1. In this issue

   • Rachel Harrison

   EditorialNotes 16 March 2013 Pages: 201 - 202

2. Optimizing decomposition of software architecture for local recovery

   • Hasan Sözer
   • Bedir Tekinerdoğan
   • Mehmet Akşit

   OriginalPaper 30 November 2011 Pages: 203 - 240

   

3. Static correspondence and correlation between field defects and warnings reported by a bug finding tool

   • Cesar Couto
   • João Eduardo Montandon
   • Marco Tulio Valente

   OriginalPaper 14 December 2011 Pages: 241 - 257

   

4. Evolutionary functional black-box testing in an industrial setting

   • Tanja E. J. Vos
   • Felix F. Lindlar
   • Joachim Wegener

   OriginalPaper 04 February 2012 Pages: 259 - 288

   

5. A multiple case study of design pattern decay, grime, and rot in evolving software systems

   • Clemente Izurieta
   • James M. Bieman

   OriginalPaper 07 February 2012 Pages: 289 - 323

   

6. Practical experiences in modelling software engineering practices: The project patterns approach

   • Javier García Guzmán
   • Diego Martín
   • Antonio de Amescua

   OriginalPaper 24 July 2012 Pages: 325 - 354

   

7. Hierarchical availability analysis of multi-tiered Web applications

   • Jijun Lu
   • Swapna S. Gokhale

   OriginalPaper 28 March 2012 Pages: 355 - 376

   

8. Influence of confirmation biases of developers on software quality: an empirical study

   • Gül Çalıklı
   • Ayşe Başar Bener

   OriginalPaper 26 July 2012 Pages: 377 - 416