Journal profile · COMPUTER SCIENCE, SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
Journal of Object Technology
ISSN 1660-1769 · EtH Zurich
Journal of Object Technology: CAS Zone 4 · Computer Science (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; 18 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Object Technology is published by EtH Zurich 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 Advanced Software Engineering Methodologies, Model-Driven Software Engineering Techniques and Service-Oriented Architecture and Web Services, together about 33.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Artificial Intelligence. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Published since 2002, the Journal of Object Technology welcomes manuscripts describing theoretical, empirical, conceptual, and experimental results in the area of software and language engineering, including programming paradigms software language engineering model-based and model-driven engineering requirement engineering software architecture software validation & verification software maintenance and evolution software analytics software development process and methodology
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): COMPUTER SCIENCE, SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
Editor-in-chief Alfonso PierantonioPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Advanced Software Engineering MethodologiesComputer Science13.7%
- Model-Driven Software Engineering TechniquesComputer Science10.5%
- Service-Oriented Architecture and Web ServicesComputer Science9.2%
- Software Engineering ResearchComputer Science9.1%
- Logic, programming, and type systemsComputer Science7.5%
- Business Process Modeling and AnalysisBusiness, Management and Accounting5.6%
- Advanced Database Systems and QueriesComputer Science4.7%
- Semantic Web and OntologiesComputer Science4.6%
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, Software Engineering | 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, Software Engineering | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
DBLPDOAJPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, Microsoft Academic Search, SCIRUS, Scientific Commons, Index of IS Journals
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.24LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.68LetPub ·
- h-index
- 48OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 301OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.84OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 94.92%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 17LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,144 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 52 | 52 | 6 |
| 2025 | 18 | 18 | 22 |
| 2024 | 23 | 23 | 50 |
| 2023 | 22 | 22 | 89 |
| 2022 | 33 | 33 | 180 |
| 2021 | 21 | 21 | 120 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | EUR 5,380 / EUR 1,800 / EUR 2,790 / EUR 2,650 | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Diamond Open Access
JOT is open-access and completely free to both readers and authors (“diamond” model). This model has been JOT’s model ever since the journal’s visionary creation in 2002 and applies to all contributions (available under the Creative Commons license).
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- EtH Zurich
- ISSN
- 1660-1769
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Object Technology
What CAS zone is Journal of Object Technology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Object Technology is in Zone 4 of Computer Science, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Computer Science, Software Engineering. 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.
Which databases index Journal of Object Technology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Object Technology is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists DBLP and DOAJ; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Object Technology open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Object Technology is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .