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ACM Transactions on Algorithms

Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) · United States · Est. 2004

ISSN1549-6325eISSN1549-6333

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

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

673

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 484d

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.994

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.962

Total Worksi

1,033

Total Citationsi

24,192

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.93

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Computer Science, Theory & Methods; Mathematics, Applied; Mathematics (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2004

Annual Volume~ 42 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,033

Publisher OrgAssociation for Computing Machinery

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

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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?

1549-6325 / 1549-6333

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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

625

2019

274

2020

124

2021

383

2022

190

2023

2024

2025

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.

Mathematics (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Computer Science, Theory & MethodsMathematics, Applied

Scopus Categories

Mathematics (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Complexity and Algorithms in GraphsAdvanced Graph Theory ResearchOptimization and Search ProblemsComputational Geometry and Mesh GenerationAlgorithms and Data CompressionData Management and AlgorithmsMachine Learning and AlgorithmsOptimization and Packing ProblemsDNA and Biological ComputingAuction Theory and Applications

Frequently asked questions about ACM Transactions on Algorithms

Is ACM Transactions on Algorithms a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for ACM Transactions on Algorithms: 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 Transactions on Algorithms?

ACM Transactions on Algorithms 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 0.93.

Is ACM Transactions on Algorithms indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

ACM Transactions on Algorithms is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of ACM Transactions on Algorithms?