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Innovations in Systems and Software Engineering

Springer London · United Kingdom · Est. 2003

ISSN1614-5054
SJR Q3WOS ESCIScopus / SJR
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

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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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q3
SJR · Scopus
Top 75% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.385
H-Indexi
38
SNIPi
0.923
Total Worksi
710
Total Citationsi
7,060
2yr Mean Citednessi
1.91
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Innovations in Systems and Software Engineering: A NASA Journal explores developments and problems in Systems Engineering, Systems Integration, Software Engineering, and Software Development. Presents world-class technical papers on topics related to NASA's missions and projects. Includes updates on NASA innovations and articles on NASA initiatives. Features papers examining educational activities. Welcomes contributions from both NASA-supported and non-NASA-supported academics and industrialists worldwide.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2003
Annual Volume~ 35 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications710
Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media
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Submission Info

Peer Review
OA License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

6/11 · 55%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Springer London
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1614-5054
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
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
82
351
2019
17
201
2020
42
492
2021
96
773
2022
31
236
2023
46
182
2024
28
26
2025
31
2
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.

SoftwareQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Computer Science, Software Engineering

Scopus Categories

Software

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Software Engineering ResearchFormal Methods in VerificationSoftware Reliability and Analysis ResearchAdvanced Software Engineering MethodologiesSoftware Testing and Debugging TechniquesModel-Driven Software Engineering TechniquesService-Oriented Architecture and Web ServicesSoftware Engineering Techniques and PracticesSoftware System Performance and ReliabilityReal-Time Systems Scheduling

Frequently asked questions about Innovations in Systems and Software Engineering

Is Innovations in Systems and Software Engineering a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Innovations in Systems and Software Engineering: 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 Innovations in Systems and Software Engineering?

Innovations in Systems and Software Engineering 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 1.91.

Is Innovations in Systems and Software Engineering indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Innovations in Systems and Software Engineering is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Innovations in Systems and Software Engineering?

Innovations in Systems and Software Engineering: A NASA Journal explores developments and problems in Systems Engineering, Systems Integration, Software Engineering, and Software Development. Presents world-class technical papers on topics related to NASA's missions and projects. Includes updates on NASA innovations and articles on NASA initiatives. Features papers examining educational activities. Welcomes contributions from both NASA-supported and non-NASA-supported academics and industrialists worldwide.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref