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Software Quality Journal

Springer New York · United States

ISSN0963-9314eISSN1573-1367

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

0.497

H-Index

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.111

Total Works

1,087

Total Citations

21,057

2yr Mean Citedness

2.36

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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.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 42 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications1,087

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 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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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

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.

Media TechnologyQ2

Safety, Risk, Reliability and QualityQ2

SoftwareQ2

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