Current Issue
Volume 1, Issue 1 · June 2026
Volume 1 · Issue 1 · June 2026
EX-JICS · 2026 · 001
The Search Function of Capital: Why Some Investment Bubbles Build the Future
Investment bubbles are conventionally analysed as episodes of speculative excess. This paper proposes a complementary framework: the search function of capital. Drawing on historical evidence from railway infrastructure, electrification, and the internet expansion of the 1990s, the paper argues that certain investment bubbles generate durable productive infrastructure even as they destroy investor wealth.
EX-JICS · 2026 · 002
The Myth of Secret Commands: Semantic Compression, Cognitive Compatibility, and Meaning Drift in Human–AI Systems
The rapid adoption of generative AI has given rise to informal practices described as "secret prompts" or "hidden commands". This paper argues that such practices are better understood as forms of semantic compression whose effectiveness depends on cognitive compatibility and shared context, not on privileged model access.
Journal Profile
Aims & Scope
EX-JICS publishes original peer-reviewed research at the intersection of three interconnected fields: energy systems, artificial intelligence, and the science of complex adaptive systems. The journal is open to theoretical, empirical, and applied contributions that advance understanding of how energy, information, and intelligence interact in natural and engineered systems.
Energy SystemsThermodynamics of civilization, energy transitions, energetic epistemology, physical economics
Artificial IntelligenceHuman–AI interaction, semantic systems, cognitive architectures, AI in complex environments
Complex SystemsSelf-organization, emergence, adaptive systems, systemic risk, network dynamics
InterdisciplinaryCivilizational theory, capital and technology, institutional evolution, knowledge systems
Governance
Editorial Board
Editor-in-Chief
Prof. Dr. Alexander Bykovski
EnergeticaX Institute · Abu Dhabi, UAE
Associate Editor
Dr. Mehmet Yilmaz
Middle East Technical University · Ankara, Turkey · Energy Systems
Associate Editor
Prof. Aiko Tanaka
University of Tokyo · Japan · AI & Complex Systems
Editorial Board
Dr. Priya Nair
IIT Bombay · India · Thermodynamics & Energy Policy
Editorial Board
Prof. Carlos Mendoza
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México · Complex Systems
Editorial Board
Dr. Fatima Al-Rashid
UAE University · Al Ain · Renewable Energy & Policy
Editorial Board
Prof. Ivan Sorokin
Skoltech · Moscow · AI Systems & Neural Architectures
Editorial Board
Dr. Amara Osei
University of Ghana · Legon · Energy Access & Development
For Authors
Submission Guidelines
EX-JICS welcomes original research articles, review articles, and theoretical papers. Manuscripts should be submitted by email to journal@energeticax.org in Word or PDF format. All submissions undergo double-blind peer review. Accepted articles are published open access under CC BY 4.0 with a CrossRef DOI assigned prior to publication.