International Journal of Agent-Oriented Software Engineering

Aims & Scope

IJAOSE fosters discussion on all software engineering aspects of the use of agent technology for the development of IT systems.

Topics covered include: • Software engineering methodologies for agents, MAS and agreement technologies • Modelling languages and techniques • Declarative technologies and techniques for the engineering of MAS • Programming languages, frameworks, architectures, models, infrastructure for agents and MAS • Techniques for specification and verification of MAS • Pragmatic issues in MAS adoption • Performance, load balancing, scalability • Testing and fault-tolerance • Interoperability and standardisation • Integration with mainstream technologies/legacy systems • Applications of agents and MAS and adoption experiences • Evaluations of agent technology, including empirical studies, systematic literature reviews • Tools and environments • Benchmarking and testbeds

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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.

• Developing organised multiagent systems using the MOISE<SUP align=right>+</SUP> model: programming issues at the system and agent levels

  Citation: 211

  Authors: Jomi F., Jaime S., Olivier

• Web service clustering using text mining techniques

  Citation: 95

  Authors: Wei, Wilson

• O-MaSE: a customisable approach to designing and building complex, adaptive multi-agent systems

  Citation: 58

  Authors: Scott A., Juan Carlos Garcia

• Method fragments for agent design methodologies: from standardisation to research

  Citation: 46

  Authors: Massimo, Salvatore, Alfredo, Valeria

• Engineering manufacturing control systems using PROSA and delegate MAS

  Citation: 42

  Authors: Paul, Bart Saint, Paul, Hendrik Van, Jan Van, N.A.

• Using event-driven lightweight DSC-based agents for MAS modelling

  Citation: 35

  Authors: Giancarlo, Alfredo, Samuele, Wilma

• Architectural design of a situated multiagent system for controlling automatic guided vehicles

  Citation: 27

  Authors: Danny, Tom

• Modelling and simulation of social systems with INGENIAS

  Citation: 26

  Authors: Juan, Candelaria, Jorge J. Gomez

• PASSIM: a simulation-based process for the development of multi-agent systems

  Citation: 25

  Authors: Massimo, Giancarlo, Alfredo, Samuele, Wilma

• MAS-ML: a multiagent system modelling language

  Citation: 22

  Authors: Viviane Torres Da, Ricardo, Carlos J.P. De