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Software Quality Journal

Springer New York · United States

ISSN0963-9314eISSN1573-1367

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.455

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.111

Total Worksi

1,087

Total Citationsi

21,057

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.36

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Software Quality Journal is a dedicated platform for the dissemination of academic and practical insights into the development, use, and maintenance of software systems. Promotes awareness of the crucial role of quality management in software system construction. Highlights methods, tools and products used to achieve quality. Serves as an international reference source for all aspects of software quality.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive

Total Publications1,087

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

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

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer New York

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0963-9314 / 1573-1367

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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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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

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

701

2019

589

2020

554

2021

397

2022

422

2023

248

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.

Media TechnologyQ2

Safety, Risk, Reliability and QualityQ2

SoftwareQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Computer Science, Software Engineering

Scopus Categories

SoftwareSafety, Risk, Reliability and QualityMedia Technology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Software Engineering ResearchSoftware Reliability and Analysis ResearchSoftware Engineering Techniques and PracticesSoftware Testing and Debugging TechniquesSoftware System Performance and Reliability

Frequently asked questions about Software Quality Journal

Is Software Quality Journal a predatory journal?

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

What is the impact factor of Software Quality Journal?

Software Quality Journal 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 2.36.

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

Software Quality Journal is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.