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Requirements Engineering

Springer London · United Kingdom

ISSN0947-3602eISSN1432-010X

SJR Q2✓ 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?

278

days submission → published

measured · last 18 articles · accept 254d

SJR Rank

Top 50% 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.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.798

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.512

Total Worksi

1,071

Total Citationsi

27,970

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.47

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Requirements Engineering is a multi-disciplinary journal focusing on the elicitation, representation, and validation of software-intensive information systems or applications. Includes theories and models relevant to requirements engineering. Explores the intersection of requirements engineering with business engineering. Assesses the states of practice, including evaluation of different approaches in industrial-size projects. Welcomes contributions from fields such as software engineering, information systems, cognitive and organizational psychology, and more. Prioritizes work that addresses specific requirements engineering issues.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive

Total Publications1,071

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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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?

Springer London

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0947-3602 / 1432-010X

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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

464

2019

585

2020

366

2021

418

2022

200

2023

243

2024

2025

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.

Information SystemsQ2

SoftwareQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Computer Science, Information SystemsComputer Science, Software Engineering

Scopus Categories

Information SystemsSoftware

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Software Engineering Techniques and PracticesAdvanced Software Engineering MethodologiesSoftware Engineering ResearchLegal and Regulatory AnalysisLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies

Frequently asked questions about Requirements Engineering

Is Requirements Engineering a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Requirements Engineering: 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 Requirements Engineering?

Requirements Engineering 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 4.47.

Is Requirements Engineering indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Requirements Engineering is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.