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Best Computer Science Journals for Software Engineering & Programming

The ranking presented on this page highlights leading scientific journals in the area of Software Engineering & Programming. Developed by Research.com, one of the foremost platforms for science research across all major disciplines, this ranking reflects Research.com's sustained commitment since 2014 to providing reliable, data-driven insights into scientific contributions within Software Engineering & Programming.

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1 Rank IEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing Best Scientists 547 940 D-Index 59
2 Rank IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems Best Scientists 513 698 D-Index 59
3 Rank IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering Best Scientists 335 622 D-Index 59
4 Rank Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing Best Scientists 304 295 D-Index 44
5 Rank Journal of Systems and Software

Journal of Systems and Software

0164-1212, Monthly
Best Scientists 273 440 D-Index 42
6 Rank ACM Transactions on Information Systems Best Scientists 214 355 D-Index 42
7 Rank ACM Transactions on Software Engineering and Methodology Best Scientists 217 434 D-Index 41
8 Rank Empirical Software Engineering

Empirical Software Engineering

1382-3256, Quarterly
Best Scientists 349 675 D-Index 45
9 Rank Information and Software Technology Best Scientists 207 349 D-Index 40
10 Rank Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience Best Scientists 396 578 D-Index 38
11 Rank IEEE Transactions on Cognitive and Developmental Systems Best Scientists 322 407 D-Index 36
12 Rank Software - Practice and Experience Best Scientists 206 222 D-Index 32
13 Rank IEEE Software

IEEE Software

0740-7459, Bimonthly
Best Scientists 181 296 D-Index 31
14 Rank Proceedings of the ACM on Programming Languages Best Scientists 215 505 D-Index 30
15 Rank ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction Best Scientists 180 175 D-Index 30
16 Rank IEEE Transactions on Reliability

IEEE Transactions on Reliability

0018-9529, Quarterly
Best Scientists 221 273 D-Index 36
17 Rank Information Systems

Information Systems

0306-4379, Bimonthly
Best Scientists 184 226 D-Index 26
18 Rank Mathematical Programming

Mathematical Programming

0025-5610, Monthly
Best Scientists 203 286 D-Index 34
19 Rank Business and Information Systems Engineering Best Scientists 57 110 D-Index 29
20 Rank ACM Transactions on Embedded Computing Systems Best Scientists 213 261 D-Index 25
21 Rank Autonomous Agents and Multi-Agent Systems Best Scientists 184 233 D-Index 23
22 Rank Algorithmica

Algorithmica

0178-4617, Monthly
Best Scientists 166 245 D-Index 22
23 Rank Software & Systems Modeling

Software & Systems Modeling

1619-1366, Quarterly
Best Scientists 112 219 D-Index 22
24 Rank Environmental Modelling and Software Best Scientists 676 599 D-Index 47
25 Rank Algorithms

Algorithms

1999-4893
Best Scientists 365 442 D-Index 24
26 Rank Journal of software: Evolution and Process Best Scientists 101 134 D-Index 20
27 Rank Information Systems Journal

Information Systems Journal

1350-1917, Bimonthly
Best Scientists 54 124 D-Index 28
28 Rank SoftwareX

SoftwareX

2352-7110
Best Scientists 328 260 D-Index 26
29 Rank ACM Transactions on Algorithms

ACM Transactions on Algorithms

1549-6325, Quarterly
Best Scientists 82 90 D-Index 17
30 Rank Journal of Open Source Software Best Scientists 488 457 D-Index 40
31 Rank Evolving Systems

Evolving Systems

1868-6478
Best Scientists 58 71 D-Index 17
32 Rank Journal of Computer Science and Technology Best Scientists 163 171 D-Index 15
33 Rank International Journal on Software Tools for Technology Transfer Best Scientists 68 99 D-Index 15
34 Rank Automated Software Engineering

Automated Software Engineering

0928-8910, Quarterly
Best Scientists 57 60 D-Index 15
35 Rank ACM SIGMETRICS Performance Evaluation Review Best Scientists 168 237 D-Index 14
36 Rank Science of Computer Programming

Science of Computer Programming

0167-6423, Monthly
Best Scientists 109 125 D-Index 15
37 Rank Journal of Computer and System Sciences Best Scientists 76 104 D-Index 15
38 Rank ACM Transactions on Spatial Algorithms and Systems Best Scientists 96 83 D-Index 14
39 Rank IEICE Transactions on Information and Systems Best Scientists 123 203 D-Index 13
40 Rank ACM Transactions on Reconfigurable Technology and Systems Best Scientists 77 108 D-Index 14
41 Rank Theory and Practice of Logic Programming Best Scientists 43 96 D-Index 13
42 Rank Journal of Experimental Algorithmics Best Scientists 31 35 D-Index 13
43 Rank Logical Methods in Computer Science Best Scientists 77 81 D-Index 12
44 Rank Software Quality Journal

Software Quality Journal

0963-9314, Quarterly
Best Scientists 60 60 D-Index 12
45 Rank Scientific Programming Best Scientists 98 105 D-Index 14
46 Rank International Journal of Parallel Programming Best Scientists 45 43 D-Index 12
47 Rank Requirements Engineering

Requirements Engineering

0947-3602, Quarterly
Best Scientists 42 47 D-Index 13
48 Rank Random Structures & Algorithms

Random Structures & Algorithms

1042-9832, Bimonthly
Best Scientists 75 116 D-Index 15
49 Rank Advances in Engineering Software Best Scientists 140 146 D-Index 34
50 Rank Genetic Programming and Evolvable Machines Best Scientists 24 50 D-Index 13
51 Rank Journal of Intelligent Systems Best Scientists 22 32 D-Index 13
52 Rank ACM Transactions on Parallel Computing Best Scientists 56 58 D-Index 12
53 Rank Parallel Computing

Parallel Computing

0167-8191, Monthly
Best Scientists 70 59 D-Index 12
54 Rank ACM Transactions on Mathematical Software Best Scientists 60 65 D-Index 14
55 Rank Formal Aspects of Computing

Formal Aspects of Computing

0934-5043, Quarterly
Best Scientists 47 52 D-Index 10
56 Rank ACM Transactions on Programming Languages and Systems Best Scientists 44 45 D-Index 10
57 Rank Software Testing Verification and Reliability Best Scientists 43 70 D-Index 10
58 Rank Journal of Logical and Algebraic Methods in Programming Best Scientists 42 56 D-Index 10
59 Rank Optimization Methods and Software

Optimization Methods and Software

1055-6788, Bimonthly
Best Scientists 90 111 D-Index 22
60 Rank Journal of Computer Languages Best Scientists 29 35 D-Index 10
61 Rank Mathematical Programming Computation Best Scientists 42 44 D-Index 14
62 Rank Journal of Computer Information Systems Best Scientists 70 93 D-Index 21
63 Rank Software Impacts

Software Impacts

2665-9638
Best Scientists 95 103 D-Index 13
64 Rank Theory of Computing Systems

Theory of Computing Systems

1432-4350, Bimonthly
Best Scientists 52 60 D-Index 9
65 Rank Distributed and Parallel Databases

Distributed and Parallel Databases

0926-8782, Quarterly
Best Scientists 47 43 D-Index 9
66 Rank Journal of Object Technology Best Scientists 34 63 D-Index 9
67 Rank Real-Time Systems

Real-Time Systems

0922-6443, Bimonthly
Best Scientists 31 49 D-Index 9
68 Rank IET Software

IET Software

1751-8806, Bimonthly
Best Scientists 29 31 D-Index 10
69 Rank Journal of Scheduling Best Scientists 43 68 D-Index 13
70 Rank Numerical Algorithms Best Scientists 152 262 D-Index 21
71 Rank Formal Methods in System Design

Formal Methods in System Design

0925-9856, Bimonthly
Best Scientists 60 56 D-Index 8
72 Rank Queue

Queue

1542-7730
Best Scientists 31 32 D-Index 8
73 Rank Innovations in Systems and Software Engineering Best Scientists 30 45 D-Index 9
74 Rank Journal of Web Engineering

Journal of Web Engineering

1540-9589, Quarterly
Best Scientists 27 33 D-Index 8
75 Rank Journal of Functional Programming

Journal of Functional Programming

0956-7968, Bimonthly
Best Scientists 18 25 D-Index 7
76 Rank Proceedings of the ACM on Software Engineering Best Scientists 56 62 D-Index 6
77 Rank Service Oriented Computing and Applications Best Scientists 29 30 D-Index 7
78 Rank International Journal of Parallel, Emergent and Distributed Systems Best Scientists 33 37 D-Index 6
79 Rank The Art, Science, and Engineering of Programming Best Scientists 13 17 D-Index 6
80 Rank ACM Transactions on Modeling and Performance Evaluation of Computing Systems Best Scientists 50 41 D-Index 5
81 Rank International Journal of Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering Best Scientists 34 42 D-Index 5
82 Rank Journal of Graph Algorithms and Applications Best Scientists 31 38 D-Index 5
83 Rank E-Informatica Software Engineering Journal Best Scientists 15 14 D-Index 5
84 Rank International Journal of Embedded Systems Best Scientists 37 61 D-Index 5
85 Rank International Journal of Distributed Systems and Technologies Best Scientists 12 14 D-Index 4
86 Rank Constraints

Constraints

1383-7133, Quarterly
Best Scientists 13 13 D-Index 4
87 Rank Parallel Processing Letters Best Scientists 11 12 D-Index 4
88 Rank Journal of Complexity

Journal of Complexity

0885-064X, Bimonthly
Best Scientists 41 86 D-Index 12
89 Rank International Journal of Software Science and Computational Intelligence Best Scientists 8 10 D-Index 5
90 Rank Computing and Software for Big Science Best Scientists 31 25 D-Index 9
91 Rank International Journal of Software and Informatics Best Scientists 39 37 D-Index 3
92 Rank Discrete Mathematics, Algorithms and Applications Best Scientists 26 36 D-Index 6
93 Rank Journal of Communications Software and Systems Best Scientists 8 10 D-Index 3
94 Rank International Journal of Simulation and Process Modelling Best Scientists 23 35 D-Index 3
95 Rank Journal of Software Engineering Research and Development Best Scientists 6 8 D-Index 3
96 Rank Concurrent Engineering Research and Applications Best Scientists 10 9 D-Index 4
97 Rank Programming and Computer Software

Programming and Computer Software

0361-7688, Bimonthly
Best Scientists 6 6 D-Index 3

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