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Software - Practice and Experience

John Wiley and Sons Ltd · United Kingdom

ISSN0038-0644eISSN1097-024X

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total43

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.675

H-Index

120

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.26

Total Works

5,571

Total Citations

97,686

2yr Mean Citedness

2.29

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on software development, focusing on practical aspects and empirical studies. Topics include requirements engineering, software defect prediction, self-adaptive systems, and the application of machine learning and artificial intelligence in software development. The journal also covers system design, performance optimization, and the evolution of software architectures, including microservices and cloud applications. Research often involves developing and evaluating new methodologies, frameworks, and algorithms for improving software quality, reliability, and efficiency.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 114 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications5,571

Publisher OrgWiley

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

John Wiley and Sons Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0038-0644 / 1097-024X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

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2021

2022

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2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

SoftwareQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Computer Science, Software Engineering

Scopus Categories

Software

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Parallel Computing and Optimization TechniquesSoftware Engineering ResearchLogic, programming, and type systemsDistributed and Parallel Computing SystemsAdvanced Software Engineering Methodologies