Requirements Engineering
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Aims & Scope
The journal provides a focus for the dissemination of new results about the elicitation, representation and validation of requirements of software intensive information systems or applications. Theoretical and applied submissions are welcome, but all papers must explicitly address: -the practical consequences of the ideas for the design of complex systems -how the ideas should be evaluated by the reflective practitioner The journal is motivated by a multi-disciplinary view that considers requirements not only in terms of software components specification but also in terms of activities for their elicitation, representation and agreement, carried out within an organisational and social context. To this end, contributions are sought from fields such as software engineering, information systems, occupational sociology, cognitive and organisational psychology, human-computer interaction, computer-supported cooperative work, linguistics and philosophy for work addressing specifically requirements engineering issues.
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COMPUTER SCIENCE, INFORMATION SYSTEMS
COMPUTER SCIENCE, SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
COMPUTER SCIENCE, INFORMATION SYSTEMS
COMPUTER SCIENCE, SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
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ImpaQ AnalysisRequirements Engineering (acronym: reen, abbr: REQUIR ENG, ISSN: 0947-3602) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Engineering & Technology, published by Springer London in United States since 1996. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 3.30, ranking in quartile Q2 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.798 (Q2), an H-index of 68.
The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of Quarterly, an annual output of approximately 22 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,181 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.
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