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Status
Active
Coverage
1975–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
13.9
SJR · SCImago
1.568
Q1 SJR quartile
H-index
200
Best quartile
Q1 · 92nd pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Software | 36 / 503 | 92nd | Q1 |
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IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering
IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 13.9), WoS SCIE. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc..
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ISSN 0098-5589Verify ISSN ↗1939-3520Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Scopus · Q1WoS · SCIEONOS
13.9
CiteScore 2025
Q1
Best quartile
2
Indexed in
Cost to publish: About US$2,645 to publish open access (publisher list price, via OpenAlex) — subscription publishing may be free
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This journal is part of the ONOS national subscription — readers at an ONOS-subscribed Indian institution get full-text access to its articles at no cost.
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Quick answers
Is IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1975–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 13.9.
What quartile is IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering in Scopus?
IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering is Q1 in Software (rank 36 of 503), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering?
IEEE Transactions on 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 13.9, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 92nd percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 1.568, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 200.
How much does it cost to publish in IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$2,645 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering and what is its ISSN?
IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering is published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. Its print ISSN is 0098-5589 and its online ISSN is 1939-3520.
Is IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering covered under ONOS in India?
Yes. It is part of the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) national subscription, so readers at participating Indian institutions get its full text. ONOS does not cover its article processing charge.
Is IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded.
Is IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering? — open metrics via OpenAlex
IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering has an h-index of 295 and a 2-year mean of 6.44 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 13.9, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #40 of 371 Scopus journals in Software.
295
h-index
6.44
2-yr mean citations
3,656
i10-index
6,221
works indexed
422,845
total citations
Publication fee · open access list price, US$
US$2,645
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#40 of 371 Top 11% Software
IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering published 245 papers in 2025. 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 IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering? — latest 99 articles, 2026
In its latest 99 research articles (2026), authors are most often from China (44.8%), United States (9.6%) and Canada (7.6%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. No retracted papers are recorded. The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers None recorded
- 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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