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Journal of Systems and Software

Elsevier Inc. · United States

ISSN0164-1212eISSN1873-1228

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

Find the journal’s official page ↗Open the official JCR record on Clarivate ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.95

H-Indexi

164

SNIPi

2.012

Total Worksi

6,826

Total Citationsi

187,252

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.21

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Computer Science, Software Engineering; Computer Science, Theory & Methods; Hardware and Architecture; Information Systems; Software.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyEight No. A Year, <Jan. 1989->

StatusActive

Total Publications6,826

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0164-1212 / 1873-1228

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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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

200

6.1k

2019

197

5.8k

2020

202

4.1k

2021

190

4.6k

2022

255

3.7k

2023

283

2024

349

762

2025

176

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Hardware and ArchitectureQ1

Information SystemsQ1

SoftwareQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Computer Science, Software EngineeringComputer Science, Theory & Methods

Scopus Categories

Information SystemsHardware and ArchitectureSoftware

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Software Engineering ResearchSoftware Reliability and Analysis ResearchSoftware Engineering Techniques and PracticesAdvanced Software Engineering MethodologiesSoftware System Performance and Reliability

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Systems and Software

Is Journal of Systems and Software a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Systems and Software: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Systems and Software?

Journal of Systems and Software is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 3.21.

Is Journal of Systems and Software indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Systems and Software is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Systems and Software?