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Journal of Systems Architecture

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 1970

ISSN1383-7621eISSN1873-6165

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

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

1.22

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.691

Total Works

3,266

Total Citations

46,105

2yr Mean Citedness

3.13

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Retractions

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of Systems Architecture: Embedded Software Design covers all design and architectural aspects related to embedded systems and software. This includes methodologies, techniques, and tools for design automation, novel designs of software components, and ranges from the microarchitecture level via the system software level up to the application-specific architecture level.

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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 Published1970

Annual Volume~ 202 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,266

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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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?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1383-7621 / 1873-6165

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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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

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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.

Hardware and ArchitectureQ1

SoftwareQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Computer Science, Hardware & ArchitectureComputer Science, Software Engineering

Scopus Categories

Hardware and ArchitectureSoftware

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Parallel Computing and Optimization TechniquesEmbedded Systems Design TechniquesInterconnection Networks and SystemsReal-Time Systems SchedulingDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesHuman auditory perception and evaluationAdvanced Data Storage TechnologiesEducational Robotics and EngineeringDistributed systems and fault toleranceDistributed and Parallel Computing Systems