
Academic Journal
Q2Software Quality Journal
About Software Quality Journal
Software Quality Journal is a scholarly journal published by Springer New York. SCImago 2025 lists it in Q2, with an SJR of 0.455 and H-index of 55.
Coverage: 1992-1999, 2001-2026. Research categories: Media Technology (Q2); Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality (Q2); Software (Q3).
Verified field sources
- Journal Impact Factor: 2.3 — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal metric year and editorial leadership as listed on the Springer Nature journal homepage.
- Impact Factor year: 2024 — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal metric year and editorial leadership as listed on the Springer Nature journal homepage.
- Editor(s): Phuong Nguyen (Editor-in-Chief) — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal metric year and editorial leadership as listed on the Springer Nature journal homepage.
Source-backed journal facts
Topics in published research
Software Engineering Research; Software Reliability and Analysis Research; Software Engineering Techniques and Practices; Software Testing and Debugging Techniques; Software System Performance and Reliability; Advanced Software Engineering Methodologies.
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Reported open-access list prices
3,290.00 USD; 2,690.00 EUR; 2,390.00 GBP
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Aims & Scope
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