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Journal of Software: Evolution and Process

John Wiley and Sons Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 2010

ISSN2047-7481

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

314

days submission → published

measured · last 15 articles · accept 250d

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.473

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.297

Total Worksi

1,438

Total Citationsi

15,788

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.03

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Computer Science, Software Engineering; Software.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2010

FrequencyMonthly (Except In May And July)

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,438

Publisher OrgWiley

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

John Wiley and Sons Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2047-7481

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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

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

101

1.3k

2019

104

1.5k

2020

941

2021

119

985

2022

131

598

2023

119

271

2024

122

2025

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.

SoftwareQ2

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 System Performance and ReliabilitySoftware Testing and Debugging TechniquesOpen Source Software InnovationsAdvanced Software Engineering MethodologiesDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesHuman auditory perception and evaluationEducational Robotics and Engineering

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Software: Evolution and Process

Is Journal of Software: Evolution and Process a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Software: Evolution and Process: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Software: Evolution and Process?

Journal of Software: Evolution and Process 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 1.03.

Is Journal of Software: Evolution and Process indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Software: Evolution and Process is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Software: Evolution and Process?