TY - JOUR AU - Batiha, Iqbal M. AU - Albteiha, Sharaf Aldeen O. AU - Al-Khawaldeh, Hamzah O. AU - Momani, Shaher PY - 2026 TI - Generalizations of higher-order Taylor method: Fractional and q-fractional approaches for initial value problems JO - AIMS Mathematics SP - 483 EP - 510 VL - 11 IS - 1 AB - Motivated by the challenges faced by standard methods in solving nonlinear fractional and q-fractional models with strong memory effects, this study develops numerical approaches capable of handling these complex behaviors more effectively. The proposed techniques are tested on four representative fractional and q-fractional initial value problems for several values of the order α ∈ [ 0.5 , 1 ] and q ∈ ( 0 , 1 ). In particular, the major aim of this work is to propose two generalizations of the higher-order Taylor method: The first one is the fractional Taylor method, and the second one is the q-fractional Taylor method. These methods will then be used to find approximate solutions for several fractional and q-fractional initial value problems. Numerous numerical comparisons will be performed to verify the effectiveness of our proposed generalizations. UR - https://doi.org/10.3934/math.2026021 DO - 10.3934/math.2026021