Information and Software Technology

Aims & Scope

Information and Software Technology is the international archival journal focusing on research and experience that contributes to the improvement of software development practices.

The journal's scope includes methods and techniques to better engineer software and manage its development.

Articles submitted for review should have a clear component of software engineering or address ways to improve the engineering and management of software development.

Areas covered by the journal include: • Software management, quality and metrics, • Software processes, • Software architecture, modelling, specification, design and programming • Functional and non-functional software requirements • Software testing and verification & validation • Empirical studies of all aspects of engineering and managing software development Short Communications is a new section dedicated to short papers addressing new ideas, controversial opinions, "Negative" results and much more.

Read the Guide for authors for more information.

The journal encourages and welcomes submissions of systematic literature studies (reviews and maps) within the scope of the journal.

Information and Software Technology is the premiere outlet for systematic literature studies in software engineering.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	4.3

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.045

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	130

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Abstracting & Indexing

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

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

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

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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.

• Systematic literature reviews in software engineering – A systematic literature review

  Citation: 2973

  Authors: Barbara, O., David, Mark, John, Stephen

• Guidelines for conducting systematic mapping studies in software engineering: An update

  Citation: 1813

  Authors: Kai, Sairam, Ludwik

• Empirical studies of agile software development: A systematic review

  Citation: 1631

  Authors: Tore, Torgeir

• Systematic literature reviews in software engineering – A tertiary study

  Citation: 828

  Authors: Barbara, Rialette, David, O., Mark, Mahmood, Stephen

• A systematic review of systematic review process research in software engineering

  Citation: 752

  Authors: Barbara, Pearl

• Search-based software engineering

  Citation: 627

  Authors: Mark, Bryan F

• Guidelines for including grey literature and conducting multivocal literature reviews in software engineering

  Citation: 554

  Authors: Vahid, Michael, Mika V.

• Does the technology acceptance model predict actual use? A systematic literature review

  Citation: 547

  Authors: Mark, Barbara, Pearl, Stuart, David

• Method engineering: engineering of information systems development methods and tools

  Citation: 528

  Authors: Sjaak

• Semantics and analysis of business process models in BPMN

  Citation: 493

  Authors: Remco M., Marlon, Chun

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