IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering

IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering is an archival journal of the IEEE Computer Society, established in 1975 and concerned with the construction, analysis and management of software, and its 2025 impact factor is 6.0.（IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering）是（IEEE Computer Society）的档案性期刊，1975 年创办，关注软件的构建、分析与维护，2025 年影响因子为 6.0。

Scope

• The journal is interested in well-defined theoretical results and empirical studies that have potential impact on the construction, analysis or management of software.该刊关注对软件构建、分析或维护具有潜在影响的、明确定义的理论成果与实证研究。
• Its scope ranges from mechanisms through the development of principles to the application of those principles in specific environments.范围从机制、原理的形成，延伸到原理在特定环境中的应用。
• Topic areas include development and maintenance methods and models, such as techniques and principles for the specification, design and implementation of software.主题领域包括开发与维护的方法与模型，例如软件规约、设计与实现的技术与原理。
• Other areas include assessment methods, software management, tools and environments, and applications and case studies.其他领域包括评估方法、软件管理、工具与环境，以及应用与案例研究。
• Because it is an archival journal, it expects ideas that are important, well analysed and empirically validated.由于是档案性期刊，它要求所载思想重要、经充分分析且经验证。

History

• The journal was first published in March 1975 by the IEEE Computer Society.该刊于 1975 年 3 月由（IEEE Computer Society）首次出版。
• It appeared six times a year until 1984 and has appeared twelve times a year since.1984 年之前每年出版 6 期，此后改为每年 12 期。
• The journal marked its fiftieth anniversary in 2025 with a special issue.该刊于 2025 年以一期专刊纪念创刊五十周年。
• It recorded a 2025 impact factor of 6.0 and has published more than 4,300 peer-reviewed papers.该刊 2025 年影响因子为 6.0，累计发表 4300 余篇经同行评审的论文。

Editors

• The Editor-in-Chief is Mauro Pezzè of the Università della Svizzera italiana in Switzerland.现任主编为瑞士（Università della Svizzera italiana）的 Mauro Pezzè。
• The IEEE Computer Society appoints the Editor-in-Chief and periodically opens applications for new editors-in-chief.（IEEE Computer Society）任命主编，并定期公开征集新任主编人选。
• Submissions are rigorously peer reviewed.稿件均经严格同行评审。
• The journal maintains a Distinguished Reviewer Board that recognises outstanding reviewers.该刊设有杰出审稿人委员会，以表彰优秀审稿人。