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ACM Computing Surveys

Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) · United States

ISSN0360-0300eISSN1557-7341

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

444

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 382d

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

5.985

H-Indexi

322

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

11.033

Total Worksi

3,699

Total Citationsi

480,522

2yr Mean Citednessi

17.20

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

ACM Computing Surveys publishes majorly in the area(s) of computer science and cloud computing. The topics of artificial intelligence, data science, programming language, field (computer science), and computer security are the focal point of discussions. The journal is also described as being in the fields of Mathematics and Computer Science (miscellaneous).

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive

Total Publications3,699

Publisher OrgAssociation for Computing Machinery

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

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?

0360-0300 / 1557-7341

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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

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

163

21k

2019

139

16k

2020

224

30k

2021

285

40k

2022

242

18k

2023

292

12k

2024

398

5.2k

2025

163

286

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Computer Science (miscellaneous)Q1

Theoretical Computer ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Computer Science, Theory & Methods

Scopus Categories

Computer Science (miscellaneous)Theoretical Computer Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Advanced Malware Detection TechniquesDistributed systems and fault toleranceIoT and Edge/Fog ComputingParallel Computing and Optimization TechniquesAdvanced Database Systems and Queries

Frequently asked questions about ACM Computing Surveys

Is ACM Computing Surveys a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for ACM Computing Surveys: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of ACM Computing Surveys?

ACM Computing Surveys is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 17.20.

Is ACM Computing Surveys indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

ACM Computing Surveys is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.