The graph shows the changes in the impact factor of Information and Software Technology and its the corresponding percentile for the sake of comparison with the entire literature. Impact Factor is the most common scientometric index, which is defined by the number of citations of papers in two preceding years divided by the number of papers published in those years.
How Influential is Information and Software Technology?
Information and Software Technology is the 70th out of 460 Information Systems journals. This means the journal is among the top 16% in the sub-discipline of Information Systems. This Journal is the 138th out of 736 Software Engineering journals. This means the journal is among the top 19% in the sub-discipline of Software Engineering. This Journal is the 153rd out of 1,026 Computer Science journals. This means the journal is among the top 15% in the discipline of Computer Science. This Journal is the 265th out of 2,945 Formal Sciences journals. This means the journal is among the top 9% in the science branch of Formal Sciences. This Journal is the 785th out of 4,401 Applied Sciences journals. This means the journal is among the top 18% in the science branch of Applied Sciences. This Journal is the 1687th out of 11,479 Physical Sciences journals. This means the journal is among the top 15% in the science branch of Physical Sciences.
How are inpact factors calculated?
The impact factor (IF) is calculated by counting citations from peer-reviewed journals only.
extended IF also counts citations from books and conference papers. However, no patent, abstract, working papers, online documents, etc., are covered.
