Journal profile · Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
International Journal of Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering
ISSN 0218-1940 · eISSN 1793-6403 · World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte Ltd · SINGAPORE · Bimonthly
International Journal of Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering: CAS Zone 4 · Computer Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.98; hybrid open access; review about 16.8 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 119 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering is published by World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte Ltd and is in Zone 4 of Computer Science in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Software Engineering Research, Advanced Software Engineering Methodologies and Software Reliability and Analysis Research, together about 36.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Information Systems and Software. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The International Journal of Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering is intended to serve as a forum for researchers, practitioners, and developers to exchange ideas and results for the advancement of software engineering and knowledge engineering. Three types of papers will be published: Research papers reporting original research results Technology trend surveys reviewing an area of research in software engineering and knowledge engineering Survey articles surveying a broad area in software engineering and knowledge engineering In addition, tool reviews (no more than three manuscript pages) and book reviews (no more than two manuscript pages) are also welcome. A central theme of this journal is the interplay between software engineering and knowledge engineering: how knowledge engineering methods can be applied to software engineering, and vice versa. The journal publishes papers in the areas of software engineering methods and practices, object-oriented systems, rapid prototyping, software reuse, cleanroom software engineering, stepwise refinement/enhancement, formal methods of specification, ambiguity in software development, impact of CASE on software development life cycle, knowledge engineering methods and practices, logic programming, expert systems, knowledge-based systems, distributed knowledge-based systems, deductive database systems, knowledge representations, knowledge-based systems in language translation & processing, software and knowledge-ware maintenance, reverse engineering in software design, and applications in various domains of interest.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Software Engineering ResearchComputer Science17.8%
- Advanced Software Engineering MethodologiesComputer Science9.9%
- Software Reliability and Analysis ResearchComputer Science8.7%
- Service-Oriented Architecture and Web ServicesComputer Science8.1%
- Software Engineering Techniques and PracticesComputer Science7.7%
- Software Testing and Debugging TechniquesComputer Science7.1%
- Software System Performance and ReliabilityComputer Science6.6%
- Business Process Modeling and AnalysisBusiness, Management and Accounting4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Computer Science Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Software Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Computer Science Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Software Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Computer Science Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Software Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 0.98LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.28LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.49LetPub ·
- h-index
- 33LetPub ·
- h-index
- 52OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 433OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.78OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 20%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 1.63%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 98LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,066 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 99 | 3 | 6 |
| 2025 | 119 | 4 | 68 |
| 2024 | 70 | 7 | 151 |
| 2023 | 86 | 8 | 244 |
| 2022 | 88 | 3 | 396 |
| 2021 | 77 | 3 | 350 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 16.8 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte Ltd
- Country or region
- SINGAPORE
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- ISSN
- 0218-1940
- Electronic ISSN
- 1793-6403
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering
What CAS zone is International Journal of Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering is in Zone 4 of Computer Science, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence / Computer Science, Software Engineering / Engineering, Electrical & Electronic. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Computer Science. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of International Journal of Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.98; CiteScore 2, h-index 52.
How long does peer review take at International Journal of Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering?
Authors report an average review time of about 16.8 months; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index International Journal of Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is International Journal of Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .