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Manuscript Auditing →01Impact factor
Impact factor of Software Quality Journal (2026)
The impact factor shown here is the 2-year mean citedness: citations received in a year by the papers Software Quality Journal published in the two previous years, divided by the number of those papers. That is the same formula as the Journal Impact Factor, applied to the open citation data of OpenAlex. The journal is listed in JCR 2024, so it also has an official Journal Impact Factor published by Clarivate, which can differ because it counts citations from Web of Science journals only.
Rank in its subject categories
- Computer Science, Software Engineeringrank 59 of 134 journals
Ranks here compare journals of the same Web of Science category in our data by 2-year citedness; they are not the official JCR rank.
Quartile of Software Quality Journal
A journal's quartile (Q1 to Q4) is its position within a subject category: Q1 is the top quarter. The official quartiles are published by Clarivate in Journal Citation Reports (by Journal Impact Factor, in Web of Science categories) and by Scimago as the SJR quartile (in Scopus categories). Software Quality Journal is listed in JCR 2024, so its JCR quartile is in Journal Citation Reports. It is indexed in Scopus, so Scimago shows its SJR quartile. ScholarsColab does not show a quartile until it can show the official one; the impact factor and rank above are calculated from open data.
Citations and papers per year
Article processing charge listed at about US$3,290.
02Review time
Review time of Software Quality Journal
Each paper took a different time. The green box holds the middle half of the papers and the dark line is the median; the whiskers reach the fastest 10% and the slowest 10%. Plan with the whole spread, not only the median.
Half of the research articles Software Quality Journal published between Sep 2025 and Oct 2026 were accepted within 202 days of submission, and the middle half took between 138 and 275 days. This time includes peer review and any revision rounds. Papers that were rejected are not counted, because only published papers carry these dates.
In Computer Science, Software Engineering, Software Quality Journal ranks 19 of 48 journals by review time (1 = fastest). See the fastest-review journals in Computer Science, Software Engineering →
03Fee waivers
APC waivers and discounts for Software Quality Journal
Software Quality Journal follows the waiver policy of its publisher, Springer Nature: 100% waiver for low-income countries and 50% for lower-middle income countries (World Bank list with a GDP limit), on request at submission. Only the corresponding author's affiliation counts. Co-authors from other countries do not change the waiver.
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Retractions and research integrity at Software Quality Journal
Most common reasons (a retraction can have several):
Software Quality Journal has 1 retracted paper in the Retraction Watch database, the latest in Oct 2011. A retraction count is not a verdict on a journal: large journals publish more and journals that investigate actively retract more. The trend and the reasons tell you more than the number.
Who funds research published in Software Quality Journal
Funders named most often
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04Indexing
Indexing of Software Quality Journal
- ISSN
- 0963-9314
- eISSN
- 1573-1367
- Publisher
- Springer New York all its journals →
- Country
- Netherlands
- Language
- English
- Scopus source type
- Journal
- Web of Science categories
- Computer Science, Software Engineering
From the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab, updated 1 March 2026. Indexing can change: confirm on the Web of Science Master Journal List or the Scopus source list before submitting. Official Journal Impact Factors and JCR quartiles are published by Clarivate; the impact factor and quartile on this page are calculated from OpenAlex open data (see how the impact factor works).
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05How to submit
How to submit to Software Quality Journal
- Read the guide for authors. It sets the article types, word limit, reference style and file format that Software Quality Journal accepts. Open the official guide for authors and submit from the same page.
- Use the journal's template. Springer New York offers Word and LaTeX templates for many of its journals. If your manuscript is in Word and the journal wants LaTeX, our LaTeX Template Conversion moves it into the template.
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- Check the fee. Software Quality Journal is not a fully open access journal, so authors usually pay nothing unless they choose open access for their article or the journal charges page or colour fees. The guide for authors states the current charges.
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06What it publishes
What Software Quality Journal publishes: real papers
07Published papers
Papers published in Software Quality Journal
Papers from the publication records ScholarsColab tracks, with their year and citations. Author names are not shown.
08Reviewer comments
Reviewer comments and rejection reasons for Software Quality Journal
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09Similar journals
Journals similar to Software Quality Journal
Journals that publish the closest work to the papers above, from the indexing lists:
- PLoS ONESCIEScopusJCR 20244 similar papers
- International Journal of Intelligent Engineering and SystemsScopus2 similar papers
- Frontiers in Plant ScienceSCIEScopusJCR 20242 similar papers
- Journal of Combinatorial Mathematics and Combinatorial ComputingScopus2 similar papers
- International Journal of Computer Networks and ApplicationsScopus2 similar papers
- Journal of Theoretical and Applied Information TechnologyScopus2 similar papers
10Same subject
Computer Science, Software Engineering journals with a similar impact factor*
The journals next to Software Quality Journal when the 131 journals of Computer Science, Software Engineering in our data are ranked by impact factor*:
| Rank | Journal | Impact factor* | Indexing | Open access |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55 | Computer Animation and Virtual Worlds | 3.01 | SCIE | Subscription |
| 56 | SIMULATION | 2.88 | SCIE | Subscription |
| 57 | ACM Transactions on Storage | 2.86 | SCIE | Subscription |
| 58 | Proceedings of the ACM on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques | 2.85 | ESCI | Subscription |
| 60 | Journal of Web Engineering | 2.79 | SCIE | Some open access |
| 61 | Journal of Computer Science and Technology | 2.78 | SCIE | Subscription |
| 62 | SIAM Journal on Imaging Sciences | 2.74 | SCIE | Subscription |
| 63 | Software Impacts | 2.74 | ESCI | Some open access |
*Impact factor calculated from OpenAlex open data (2-year citedness), not the official Clarivate value.
11Journal Finder
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No AI or language model is used. Your words are matched against the titles of 156,503 real published journal papers, by our mentors and by other researchers (shown without names); journals are ranked by how many closely matching papers they published. Indexing comes from the SCIE, SSCI, AHCI, ESCI, Scopus and JCR 2024 lists, matched by journal name; the impact factor is calculated from OpenAlex open data, not the official Clarivate value, and no quartile is shown until the official JCR or SJR quartile can be; review time comes from the dates publishers deposit in Crossref (not every publisher deposits them). Always check a journal’s scope and current indexing before submitting.
12Questions
Frequently asked questions
How long is the review time of Software Quality Journal?
Based on 63 research articles Software Quality Journal published from Sep 2025 to Oct 2026, the median time from submission to acceptance was 202 days, and half of them were accepted between 138 and 275 days. After acceptance, papers appeared online after a median of 21 days. Source: received and accepted dates deposited by the publisher in Crossref, retrieved October 2026. Individual papers can take longer, especially with major revisions.
What is the impact factor of Software Quality Journal?
Based on OpenAlex citation data (October 2026), the 2-year impact factor of Software Quality Journal is 2.79: papers it published in the two previous years were cited 2.79 times on average in a year. The journal is listed in JCR 2024, so Clarivate also publishes an official Journal Impact Factor, which can differ.
What is the h-index of Software Quality Journal?
The h-index of Software Quality Journal is 65 (OpenAlex, October 2026): 65 of its papers have each been cited at least 65 times. Its i10-index is 513.
What is the APC of Software Quality Journal?
OpenAlex lists an article processing charge (APC) of about US$3,290 for Software Quality Journal (data from October 2026). APCs change and can differ by article type, country or discounts, so confirm the current charge on the journal’s website before submitting.
What is the quartile of Software Quality Journal?
A journal's quartile (Q1 to Q4) is its position within a subject category: Q1 is the top quarter. The official quartiles are published by Clarivate in Journal Citation Reports (by Journal Impact Factor, in Web of Science categories) and by Scimago as the SJR quartile (in Scopus categories). Software Quality Journal is listed in JCR 2024, so its JCR quartile is in Journal Citation Reports. It is indexed in Scopus, so Scimago shows its SJR quartile. ScholarsColab does not show a quartile until it can show the official one; the impact factor and rank above are calculated from open data.
Is Software Quality Journal indexed in Scopus?
Yes. Software Quality Journal appears in the Scopus list, according to the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab (updated 1 March 2026). Always confirm the current status on the official list before submitting.
Is Software Quality Journal an SCIE journal?
Yes. Software Quality Journal is listed in the Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), according to the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab (updated 1 March 2026). Always confirm the current status on the official list before submitting.
Is Software Quality Journal in Journal Citation Reports (JCR)?
Yes. Software Quality Journal is listed in JCR 2024, so it has a Journal Impact Factor. For the current impact factor and quartile, check Journal Citation Reports.
How many papers published in Software Quality Journal does ScholarsColab track?
We track 1 paper published in Software Quality Journal in 2011, cited 28 times in total, with a median of 28 citations per paper.
Does Software Quality Journal offer an APC waiver?
Software Quality Journal follows the policy of Springer Nature: 100% waiver for low-income countries and 50% for lower-middle income countries (World Bank list with a GDP limit), on request at submission. Only the corresponding author's affiliation counts. Co-authors from other countries do not change the waiver. Rules verified 27 October 2026; confirm on the publisher's page.
Has Software Quality Journal retracted papers?
Yes. The Retraction Watch database lists 1 retracted paper in Software Quality Journal, 0 of them in the last 10 years; the most common reasons are plagiarism of/in article. A retraction count alone is not a verdict on a journal; look at the trend and the reasons. Data updated October 2026.
Who funds research published in Software Quality Journal?
52% of 95 recent research articles in Software Quality Journal name a funder in Crossref; the funders named most often are National Natural Science Foundation of China, Natural Science Foundation of Hebei Province, Postgraduate Research & Practice Innovation Program of Jiangsu Province.
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