Top-10-ranked journal in computer science—software engineering
The 2^nd most cited Computer Society journal

Its impact factor rose to 3.569 in 2008, up from 2.105 in 2007.

Published by Thomson Reuters, the Journal Citation Reports metrics have come to define journal performance across disciplines and institutions worldwide. JCR presents qualitative data that provide an objective way to evaluate the world’s leading journals and their impact and influence in the global research community. By compiling articles’ cited references, JCR helps to measure research influence and impact at the journal and category levels, and shows the relationship between citing and cited journals.

The bi-monthly TSE covers well-defined theoretical results and empirical studies that have potential impact on the construction, analysis, or management of software.