Ruan Jian Xue Bao/Journal of Software

Aims & Scope

Journal of Software (JOS) is a comprehensive academic journal that publishes original research papers, review articles, and special issues on all aspects of software engineering and computer science. The journal covers a wide range of topics including software development, software architecture, software testing, software maintenance, software project management, software quality, software security, software economics, software evolution, software process, software reuse, software standards, software tools, software visualization, software engineering education, and related fields. JOS aims to provide a platform for researchers and practitioners to share their latest findings, innovations, and insights in the field of software engineering and computer science.

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.

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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

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