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Empirical Software Engineering

Springer Netherlands · Netherlands · Est. 1996

ISSN1382-3256eISSN1573-7616

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

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Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

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

0.895

H-Index

122

CiteScore

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SNIP

1.738

Total Works

2,071

Total Citations

74,622

2yr Mean Citedness

3.34

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Retractions

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes empirical studies on software development, including challenges faced by novice developers during tool installation, the effectiveness of large language models for software analytics and sentiment analysis in pull requests, and the evaluation of automated vulnerability analysis tools for smart contracts. It also covers research on factors influencing developer productivity and mental health, the identification and prediction of unrelated build failures in continuous integration, and the application and adaptation of software testing practices. Further topics include test case prioritization techniques for complex systems like Cyber-Physical Systems simulated in MATLAB/Simulink, the integration and evaluation of third-party libraries in mobile applications, and the identification and prioritization of AI features to support Scrum practices.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1996

FrequencyBimonthly, 2007-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,071

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Netherlands

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1382-3256 / 1573-7616

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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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

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Publication & Citation Trend

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SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

SoftwareQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Computer Science, Software Engineering

Scopus Categories

Software

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Software Engineering ResearchSoftware Engineering Techniques and PracticesSoftware Reliability and Analysis ResearchSoftware Testing and Debugging TechniquesSoftware System Performance and ReliabilityOpen Source Software InnovationsAdvanced Software Engineering MethodologiesAdvanced Malware Detection TechniquesScientific Computing and Data ManagementTopic Modeling