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The IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering is a bimonthly peer-reviewed scientific journal published by the IEEE Computer Society. It was established in 1975 and covers the area of software engineering. It is considered the leading journal in this field. Less
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CiteScore 

11.4
Impact Factor 

5 - 10
SJR 

Q1Software

SNIP 

3.36
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| Overview | |
| Publisher | IEEE COMPUTER SOC |
| Language | English |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| General Details | |
| Language | English |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Publication Start Year | 1975 |
| Publisher URL | Visit website |
| Website URL | Visit website |
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