Software Quality Journal

Aims & Scope

The aims of the Software Quality Journal are: (1) To promote awareness of the crucial role of quality management in the effective construction of the software systems developed, used, and/or maintained by organizations in pursuit of their business objectives. (2) To provide a forum of the exchange of experiences and information on software quality management and the methods, tools and products used to measure and achieve it. (3) To provide a vehicle for the publication of academic papers related to all aspects of software quality.

The Journal addresses all aspects of software quality from both a practical and an academic viewpoint.

It invites contributions from practitioners and academics, as well as national and international policy and standard making bodies, and sets out to be the definitive international reference source for such information.

The Journal will accept research, technique, case study, survey and tutorial submissions that address quality-related issues including, but not limited to: internal and external quality standards, management of quality within organizations, technical aspects of quality, quality aspects for product vendors, software measurement and metrics, software testing and other quality assurance techniques, total quality management and cultural aspects.

Other technical issues with regard to software quality, including: data management, formal methods, safety critical applications, and CASE.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.3
2024	1.70

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.497

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	52

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	11654

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	305

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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 and Engineering, 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.

• Usability measurement and metrics: A consolidated model

  Citation: 392

  Authors: Ahmed, Mohammad, Rex B., Harkirat K.

• Usability Meanings and Interpretations in ISO Standards

  Citation: 319

  Authors: Alain, Adel, Witold, Ahmed

• Measuring usability as quality of use

  Citation: 237

  Authors: Nigel

• Software process improvement in small and medium software enterprises: a systematic review

  Citation: 178

  Authors: Francisco J., Félix, Mario

• Selecting a Cost-Effective Test Case Prioritization Technique

  Citation: 174

  Authors: Sebastian, Gregg, Satya, Alexey G.

• Concise and consistent naming

  Citation: 173

  Authors: Florian, Markus

• Empirical validation of object-oriented metrics for predicting fault proneness models

  Citation: 155

  Authors: Yogesh, Arvinder, Ruchika

• Software defect prediction: do different classifiers find the same defects?

  Citation: 148

  Authors: David, Tracy, Jean

• Current challenges in automatic software repair

  Citation: 144

  Authors: Claire, Stephanie, Westley

• SPL Conqueror: Toward optimization of non-functional properties in software product lines

  Citation: 144

  Authors: Norbert, Marko, Martin, Christian, Sven, Gunter

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