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1989–2000
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Journal of Software Maintenance
Journal of Software Maintenance is not currently indexed in Scopus. Published by John Wiley & Sons Inc..
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ISSN 1040-550XVerify ISSN ↗
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc.
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Not listed in: Web of Science, DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is Journal of Software Maintenance indexed in Scopus?
No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (1989–2000).
What is the impact factor of Journal of Software Maintenance?
Journal of Software Maintenance has no Journal Impact Factor — JIF is published only for journals in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI and ESCI) — and Scopus has not published a current CiteScore for it either. Treat any "impact factor" quoted for this journal elsewhere as unofficial.
Who publishes Journal of Software Maintenance and what is its ISSN?
Journal of Software Maintenance is published by John Wiley & Sons Inc. Its ISSN is 1040-550X.
Is Journal of Software Maintenance in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is Journal of Software Maintenance open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
Scopus coverage history
Scopus indexed Journal of Software Maintenance for 12 years, between 1989 and 2000. Coverage ended in 2000, 26 years ago, and Scopus now lists the title as inactive.
Is it still publishing? OpenAlex lists 363 works and 5,516 citations for the title. OpenAlex attributes papers to this title as late as 2012, 12 years after Scopus coverage ended in 2000. That may reflect a changed ISSN or merged records rather than continued publishing, so confirm the journal's current status directly before submitting.
How well cited is Journal of Software Maintenance? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Journal of Software Maintenance has an h-index of 38 and a 2-year mean of 0 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
38
h-index
0
2-yr mean citations
119
i10-index
363
works indexed
5,516
total citations
Journal of Software Maintenance published 1 papers in 2006; its busiest recent year was 1996 with 50. 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. Updated 2026-10-14.
Are there integrity warnings for Journal of Software Maintenance? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 2000. 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 statusInactive — coverage ended 2000
- 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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