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Top Scientific Journals in Software Engineering

Discover and benchmark premier peer-reviewed journals in Software Engineering. Compare official Journal Impact Factor (IF), Web of Science quartiles (Q1–Q4), Scopus SJR, and Diamond Open Access status.

Total Journals
33
Q1 Journals
6
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Software Engineering Journal Rankings(20 / 33)

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#1
Tier 2
Frontiers of Computer Science
ISSN: 2095-2228 / 2095-2236 • Higher Education Press
Impact Factor
7.3
Scopus SJR
1.199
#2
Tier 3
ACM Transactions on Knowledge Discovery from Data
ISSN: 1556-4681 • Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Impact Factor
6.9
Scopus SJR
1.317
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#3
Tier 2TOP
IEEE Transactions on Services Computing
ISSN: 1939-1374 • Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Impact Factor
6.2
Scopus SJR
1.597
United StatesView Profile
#4
Tier 3
Tsinghua Science and Technology
ISSN: 1007-0214 • Tsing Hua University
Impact Factor
5.4
Scopus SJR
1.155
#5
Tier 2
Virtual Reality
ISSN: 1359-4338 / 1434-9957 • Springer London
Impact Factor
5.4
Scopus SJR
1.037
#6
Tier 3
ACM Transactions on Storage
ISSN: 1553-3077 • Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Impact Factor
3.6
Scopus SJR
0.729
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#7
Tier 4
International Journal of Networked and Distributed Computing
ISSN: 2211-7938 / 2211-7946 • Atlantis Press
Impact Factor
2.5
Scopus SJR
0.554
#8
Tier 2
SIAM Journal on Imaging Sciences
ISSN: 1936-4954 • Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics Publications
Impact Factor
2.5
Scopus SJR
0.778
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#9
Tier 4
International Journal of Computer Games Technology
ISSN: 1687-7047 / 1687-7055 • Hindawi Limited
Impact Factor
2
Scopus SJR
0.375
United KingdomView Profile
#10
Tier 4
e-Informatica Software Engineering Journal
ISSN: 1897-7979 / 2084-4840 • Wroclaw University of Science and Technology
Impact Factor
2
Scopus SJR
0.405
#11
Tier 4
Information Visualization
ISSN: 1473-8716 / 1473-8724 • SAGE Publications Inc.
Impact Factor
1.9
Scopus SJR
0.307
#12
Tier 3
Softwarex
ISSN: 2352-7110 • ELSEVIER
Impact Factor
1.9
Scopus SJR
0.499
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#13
Tier 4
Impact Factor
1.6
Scopus SJR
—
#14
Tier 4
Computer Science and Information Systems
ISSN: 1820-0214 / 2406-1018 • ComSIS Consortium
Impact Factor
1.4
Scopus SJR
0.363
#15
Tier 4
Innovations in Systems and Software Engineering
ISSN: 1614-5046 / 1614-5054 • Springer Nature
Impact Factor
1.4
Scopus SJR
0.385
#16
Tier 4
Image Processing On Line
ISSN: 2105-1232 • Image Processing On Line
Impact Factor
1.2
Scopus SJR
0.297
#17
Tier 4
International Journal of Data Warehousing and Mining
ISSN: 1548-3924 / 1548-3932 • IGI Publishing
Impact Factor
1.1
Scopus SJR
0.248
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#18
Tier 4
International Journal of Image and Graphics
ISSN: 0219-4678 / 1793-6756 • World Scientific
Impact Factor
1
Scopus SJR
0.292
SingaporeView Profile
#19
Tier 4
International Journal of Information Security and Privacy
ISSN: 1930-1650 / 1930-1669 • IGI Global Publishing
Impact Factor
1
Scopus SJR
0.276
United KingdomView Profile
#20
Tier 4
International Journal of Web and Grid Services
ISSN: 1741-1106 / 1741-1114 • Inderscience Enterprises Ltd
Impact Factor
1
Scopus SJR
0.299
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