Empirical Software Engineering

Empirical Software Engineering is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published by Springer Nature. It was established in 1996 and covers the area of empirical software engineering. The editors-in-chief are Robert Feldt and Thomas Zimmermann.

Abstracting and indexing
The journal is abstracted and indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded and Current Contents/Engineering, Computing & Technology. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2021 impact factor of 3.762.

Past Editors in Chief

 * Lionel Briand (University of Ottawa).
 * Victor Basili (University of Maryland).
 * Warren Harrison (Portland State University).