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1996–2011
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Journal of Software Maintenance and Evolution
Journal of Software Maintenance and Evolution was rated ABDC C in the 2022 list and is not in the current ABDC 2025 list, Scopus or Web of Science. Published by John Wiley and Sons Ltd.
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ISSN 1532-060XVerify ISSN ↗1532-0618Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Scopus · InactiveDiscontinued ABDC C (2022)
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Open accessNot registered as fully open access
ABDCAustralian Business Deans Council 2025
Last known rating
Last seen in ABDC list
2022
⚠ Discontinued from ABDC — not in the current 2025 Journal Quality List
Rated C in the 2022 ABDC list but not included in ABDC's 2025 review — confirm current standing directly with ABDC.
View this source on ABDC Not listed in: Web of Science, DOAJ, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is Journal of Software Maintenance and Evolution indexed in Scopus?
No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (1996–2011).
What is the impact factor of Journal of Software Maintenance and Evolution?
Journal of Software Maintenance and Evolution 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 Evolution and what is its ISSN?
Journal of Software Maintenance and Evolution is published by John Wiley and Sons Ltd. Its print ISSN is 1532-060X and its online ISSN is 1532-0618.
Is Journal of Software Maintenance and Evolution in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
What is the ABDC rating of Journal of Software Maintenance and Evolution?
It was rated C in the 2022 ABDC list but is not in the current 2025 Journal Quality List.
Is Journal of Software Maintenance and Evolution open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Journal of Software Maintenance and Evolution? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Journal of Software Maintenance and Evolution has an h-index of 51 and a 2-year mean of 0 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
51
h-index
0
2-yr mean citations
194
i10-index
508
works indexed
9,645
total citations
Journal of Software Maintenance and Evolution published 1 papers in 2021; its busiest recent year was 2010 with 42. 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 and Evolution? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 2011. 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 2011
- 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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