Journal of Object Technology

Aims & Scope

Published since 2002, the Journal of Object Technology welcomes manuscripts describing theoretical, empirical, conceptual, and experimental results in the area of software and language engineering, including: -programming paradigms- software language engineering- model-based and model-driven engineering- requirement engineering- software architecture- software validation & verification- software maintenance and evolution- software analytics- software development process and methodology.

Submitted works will be assessed primarily on originality, significance, technical soundness, and quality of presentation.

Contributions should conform to generally accepted practices for scientific papers with respect to organization, clarity, and style.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.4
2024	1.10

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.261

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	40

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	18153

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	91

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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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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.

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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.

• Context-oriented Programming.

  Citation: 300

  Authors: Robert, Pascal, Oscar

• An Overview of Feature-Oriented Software Development.

  Citation: 259

  Authors: Sven, Christian

• Cloud Computing: Today and Tomorrow.

  Citation: 239

  Authors: Won

• Verification of Object-Oriented Programs with Invariants.

  Citation: 191

  Authors: Mike, Robert, Manuel, K. Rustan M., Wolfram

• Specifying Reusable Security Requirements.

  Citation: 148

  Authors: Donald

• Engineering Security Requirements.

  Citation: 139

  Authors: Donald

• Security Use Cases.

  Citation: 102

  Authors: Donald

• Prioritizing Requirements.

  Citation: 90

  Authors: Donald

• A Survey of Metrics for UML Class Diagrams.

  Citation: 87

  Authors: Marcela, Mario, Coral

• Universes: Lightweight Ownership for JML.

  Citation: 87

  Authors: Werner, Peter

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