Information and Software Technology (IST)

Information and Software Technology is a peer‑reviewed scientific journal dedicated to research in software development, information systems, and software engineering. It serves as a bridge between theoretical insights and practical applications in the design, development, management, and evaluation of software and IT systems. Originally founded in 1959 under the title Data Processing, it adopted its current name in 1987 to reflect its evolving focus on software technology and information science. The journal publishes original research articles, surveys, empirical and experimental studies, and case analyses that address topics such as software processes and methodologies, software metrics, testing and quality assurance, project management, human factors in software engineering, concurrency and implementation techniques, and database design. Emphasis is placed on advancing innovative approaches to improving software productivity, quality, and reliability, as well as on the application of information technologies within organizational and industrial contexts. The content is widely indexed and accessible via major abstracting services such as Scopus and ScienceDirect, making it important reading for researchers, practitioners, and graduate students in software engineering and information technology. With a rigorous peer‑review process and a multidisciplinary scope, the journal contributes to the ongoing development of both foundational and applied research in computing disciplines.

Information and Software Technology (IST) is :-

• International, Peer-Reviewed, Open Access, Refereed, Software, Information Systems, Computer Science Applications, Software management, quality and metrics, Software processes, Software architecture, modelling, specification, design and programming, Functional and non-functional software requirements, Software testing and verification & validation , Online or Print , Bi-Monthly Journal

• UGC Approved, ISSN Approved: P-ISSN P-ISSN: 0950-5849, E-ISSN: 1873-6025, Established: 1959, Impact Factor: 4.3
• Does Not Provide Crossref DOI

• Not indexed in Scopus, WoS, DOAJ, PubMed, UGC CARE