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IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. · United States

ISSN0098-5589eISSN1939-3520

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total60

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

1.447

H-Index

291

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

2.435

Total Works

6,100

Total Citations

414,861

2yr Mean Citedness

5.08

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on software engineering research, particularly in areas related to automated testing, code quality, and program repair. Recent articles explore the use of large language models (LLMs) for tasks such as test generation, method name suggestion, and requirements elicitation. Other topics include static analysis for bug detection, optimizing test execution order, and adapting user interfaces. The research also addresses challenges in specific domains like open-source software, Android applications, deep learning models, and smart contracts.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyMonthly, 1989-

StatusActive

Total Publications6,100

Publisher OrgIEEE Computer Society

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Reviewdouble-anonymous

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/12 · 67%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0098-5589 / 1939-3520

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

double-anonymous

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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?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

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.

SoftwareQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Computer Science, Software EngineeringEngineering, Electrical & Electronic

Scopus Categories

Software

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Software Engineering ResearchSoftware Reliability and Analysis ResearchSoftware Testing and Debugging TechniquesAdvanced Software Engineering MethodologiesSoftware Engineering Techniques and Practices