IBM Systems Journal

Aims & Scope

Throughout its history, the IBM Systems Journal has been devoted to software, software systems, and services, focusing on concepts, architectures, and the uses of software.

Peer-reviewed scholarly technical papers are published on software design, engineering, testing, implementation, and performance.

Subjects covered range from programming code and algorithms, to applications, middleware, and entire software systems.

The complexity and interdependence of technology in modern information systems is such that it became appropriate to merge the IBM Journal of Research and Development and the IBM Systems Journal, and this began in 2009.

Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar

Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Computer Science and Mathematics, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• A framework for information systems architecture

  Citation: 1780

  Authors: J. A.

• Techniques for data hiding

  Citation: 1768

  Authors: W., D., N., A.

• Algorithm for computer control of a digital plotter

  Citation: 1564

  Authors: J. E.

• Strategic alignment: Leveraging information technology for transforming organizations

  Citation: 1549

  Authors: J. C., H.

• Enhancing security and privacy in biometrics-based authentication systems

  Citation: 1172

  Authors: N. K., J. H., R. M.

• A study of replacement algorithms for a virtual-storage computer

  Citation: 1088

  Authors: L. A.

• Design and code inspections to reduce errors in program development

  Citation: 1043

  Authors: M. E.

• Evaluation techniques for storage hierarchies

  Citation: 902

  Authors: R.L., J., D. R., I. L.

• The new dynamics of strategy: Sense-making in a complex and complicated world

  Citation: 761

  Authors: C. F., D. J.

• Personal Area Networks: Near-field intrabody communication

  Citation: 733

  Authors: T. G.