Formal Methods in System Design
Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports
47 papers with at least that number of citations each
State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring
Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)
HĐGSNN Score History
By article publication year| Year | Max Score | Evaluation Details | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1.50đ | WoS Q3(IF: 1) | 🔵 Computed |
| 2025 | 1.50đ | WoS Q3(IF: 0.8) | 🔵 Computed |
| 2024 | 1.50đ | WoS Q3(IF: 0.7) | 🔵 Computed |
| 2023 | 1.50đ | WoS Q3(IF: 0.8) | 🔵 Computed |
| 2022 | 1.50đ | WoS Q3(IF: 1.1) | 🔵 Computed |
| 2021 | 1.50đ | WoS Q3(IF: 0.442) | 🔵 Computed |
| 2020 | 1.50đ | WoS Q3(IF: 0.673) | 🔵 Computed |
| 2019 | 1.50đ | WoS Q3(IF: 0.787) | 🔵 Computed |
| 2018 | 1.50đ | WoS Q3(IF: 0.825) | 🔵 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
The focus of this journal is on formal methods for designing, implementing, and validating the correctness of hardware (VLSI) and software systems. The stimulus for starting a journal with this goal came from both academia and industry. In both areas, interest in the use of formal methods has increased rapidly during the past few years. The enormous cost and time required to validate new designs has led to the realization that more powerful techniques must be developed. A number of techniques and tools are currently being devised for improving the reliability, and robustness of complex hardware and software systems. While the boundary between the (sub)components of a system that are cast in hardware, firmware, or software continues to blur, the relevant design disciplines and formal methods are maturing rapidly. Consequently, an important (and useful) collection of commonly applicable formal methods are expected to emerge that will strongly influence future design environments and design methods.
SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence
Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact
Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.
Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.
Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.
Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.
Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window
Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.
Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)
Citations in government and international policy documents
Percentage of female authors published in the journal
Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.
Scopus Subject Categories
Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification
Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history
Publishing & Editorial Information
Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications
WoS Categories & Quartiles
Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate
| Category | Index | Rank | Quartile |
|---|---|---|---|
COMPUTER SCIENCE, THEORY & METHODS | JCRSCIE | 107/146 | Q3 |
COMPUTER SCIENCE, THEORY & METHODS | JCISCIE | 123/147 | Q4 |
Annual Historical Statistics & Publications
Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution
| Year | Impact Factor | Articles / Year | Total Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | — | 11 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0.8 | 27 | 7 |
| 2024 | 0.7 | 23 | 60 |
| 2023 | 0.8 | 16 | 50 |
| 2022 | 1.1 | 31 | 100 |
| 2021 | 0.442 | 43 | 201 |
| 2020 | 0.673 | 9 | 54 |
| 2019 | 0.787 | 17 | 238 |
| 2018 | 0.825 | 15 | 124 |
| 2017 | — | 49 | 919 |
| 2016 | — | 22 | 751 |
| 2015 | — | 19 | 265 |
Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations
Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)
Clarivate IF trend for Formal Methods in System Design
Total Cites vs Self-Cites
Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach
Citations per Document
Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years
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