Empirical Software Engineering

ISSN: 1382-3256• JCR: EMPIR SOFTW ENGSpringer Science+Business MediaNetherlands
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3.6
2025 Impact Factor
4.2
5-Year Impact Factor
Q1
JCR Quartile
B2
CAS Block

Empirical Software Engineering impact factor and JCR quartile

The 2025 impact factor for Empirical Software Engineering is 3.6. The 5-year impact factor is 4.2. The journal is listed as JCR Q1 in the current Journal Metrics dataset.

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Ranking position in Engineering

Ranked #2,001 in Engineering by impact factor and #1,708 among Q1 Engineering journals. This context helps compare Empirical Software Engineering against journals publishing in the same field.

#2,001
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Empirical Software Engineering publication trend

Published 763 papers across the last 5 recorded years with a current impact factor of 3.6.

2026 vs 2025: -130
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Journal Details

Total Articles
2,059
H-Index
122
Open Access
Hybrid
APC
$2,890 USD
Subject Areas
Information SystemsInformation SystemsSoftwareSoftwareComputer Networks and Communications

Article Volume

2021
172
2022
187
2023
165
2024
179
2025
181
2026
51
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