Journal First Track
TechDebt invites presentations of journal papers that have been published in one of the following participating journals.
- Empirical Software Engineering
- Information and Software Technology
- Journal of Software: Evolution and Process
- Journal of Systems and Software
- Automated Software Engineering Journal
- Software Quality Journal
- IEEE Software
- European Journal of Information Systems
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible to participate in the J1 program, a paper must:
- Be in the scope of the conference, that is, the paper should describe work related to approaches for managing various types of Technical Debt. However, papers discussing literature reviews or meta-research papers are out of scope.
- Be accepted in one of the partner journals listed above between January 1, 2024, and the J1 track deadline (see below). Evidence of acceptance should be a copy of the acceptance email (or an equivalent document).
- Report research results that were not previously reported in prior work (conferences, workshops, etc.). Journal versions of papers extending conference papers are thus out of the scope of the track regardless of the size of the extension.
- Secondary studies (e.g., systematic reviews, mapping studies, and literature surveys), as well as editorials, columns, and opinion articles are also excluded.
- Not have already been presented, or currently being considered for, J1 or similar tracks of other conferences.
How to Submit
Interested authors should submit a proposal of no more than 2 pages consisting of the paper title, author names, a pointer to the original journal paper at the journal’s website or alternatively a picture of the acceptance email with the acceptance date, and a short statement on how the work satisfies the journal first criteria. Please upload a single PDF file with the proposal and the accepted paper attached at the end of the file.
Evaluation
The J1 chairs will evaluate if the submission is within the scope of the TechDebt conference and fulfills the eligibility criteria mentioned above. We plan to select as many papers as possible for inclusion in the conference program.
Presentation
At least one author of each accepted J1 contribution must register and attend the conference to present the paper.
The J1 papers will not be part of the conference proceedings. However, the conference online program will contain a hyperlink to the journal paper (if already published) or, in case the paper hasn’t been published yet, to its preprint (if available).
For any questions, please contact the track chairs.
Important Dates
- January 17, 2025: Paper submission deadline
- January 31, 2025: Notification to authors
Submission Link
Please use the following link: https://techdebt2025-jf.hotcrp.com/