IET Software

Aims & Scope

IET Software publishes papers on all aspects of the software lifecycle, including design, development, implementation and maintenance.

The focus of the journal is on the methods used to develop and maintain software, and their practical application.

Authors are especially encouraged to submit papers on the following topics, although papers on all aspects of software engineering are welcome: -Software and systems requirements engineering -Formal methods, design methods, practice and experience -Software architecture, aspect and object orientation, reuse and re-engineering -Testing, verification and validation techniques -Software dependability and measurement -Human systems engineering and human-computer interaction -Knowledge engineering; expert and knowledge-based systems, intelligent agents -Information systems engineering -Application of software engineering in industry and commerce -Software engineering technology transfer -Management of software development -Theoretical aspects of software development -Machine learning -Big data and big code -Cloud computing

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

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

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
• Web of Science

Subjects & Keywords

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

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Plagiarism url
• Preservation url
• Apc url
• License

Plagiarism Policy

This journal follows a plagiarism policy. All submitted manuscripts are screened using reliable plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors are responsible for proper citation and acknowledgment of all sources, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will not be tolerated.

For more details, please refer to our official: Plagiarism Policy.

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Computer Science, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal requires an Article Processing Charge (APC) to support open access publishing, covering peer review, editing, and distribution. The current APC is 2,100.00 USD. Learn more.

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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.

• Which battery model to use?

  Citation: 210

  Authors: M.R., B.R.

• Progress on approaches to software defect prediction

  Citation: 195

  Authors: Zhiqiang, Xiao-Yuan, Xiaoke

• Agile methods in European embedded software development organisations: a survey on the actual use and usefulness of Extreme Programming and Scrum

  Citation: 123

  Authors: O., P.

• Requirements elicitation techniques: a systematic literature review based on the maturity of the techniques

  Citation: 101

  Authors: Carla, Ivan, Miryam

• Systematic literature review of preprocessing techniques for imbalanced data

  Citation: 70

  Authors: Ebubeogu Amarachukwu, Sai Peck

• Automated software test optimisation framework – an artificial bee colony optimisation-based approach

  Citation: 66

  Authors: D., V., M.

• Systematic review of success factors and barriers for software process improvement in global software development

  Citation: 65

  Authors: Arif Ali, Jacky

• Judy – a mutation testing tool for Java

  Citation: 64

  Authors: L., N.

• Validation of web service compositions

  Citation: 63

  Authors: L., D., C., S., P.

• Software defect prediction via LSTM

  Citation: 60

  Authors: Jiehan, Lu, Shaojian