it can dramatically shape model outcomes. We address this by introducing an innovative #InverseModelling #method to #explore & #calibrate #ABM #structures
Read the full #OpenAccess article in #JASSS: jasss.org/28/4/10.html
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