Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Conservation
ACM Journal on Computing and Cultural Heritage
ISSN 1556-4673 · eISSN 1556-4711 · Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) · UNITED STATES
ACM Journal on Computing and Cultural Heritage: CAS Zone 3 · Computer Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.01; hybrid open access; median 325 days to acceptance (91 articles, last 24 months); 75 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
ACM Journal on Computing and Cultural Heritage is published by Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) and is in Zone 3 of Computer Science in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage, Image Processing and 3D Reconstruction and Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts, together about 31.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
ACM Journal on Computing and Cultural Heritage (JOCCH) publishes papers of significant and lasting value in all areas relating to the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) in support of Cultural Heritage. The journal encourages the submission of manuscripts that demonstrate innovative use of technology for the discovery, analysis, interpretation and presentation of cultural material, as well as manuscripts that illustrate applications in the Cultural Heritage sector that challenge the computational technologies and suggest new research opportunities in computer science.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Conservation
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- 3D Surveying and Cultural HeritageEarth and Planetary Sciences17.5%
- Image Processing and 3D ReconstructionComputer Science7.7%
- Virtual Reality Applications and ImpactsComputer Science6.2%
- Museums and Cultural HeritageArts and Humanities5.8%
- Augmented Reality ApplicationsComputer Science5.8%
- Archaeological Research and ProtectionEarth and Planetary Sciences4.9%
- Semantic Web and OntologiesComputer Science4.4%
- Conservation Techniques and StudiesArts and Humanities4.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Computer Science Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Computer Science Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Computer Science Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEAHCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 3.01LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.7LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.8LetPub ·
- h-index
- 19LetPub ·
- h-index
- 50OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 333OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.5OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 9.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 20.52%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 71LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 789 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 68 | 36 | 9 |
| 2025 | 75 | 28 | 191 |
| 2024 | 78 | 42 | 574 |
| 2023 | 90 | 71 | 868 |
| 2022 | 89 | 36 | 1,473 |
| 2021 | 60 | 24 | 1,089 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
325 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 234 days – 411 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 90 days (91 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 421 days
- Sample
- 91 articles with submission and acceptance dates (186 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1556-4673
- Electronic ISSN
- 1556-4711
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about ACM Journal on Computing and Cultural Heritage
What CAS zone is ACM Journal on Computing and Cultural Heritage in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, ACM Journal on Computing and Cultural Heritage is in Zone 3 of Computer Science, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Humanities, Multidisciplinary / Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Computer Science. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of ACM Journal on Computing and Cultural Heritage?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.01; CiteScore 6.9, h-index 50.
How long does peer review take at ACM Journal on Computing and Cultural Heritage?
Based on the dates recorded on 91 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 325 days (interquartile range 234–411 days). Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index ACM Journal on Computing and Cultural Heritage?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, ACM Journal on Computing and Cultural Heritage is indexed in SCIE, AHCI and Scopus.
Is ACM Journal on Computing and Cultural Heritage open access, and what is the APC?
ACM Journal on Computing and Cultural Heritage is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .