Academic Journal
Q2Requirements Engineering
About Requirements Engineering
Requirements Engineering is a scholarly journal published by Springer London. SCImago 2025 lists it in Q2, with an SJR of 0.798 and H-index of 68.
Coverage: 1996, 1998-2002, 2005-2026. Research categories: Information Systems (Q2); Software (Q2).
Verified field sources
- Journal Impact Factor: 3.3 — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal metric year and editorial leadership as listed on the Springer Nature journal homepage.
- Impact Factor year: 2025 — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal metric year and editorial leadership as listed on the Springer Nature journal homepage.
- Editor(s): Fabiano Dalpiaz (Editor-in-Chief) — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal metric year and editorial leadership as listed on the Springer Nature journal homepage.
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Topics in published research
Software Engineering Techniques and Practices; Advanced Software Engineering Methodologies; Software Engineering Research; Legal and Regulatory Analysis; Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies; Military Technology and Strategies.
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2,990.00 USD; 2,390.00 EUR; 2,090.00 GBP
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