IET Software
John Wiley and Sons Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 2007
ISSN1751-8806eISSN1751-8814
SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access
58
/ 100
Medium Risk
Score Breakdown
✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25
✓ Scopus Q2+18
✓ DOAJ Verified+15
Total58
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
0.387
H-Index
45
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
0.788
Total Works
850
Total Citations
10,999
2yr Mean Citedness
0.94
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Aims & Scope
Subject areas: Mathematics: Instruments and machines: Electronic computers. Computer science: Computer software. Topics: software engineering, software architecture, software testing, distributed computing, software design, software development
⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
35
weeks to review
Slow · median is 15 wks
Q2
SJR Rank
Top 50% in field
General Information
Country / RegionUnited Kingdom
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2007
Annual Volume~ 39 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications850
Publisher OrgInstitution of Engineering and Technology
OA Since2020
Submission Info
Peer ReviewSingle-blind
Review Time~35 weeks
Acceptance Rate—
OA LicenseCC BY
OA Rate—
Ethics & Quality
COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes
📦 Long-term Preservation
PorticoCLOCKSS
Think.Check.Submit Compliance
10/12 · 83%
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Do you know the journal / publisher?
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Does the journal have a website?
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Is the ISSN verified?
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Indexed in a trusted database?
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Peer review process documented?
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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
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APC fees clearly disclosed?
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Not on predatory/blacklists?
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Long-term digital preservation?
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Plagiarism detection in place?
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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
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Primary language documented?
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.
Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided DesignQ2
Subject Classification
Web of Science Categories
Computer Science, Software Engineering
Scopus Categories
Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design
Research Topics (OpenAlex)
Software Engineering ResearchSoftware Engineering Techniques and PracticesSoftware Reliability and Analysis ResearchAdvanced Software Engineering MethodologiesSoftware System Performance and ReliabilitySoftware Testing and Debugging TechniquesService-Oriented Architecture and Web ServicesModel-Driven Software Engineering TechniquesOpen Source Software InnovationsAdvanced Malware Detection Techniques
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