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Journal of the ACM

Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) · United States

ISSN0004-5411eISSN1557-735X

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

2.246

H-Index

293

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

3.163

Total Works

3,289

Total Citations

399,187

2yr Mean Citedness

3.81

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

The Journal of the ACM publishes research on theoretical computer science, including algorithms, complexity theory, and logic. Recent articles explore quantitative equational logic, hardness of approximation for computational problems, and approximation algorithms for scheduling and social welfare problems. Other topics include randomized algorithms for graph coloring and Gaussian mixture estimation, and theoretical aspects of voting and proof complexity.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Frequency3x/year

StatusActive

Total Publications3,289

Publisher OrgAssociation for Computing Machinery

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0004-5411 / 1557-735X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Artificial IntelligenceQ1

Control and Systems EngineeringQ1

Hardware and ArchitectureQ1

Information SystemsQ1

SoftwareQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Computer Science, Hardware & ArchitectureComputer Science, Information SystemsComputer Science, Software EngineeringComputer Science, Theory & Methods

Scopus Categories

Information SystemsHardware and ArchitectureSoftwareControl and Systems EngineeringArtificial Intelligence

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Complexity and Algorithms in Graphssemigroups and automata theoryLogic, programming, and type systemsAlgorithms and Data CompressionOptimization and Search Problems