Ten Years of Journal First Publication in Software Engineering
Matthew B. Dwyer · IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering · 2025
The first journal-first paper presentations in software engineering were held at ICSE in 2015. A decade later journal-first publication in top software engineering journals has become a widely-used means to disseminate research results and has created a steady flow of scientific content to top conferences in the field. We recall the original goals of the journal-first initiative and chart its course over the past 10 years. We conclude with thoughts about how to develop a more consistent journal-oriented publication model for the field of software engineering.