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Status
Active
Coverage
1995–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
2.8
SJR · SCImago
0.231
Q4 SJR quartile
H-index
77
Best quartile
Q3 · 41st pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Software | 296 / 503 | 41st | Q3 |
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Ruan Jian Xue Bao/Journal of Software
Ruan Jian Xue Bao/Journal of Software is Scopus-indexed (Q3, CiteScore 2.8). Published by Chinese Academy of Sciences.
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Publisher: Chinese Academy of Sciences
Scopus · Q3
2.8
CiteScore 2025
Q3
Best quartile
1
Indexed in
Cost to publish: No APC data — check the publisher
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Quick answers
Is Ruan Jian Xue Bao/Journal of Software indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1995–present, best quartile Q3, CiteScore 2.8.
What quartile is Ruan Jian Xue Bao/Journal of Software in Scopus?
Ruan Jian Xue Bao/Journal of Software is Q3 in Software (rank 296 of 503), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Ruan Jian Xue Bao/Journal of Software?
Ruan Jian Xue Bao/Journal of Software is not in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI), so Clarivate publishes no Journal Impact Factor for it. Its Scopus CiteScore is 2.8, quartile Q3, 41st percentile. Any "impact factor" quoted elsewhere is not the Clarivate metric. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.231, quartile Q4, with an H-index of 77.
Who publishes Ruan Jian Xue Bao/Journal of Software and what is its ISSN?
Ruan Jian Xue Bao/Journal of Software is published by Chinese Academy of Sciences. Its ISSN is 1000-9825.
Is Ruan Jian Xue Bao/Journal of Software in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is Ruan Jian Xue Bao/Journal of Software open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Ruan Jian Xue Bao/Journal of Software? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Ruan Jian Xue Bao/Journal of Software has an h-index of 46 and a 2-year mean of 0 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 2.8, quartile Q3. On 2-year citations it ranks #347 of 371 Scopus journals in Software.
46
h-index
0
2-yr mean citations
371
i10-index
2,168
works indexed
15,174
total citations
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#347 of 371 Bottom 7% Software
Ruan Jian Xue Bao/Journal of Software published 198 papers in 2014; its busiest recent year was 2007 with 269. 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.
Are there integrity warnings for Ruan Jian Xue Bao/Journal of Software? — 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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