Journal of Systems and Software

SJR Rank #5,309H-index: 141SJR: 0.950Best quartile: Q1APC: US$3,820
Journal website: aims, scope and author guidelines
Publisher

Elsevier Inc.

Country

United States

Type

journal

SJR by Edition

2022202500.30.60.91.2

Subject Categories

  • Hardware and ArchitectureQ1
  • Information SystemsQ1
  • SoftwareQ1

Areas: Computer Science

Most published research topics

Software Engineering ResearchSoftware Reliability and Analysis ResearchSoftware Engineering Techniques and PracticesAdvanced Software Engineering MethodologiesSoftware System Performance and ReliabilitySoftware Testing and Debugging TechniquesService-Oriented Architecture and Web ServicesDistributed systems and fault toleranceOpen Source Software InnovationsCloud Computing and Resource Management

Source: OpenAlex

Publication Statistics

2025 Docs3-Year DocsCitable Docs0200400600800

Documents per Year

20222025070140210280

Detailed Information

ISSN

0164-1212

SJR Best Quartile

Q1

Region

Northern America

Citations per Document (2 years)

5.88

References per Document

70.28

Coverage

1979, 1981, 1983-2026

Scope

The Journal of Systems and Software publishes papers covering all aspects of software engineering. All articles should provide evidence to support their claims, e.g. through empirical studies, simulation, formal proofs or other types of validation. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: Methods and tools for software requirements, design, architecture, verification and validation, testing, maintenance and evolution; Agile, model-driven, service-oriented, open source and global software development; Approaches for cloud/fog/edge computing and virtualized systems; Human factors and management concerns of software development; Artificial Intelligence, data analytics and big data applied in software engineering; Metrics and evaluation of software development resources; DevOps, continuous integration, build and test automation; Business and economic aspects of software development processes; Software Engineering education.

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