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Status
Active
Coverage
1979–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
4.5
SJR · SCImago
0.620
Q2 SJR quartile
H-index
77
Best quartile
Q2 · 57th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Software | 216 / 503 | 57th | Q2 |
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ACM Transactions on Programming Languages and Systems
ACM Transactions on Programming Languages and Systems is Scopus-indexed (Q2, CiteScore 4.5), WoS SCIE. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by Association for Computing Machinery.
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ISSN 0164-0925Verify ISSN ↗1558-4593Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Association for Computing Machinery
Scopus · Q2WoS · SCIEONOS
4.5
CiteScore 2025
Q2
Best quartile
2
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Quick answers
Is ACM Transactions on Programming Languages and Systems indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1979–present, best quartile Q2, CiteScore 4.5.
What quartile is ACM Transactions on Programming Languages and Systems in Scopus?
ACM Transactions on Programming Languages and Systems is Q2 in Software (rank 216 of 503), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of ACM Transactions on Programming Languages and Systems?
ACM Transactions on Programming Languages and Systems is indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded, so it may have a Journal Impact Factor in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports. JCR is paid, so check it for the current value. The closest free measure is its Scopus CiteScore 4.5, which places it in quartile Q2 at the 57th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.620, quartile Q2, with an H-index of 77.
Who publishes ACM Transactions on Programming Languages and Systems and what is its ISSN?
ACM Transactions on Programming Languages and Systems is published by Association for Computing Machinery. Its print ISSN is 0164-0925 and its online ISSN is 1558-4593.
Is ACM Transactions on Programming Languages and Systems covered under ONOS in India?
Yes. It is part of the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) national subscription, so readers at participating Indian institutions get its full text. ONOS does not cover its article processing charge.
Is ACM Transactions on Programming Languages and Systems in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded.
Is ACM Transactions on Programming Languages and Systems open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is ACM Transactions on Programming Languages and Systems? — open metrics via OpenAlex
ACM Transactions on Programming Languages and Systems has an h-index of 141 and a 2-year mean of 1.41 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 4.5, quartile Q2. On 2-year citations it ranks #248 of 371 Scopus journals in Software.
141
h-index
1.41
2-yr mean citations
922
i10-index
1,300
works indexed
109,428
total citations
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#248 of 371 Bottom 34% Software
ACM Transactions on Programming Languages and Systems published 22 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2019 with 30. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.
Who publishes in ACM Transactions on Programming Languages and Systems? — latest 100 articles, 2021–2026
In its latest 100 research articles (2021–2026), authors are most often from United States (26.5%), France (8.9%) and Germany (8.4%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for ACM Transactions on Programming Languages and Systems? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. No retracted papers are recorded. The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers None recorded
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
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