SciSight Ecosystem
WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #2,183CAS 2区Top JournalHybrid

ACM Transactions on Software Engineering and Methodology

Abbreviation (ISO):ACM TRANS. SOFTWARE ENG. METHOD
Country: United States•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 1.59•SCImago Rank: #2,183•Identifier (ISSN):1049-331X(Print)/1557-7392(Online)•Articles / Year: 56•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,599 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
6.9
↑ +0.7

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
70

70 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate7.6%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
56articles/year
20.9% Gold OA•96.47% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

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

3.00pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 6.9)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20263.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 6.9)
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20253.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 6.2)
🔵 Computed
20243.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 6.6)
🔵 Computed
20232.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.4)
🔵 Computed
20222.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.685)
🔵 Computed
20212.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.674)
🔵 Computed
20202.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.057)
🔵 Computed
20192.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.071)
🔵 Computed
20182.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 1.946)
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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

Designing and building a large, complex software system is a tremendous challenge. ACM Transactions on Software Engineering and Methodology (TOSEM) publishes papers on all aspects of that challenge: specification, design, development and maintenance. It covers tools and methodologies, languages, data structures, and algorithms. TOSEM also reports on successful efforts, noting practical lessons that can be scaled and transferred to other projects, and often looks at applications of innovative technologies. The tone is scholarly but readable; the content is worthy of study; the presentation is effective.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Computer science99.5%Programming language81.8%Operating system72%Engineering64.8%Mathematics56.2%Software49.8%Software engineering40.8%Artificial intelligence36.4%Philosophy32.8%Biology32.3%Statistics26.7%Algorithm24.5%Software development23.5%Theoretical computer science23.2%Economics23%Physics22.8%Geography22.2%Machine learning21.5%Political science20.7%Law20.3%

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #2,183Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1992-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Computer Science
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.59

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
95

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
7.27

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,599 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations3,734
3-Year Documents488
Citable Documents482

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)2

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate28.8%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

SoftwareQ1

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
2区 (Zone 2)Computer Science
Minor Category (Specific Field):
1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
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Quarterly
Editorial Address
ASSOC COMPUTING MACHINERY, 2 PENN PLAZA, STE 701, NEW YORK, USA, NY, 10121-0701
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
COMPUTER SCIENCE, SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
JCRSCIE
8/128Q1
COMPUTER SCIENCE, SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
JCISCIE
7/128Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—373427
20256.23742,472
20246.62714,809
20234.41593,267
20223.6851524,619
20212.674792,830
20202.057411,224
20192.07134899
20181.946271,076
2017—21662
2016—20678
2015—271,172
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for ACM Transactions on Software Engineering and Methodology

WoS Q1
1368201820192020202120222023202420256.20
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:6.2

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 7.6%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01