JOURNAL FIRST TRACK

SBQS

The Brazilian Symposium on Software Quality (SBQS) is the main Brazilian forum dedicated to Software Quality. Software Quality is manifested in two complementary and dependent perspectives: Process Quality and Product Quality. With the current heavy reliance on software and aggregated services, research into software quality and its application in products and services is both a necessity and a differential to provide value to organizations and their businesses.

Since its creation, the SBQS has excelled in the exchange of experiences between academia and industry, where researchers, educators, and the Software Quality and Software Engineering practice community meet to present and discuss ideas, experiences, and discoveries with a view to the potential to positively influence the software industry.

Aim and Scope

The SBQS is partnering with the international journal "Journal of Software Engineering Research and Development" (JSERD) to incorporate the journal's papers as Journal First into the SBQS 2026 Technical Program.

Authors of papers published recently in this journal that meet the evaluation criteria are invited to present their research papers in the SBQS. This provides an opportunity for authors to discuss their work with the software quality community and enrich the SBQS technical program.

Evaluation Criteria

The following evaluation criteria will be used to select papers as Journal First in SBQS 2026:

• The paper should have been published at JSERD as: Research Paper, Case Study, or Systematic Review;
• The paper describes original results that are not extensions of papers from previous conferences;
• The paper was accepted for publication in the journal before May 1st, 2026;
• The paper was not presented at any other conference such as Journal First;
• At least one of the authors of the selected paper as Journal First must register and attend SBQS 2026 to present it.

Important Dates

• Indication of interest: August 17th, 2026
• Notification: September 4th, 2026
• Registration deadline: October 14th, 2026

Indication of interest

Authors interested in submitting a paper as Journal First in SBQS 2026 need to send an email to the Program Co-Chairs - Johnny Marques (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) and Patrícia G. F. Matsubara (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) - with the subject "Journal First - SBQS 2026" until August 17, 2026. Please make sure the email is sent to both co-chairs. The following information should be provided: (i) the title of the paper; (ii) the list of authors; (iii) the link to the web page to access the paper; and (iv) a brief statement on how the work meets the above criteria.

Event registration and participation expectations

At least one author of each paper selected for the Journal First track must register for and attend SBQS 2026 to present the paper. The author registration deadline is the same as the camera-ready submission deadline for papers accepted to the Technical Track.