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Status
Active
Coverage
1996–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
8.6
SJR · SCImago
0.920
Q1 SJR quartile
H-index
106
Best quartile
Q1 · 81st pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Software | 92 / 503 | 81st | Q1 |
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Empirical Software Engineering
Empirical Software Engineering is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 8.6), WoS SCIE. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by Springer Netherlands.
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ISSN 1382-3256Verify ISSN ↗1573-7616Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Scopus · Q1WoS · SCIEONOS
8.6
CiteScore 2025
Q1
Best quartile
2
Indexed in
Cost to publish: About US$2,290 to publish open access (publisher list price, via OpenAlex) — subscription publishing may be free
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Quick answers
Is Empirical Software Engineering indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1996–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 8.6.
What quartile is Empirical Software Engineering in Scopus?
Empirical Software Engineering is Q1 in Software (rank 92 of 503), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Empirical Software Engineering?
Empirical Software Engineering is indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded, so it may have a Journal Impact Factor in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports. JCR is paid, so check it for the current value. The closest free measure is its Scopus CiteScore 8.6, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 81st percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.920, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 106.
How much does it cost to publish in Empirical Software Engineering?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$2,290 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes Empirical Software Engineering and what is its ISSN?
Empirical Software Engineering is published by Springer Netherlands. Its print ISSN is 1382-3256 and its online ISSN is 1573-7616.
Is Empirical Software Engineering covered under ONOS in India?
Yes. It is part of the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) national subscription, so readers at participating Indian institutions get its full text. ONOS does not cover its article processing charge.
Is Empirical Software Engineering in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded.
Is Empirical Software Engineering open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Empirical Software Engineering? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Empirical Software Engineering has an h-index of 125 and a 2-year mean of 4.47 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 8.6, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #82 of 371 Scopus journals in Software.
125
h-index
4.47
2-yr mean citations
1,249
i10-index
2,182
works indexed
78,695
total citations
Publication fee · open access list price, US$
US$2,290
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#82 of 371 Top 23% Software
Empirical Software Engineering published 183 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2022 with 187. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.
Who publishes in Empirical Software Engineering? — latest 98 articles, 2026
In its latest 98 research articles (2026), authors are most often from China (23.8%), Canada (21.8%) and United States (11.1%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Empirical Software Engineering? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. 3 retracted papers are recorded (1.4 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers 3 · 1.4 per 1,000 papers
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
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