Best Computer Science Journals for Software Engineering & Programming

This ranking of leading journals for Software Engineering & Programming was created by Research.com, one of the primary sites for Computer Science research providing trusted data on scientific output since 2014.

The position in the ranking is based on a novel bibliometric score created by Research.com which is calculated using the approximated discipline index (D-index) as well as the number of top scientists that have endorsed the journal within the last five previous years. Show more

Please that the current edition is based on data collected for 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022.

The list contains Impact Score data collected on 06-12-2021.

The system for ranking journals involved examining as much as 5,136 journals which were chosen after detailed inspection and rigorous examination of more than 79,015 scientific papers published during the last five years by 8,912 leading and well-respected researchers in the area of Software Engineering & Programming.

More details on the methodology for calculating the score can be examined on our our methodology page.

Rank
Journal Details
Best Scientists
Documents
Impact Score
38 Rank IEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing Best Scientists 314 401 Impact Score 12.10
41 Rank IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering Best Scientists 197 344 Impact Score 11.80
54 Rank IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems Best Scientists 325 460 Impact Score 9.90
65 Rank Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing Best Scientists 235 279 Impact Score 8.30
71 Rank Empirical Software Engineering

Empirical Software Engineering

1382-3256 , Quarterly
Best Scientists 128 280 Impact Score 8.00
82 Rank Information and Software Technology Best Scientists 113 175 Impact Score 6.70
88 Rank Journal of Systems and Software

Journal of Systems and Software

0164-1212 , Monthly
Best Scientists 172 257 Impact Score 6.40
89 Rank ACM Transactions on Information Systems Best Scientists 128 128 Impact Score 6.40
97 Rank Proceedings of the ACM on Programming Languages Best Scientists 138 224 Impact Score 6.10
103 Rank Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience Best Scientists 234 338 Impact Score 5.80
123 Rank IEEE Cloud Computing Best Scientists 51 56 Impact Score 5.30
126 Rank IEEE Software

IEEE Software

0740-7459 , Bimonthly
Best Scientists 113 161 Impact Score 5.20
142 Rank Information Systems

Information Systems

0306-4379 , Bimonthly
Best Scientists 123 148 Impact Score 4.90
152 Rank ACM Transactions on Embedded Computing Systems Best Scientists 121 134 Impact Score 4.70
153 Rank Journal of Computer Science and Technology Best Scientists 112 106 Impact Score 4.70
154 Rank Software - Practice and Experience Best Scientists 101 115 Impact Score 4.70
157 Rank Software & Systems Modeling

Software & Systems Modeling

1619-1366 , Quarterly
Best Scientists 79 141 Impact Score 4.70
162 Rank ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction Best Scientists 73 68 Impact Score 4.60
163 Rank IEEE Transactions on Reliability

IEEE Transactions on Reliability

0018-9529 , Quarterly
Best Scientists 66 81 Impact Score 4.60
189 Rank IEEE Transactions on Cognitive and Developmental Systems Best Scientists 97 125 Impact Score 3.90
199 Rank Journal of Computer and System Sciences Best Scientists 80 95 Impact Score 3.80
203 Rank ACM Transactions on Software Engineering and Methodology Best Scientists 61 69 Impact Score 3.80
211 Rank Journal of software: Evolution and Process Best Scientists 62 67 Impact Score 3.60
216 Rank Algorithmica

Algorithmica

0178-4617 , Monthly
Best Scientists 129 215 Impact Score 3.50
223 Rank ACM Transactions on Algorithms

ACM Transactions on Algorithms

1549-6325 , Quarterly
Best Scientists 77 93 Impact Score 3.40
246 Rank Automated Software Engineering

Automated Software Engineering

0928-8910 , Quarterly
Best Scientists 43 40 Impact Score 3.10
259 Rank Software Quality Journal

Software Quality Journal

0963-9314 , Quarterly
Best Scientists 40 44 Impact Score 2.90
293 Rank Formal Methods in System Design

Formal Methods in System Design

0925-9856 , Bimonthly
Best Scientists 42 39 Impact Score 2.60
294 Rank ACM Transactions on Modeling and Performance Evaluation of Computing Systems Best Scientists 41 32 Impact Score 2.60
304 Rank Science of Computer Programming

Science of Computer Programming

0167-6423 , Monthly
Best Scientists 60 80 Impact Score 2.50
306 Rank International Journal on Software Tools for Technology Transfer Best Scientists 47 56 Impact Score 2.50
323 Rank Mathematical Programming

Mathematical Programming

0025-5610 , Monthly
Best Scientists 31 31 Impact Score 2.40
332 Rank Autonomous Agents and Multi-Agent Systems Best Scientists 80 104 Impact Score 2.30
348 Rank Algorithms

Algorithms

1999-4893
Best Scientists 48 64 Impact Score 2.20
352 Rank ACM Transactions on Spatial Algorithms and Systems Best Scientists 38 34 Impact Score 2.20
353 Rank Formal Aspects of Computing

Formal Aspects of Computing

0934-5043 , Quarterly
Best Scientists 38 34 Impact Score 2.20
356 Rank Real-Time Systems

Real-Time Systems

0922-6443 , Bimonthly
Best Scientists 30 45 Impact Score 2.20
357 Rank Requirements Engineering

Requirements Engineering

0947-3602 , Quarterly
Best Scientists 27 30 Impact Score 2.20
361 Rank Journal of Open Source Software Best Scientists 24 26 Impact Score 2.20
363 Rank Theory of Computing Systems

Theory of Computing Systems

1432-4350 , Bimonthly
Best Scientists 57 61 Impact Score 2.10
367 Rank Theory and Practice of Logic Programming Best Scientists 29 50 Impact Score 2.10
368 Rank Journal of Logical and Algebraic Methods in Programming Best Scientists 29 38 Impact Score 2.10
377 Rank ACM SIGMETRICS Performance Evaluation Review Best Scientists 48 66 Impact Score 2.00
381 Rank ACM Transactions on Parallel Computing Best Scientists 41 40 Impact Score 2.00
384 Rank Random Structures & Algorithms

Random Structures & Algorithms

1042-9832 , Bimonthly
Best Scientists 33 54 Impact Score 2.00
388 Rank ACM Transactions on Reconfigurable Technology and Systems Best Scientists 26 25 Impact Score 2.00
396 Rank Business and Information Systems Engineering Best Scientists 15 33 Impact Score 2.00
400 Rank ACM Transactions on Programming Languages and Systems Best Scientists 30 34 Impact Score 1.90
401 Rank Software Testing Verification and Reliability Best Scientists 29 30 Impact Score 1.90
402 Rank Genetic Programming and Evolvable Machines Best Scientists 25 39 Impact Score 1.90
408 Rank Journal of Functional Programming

Journal of Functional Programming

0956-7968 , Bimonthly
Best Scientists 19 20 Impact Score 1.90
411 Rank IEEE Transactions on Multi-Scale Computing Systems Best Scientists 17 21 Impact Score 1.90
414 Rank Parallel Computing

Parallel Computing

0167-8191 , Monthly
Best Scientists 48 67 Impact Score 1.80
415 Rank International Journal of Parallel Programming Best Scientists 42 47 Impact Score 1.80
418 Rank Journal of Scheduling Best Scientists 34 38 Impact Score 1.80
437 Rank IEICE Transactions on Information and Systems Best Scientists 62 91 Impact Score 1.70
438 Rank Logical Methods in Computer Science

Logical Methods in Computer Science

1860-5974 , Irregular
Best Scientists 32 31 Impact Score 1.70
468 Rank ACM Transactions on Mathematical Software Best Scientists 13 14 Impact Score 1.60
474 Rank Distributed and Parallel Databases

Distributed and Parallel Databases

0926-8782 , Quarterly
Best Scientists 39 37 Impact Score 1.50
482 Rank Journal of Graph Algorithms and Applications Best Scientists 15 22 Impact Score 1.50
484 Rank Evolving Systems

Evolving Systems

1868-6478
Best Scientists 14 17 Impact Score 1.50
491 Rank Advances in Engineering Software

Advances in Engineering Software

0965-9978 , Monthly
Best Scientists 11 10 Impact Score 1.50
498 Rank SoftwareX Best Scientists 22 23 Impact Score 1.40
507 Rank Journal of Intelligent Systems Best Scientists 13 21 Impact Score 1.40
532 Rank Queue

Queue

1542-7730
Best Scientists 14 16 Impact Score 1.30
553 Rank Journal of Object Technology Best Scientists 19 26 Impact Score 1.20
554 Rank Scientific Programming Best Scientists 19 16 Impact Score 1.20
571 Rank Constraints

Constraints

1383-7133 , Quarterly
Best Scientists 8 11 Impact Score 1.20
572 Rank Mathematical Programming Computation Best Scientists 8 7 Impact Score 1.20
588 Rank Journal of Experimental Algorithmics Best Scientists 15 18 Impact Score 1.10
615 Rank International Journal of Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering Best Scientists 22 22 Impact Score 1.00
625 Rank Innovations in Systems and Software Engineering Best Scientists 12 11 Impact Score 1.00
655 Rank Journal of Computer Languages Best Scientists 16 18 Impact Score 0.90
657 Rank Journal of Web Engineering

Journal of Web Engineering

1540-9589 , Quarterly
Best Scientists 13 14 Impact Score 0.90
659 Rank International Journal of Parallel, Emergent and Distributed Systems Best Scientists 12 15 Impact Score 0.90
660 Rank Journal of Communications Software and Systems Best Scientists 12 11 Impact Score 0.90
667 Rank Optimization Methods and Software

Optimization Methods and Software

1055-6788 , Bimonthly
Best Scientists 8 9 Impact Score 0.90
721 Rank IET Software

IET Software

1751-8806 , Bimonthly
Best Scientists 14 14 Impact Score 0.70
745 Rank Parallel Processing Letters Best Scientists 6 7 Impact Score 0.70
751 Rank Numerical Algorithms Best Scientists 5 8 Impact Score 0.70
771 Rank The Art, Science, and Engineering of Programming Best Scientists 12 15 Impact Score 0.60
786 Rank International Journal of Critical Computer-Based Systems Best Scientists 6 4 Impact Score 0.60
795 Rank Service Oriented Computing and Applications Best Scientists 5 5 Impact Score 0.60
798 Rank Journal of Software Engineering Research and Development Best Scientists 5 4 Impact Score 0.60
809 Rank Journal of Computer Information Systems Best Scientists 4 4 Impact Score 0.60
823 Rank Programming and Computer Software

Programming and Computer Software

0361-7688 , Bimonthly
Best Scientists 3 3 Impact Score 0.60
868 Rank International Journal of Agent-Oriented Software Engineering Best Scientists 4 3 Impact Score 0.50
879 Rank International Journal of Embedded Systems Best Scientists 18 20 Impact Score 0.40
901 Rank International Journal of Simulation and Process Modelling Best Scientists 3 6 Impact Score 0.40
907 Rank International Journal of Distributed Systems and Technologies Best Scientists 3 4 Impact Score 0.40
926 Rank Journal of Open Research Software Best Scientists 6 4 Impact Score 0.30
931 Rank International Journal of Web Services Research Best Scientists 4 4 Impact Score 0.30
935 Rank Discrete Mathematics, Algorithms and Applications Best Scientists 3 5 Impact Score 0.30
948 Rank Software Networking Best Scientists 3 3 Impact Score 0.20

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