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Does ICSE Accept the Right Contributions?

Software Engineering 2019-11-27 v1

Abstract

Background: There is a constant discussion regarding whether the ICSE Technical Research track is accepting too many contributions of some type and too few of some other type. Questions: Are ICSE and the contributions it is seeing well aligned with what is important for bringing software engineering forward? Method: 26 expert interviews with senior members of the ICSE community, evaluated qualitatively and reported with many quotations. Results: About three quarters of the respondents are not generally happy with ICSE's alignment. Two specific complaints that recur frequently concern a) many low-relevance contributions making it into the program and b) several types of high-relevance contributions hardly seen in the ICSE program.

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@article{arxiv.1911.11541,
  title  = {Does ICSE Accept the Right Contributions?},
  author = {Lutz Prechelt},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1911.11541},
  year   = {2019}
}

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3 pages

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