| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Software | 222 / 503 | 55th | Q2 |
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Innovations in Systems and Software Engineering
Innovations in Systems and Software Engineering is Scopus-indexed (Q2, CiteScore 4.3), WoS ESCI. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by Springer London.
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ISSN 1614-5046Verify ISSN ↗1614-5054Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Springer London
Cost to publish: About US$3,190 to publish open access (publisher list price, via OpenAlex) — subscription publishing may be free
Not listed in: DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (APC covered)
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Is Innovations in Systems and Software Engineering indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2005–present, best quartile Q2, CiteScore 4.3.
What quartile is Innovations in Systems and Software Engineering in Scopus?
Innovations in Systems and Software Engineering is Q2 in Software (rank 222 of 503), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Innovations in Systems and Software Engineering?
Innovations in Systems and Software Engineering is indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index, 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 4.3, which places it in quartile Q2 at the 55th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.385, quartile Q3, with an H-index of 34.
How much does it cost to publish in Innovations in Systems and Software Engineering?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$3,190 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 Innovations in Systems and Software Engineering and what is its ISSN?
Innovations in Systems and Software Engineering is published by Springer London. Its print ISSN is 1614-5046 and its online ISSN is 1614-5054.
Is Innovations in Systems and 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 Innovations in Systems and Software Engineering in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index.
Is Innovations in Systems and Software Engineering open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Innovations in Systems and Software Engineering? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Innovations in Systems and Software Engineering has an h-index of 41 and a 2-year mean of 2.04 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 4.3, quartile Q2. On 2-year citations it ranks #203 of 371 Scopus journals in Software.
Innovations in Systems and Software Engineering published 28 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2022 with 96. 2026* is the year so far.
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 Innovations in Systems and Software Engineering? — latest 97 articles, 2024–2026
In its latest 97 research articles (2024–2026), authors are most often from India (39.5%), Germany (9.6%) and France (9.1%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Innovations in Systems and Software Engineering? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. No retracted papers are recorded. The Problematic Paper Screener flags 2 of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers None recorded
- Problematic Paper Screener flags 2 · 2.7 per 1,000 papers — mostly tortured phrases
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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