WoS SCIE Q3CAS 4区Hybrid

Journal of Software-Evolution and Process

Abbreviation (ISO):J SOFTW-EVOL PROC

Country: England•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q3•Identifier (ISSN):2047-7473(Print)•Articles / Year: 74

Clarivate IF (2026)Q3

1.6

↓ -0.2

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

H-Index (Hirsch Index)

N/A

papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ3

Self-Citation Rate11.8%

Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)

Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.

Volume & Open AccessHybrid

74articles/year

27.34% Gold OA•87.78% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

1.50pts

Latest Max Score

Estimated (Dec 26)

Scoring Basis: WoS Q3(IF: 1.6)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year

Year	Max Score	Evaluation Details	Source
2026	1.50đ	WoS Q3(IF: 1.6)	🔵 Computed
2025	1.50đ	WoS Q3(IF: 1.8)	🔵 Computed
2024	1.50đ	WoS Q3(IF: 1.7)	🔵 Computed
2023	1.50đ	WoS Q3(IF: 2)	🔵 Computed
2022	1.50đ	WoS Q3(IF: 1.864)	🔵 Computed
2021	1.50đ	WoS Q3(IF: 1.972)	🔵 Computed
2020	1.50đ	WoS Q3(IF: 1.178)	🔵 Computed
2019	1.50đ	WoS Q3(IF: 1.305)	🔵 Computed
2018	1.50đ	WoS Q3(IF: 1.167)	🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

Journal of Software-Evolution and Process is a leading international peer-reviewed journal publishing original research, clinical updates, and reviews indexed in Clarivate Web of Science (SCIE) with Q3 quartile ranking.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)

Computer science99.7%Operating system62.1%Programming language61.2%Engineering58.7%Software45.9%Software engineering38.2%Economics30.5%Mathematics28.8%Business28.8%Biology24.5%Software development23.8%Process (computing)22.2%Philosophy21.6%

Primary Research Areas

Computer Science Software Engineering

Official Website NLM PubMed Catalog Submission Portal

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Not indexed in SCImago / Scopus database

This journal is currently not indexed in Scopus or is an academic publication indexed exclusively in Web of Science (WoS).

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):

4区 (Zone 4)Computer Science

Minor Category (Specific Field):

4区COMPUTER SCIENCE, SOFTWARE ENGINEERING

CAS Early Warning List History:

Updated annually: 2020 – 2024

2020

Not warned

2021

Not warned

2022

Not warned

2023

Not warned

2024

Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed

Updating

Average time to first editorial decision

Online Publication Speed

Updating

Time from acceptance to online publication

Official Acceptance Rate

Updating

Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher

Open Access Model

Hybrid

OA publishing option or traditional subscription

Publisher

WILEY

Publication Language

English

Frequency

Periodic

Editorial Address

111 RIVER ST, HOBOKEN, USA, NJ, 07030-5774

Indexing & Databases

SCIEPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI

Category	Index	Rank	Quartile
COMPUTER SCIENCE, SOFTWARE ENGINEERING	JCRSCIE	90/128	Q3
COMPUTER SCIENCE, SOFTWARE ENGINEERING	JCISCIE	98/128	Q4

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year

Year	Impact Factor	Articles / Year	Total Citations
2026	—	91	8
2025	1.8	117	99
2024	1.7	118	304
2023	2	131	627
2022	1.864	121	1,033
2021	1.972	100	969
2020	1.178	106	1,564
2019	1.305	101	1,280
2018	1.167	98	1,504
2017	—	105	1,569
2016	—	85	1,267
2015	—	76	775