Journal profile · COMPUTER SCIENCE, INFORMATION SYSTEMS
ACM SIGCOMM Computer Communication Review
ISSN 0146-4833 · eISSN 1943-5819 · Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) · UNITED STATES
ACM SIGCOMM Computer Communication Review: CAS Zone 4 · Computer Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.42; subscription journal; review 4–8 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 13 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
ACM SIGCOMM Computer Communication Review is published by Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) and is in Zone 4 of Computer Science in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Network Traffic and Congestion Control, Software-Defined Networks and 5G and Caching and Content Delivery, together about 32.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Computer Networks and Communications. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of the ACM (JACM) provides coverage of the most significant work on principles of computer science, broadly construed. The scope of research covered encompasses contributions of lasting value to any area of computer science. To be accepted, a paper must be judged to be truly outstanding in its field. JACM is interested in work in core computer science and in work at the boundaries, both the boundaries of subdisciplines of computer science and the boundaries between computer science and other fields.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): COMPUTER SCIENCE, INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Editor-in-chief Sunandan Chakraborty MelissaPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Network Traffic and Congestion ControlComputer Science14.3%
- Software-Defined Networks and 5GComputer Science10.2%
- Caching and Content DeliveryComputer Science7.9%
- Peer-to-Peer Network TechnologiesComputer Science5.3%
- Internet Traffic Analysis and Secure E-votingComputer Science5.3%
- Network Security and Intrusion DetectionComputer Science5.1%
- Wireless Networks and ProtocolsComputer Science4.7%
- Interconnection Networks and SystemsComputer Science4.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Computer Science Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Information Systems | 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 | Computer Science, Information Systems | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Computer Science Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Information Systems | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- 3.42LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.98LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.51LetPub ·
- h-index
- 152LetPub ·
- h-index
- 228OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,630OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.54OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 10LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,210 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 13 | 12 | 25 |
| 2024 | 15 | 4 | 98 |
| 2023 | 16 | 16 | 148 |
| 2022 | 24 | 11 | 251 |
| 2021 | 27 | 11 | 255 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- 4–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteSelf-archiving
- Self-archiving
JACM is interested in work in core computer science and in work at the boundaries, both the boundaries of subdisciplines of computer science and the boundaries between computer science and other fields. Model summary
JACM is interested in work in core computer science and in work at the boundaries, both the boundaries of subdisciplines of computer science and the boundaries between computer science and other fields.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0146-4833
- Electronic ISSN
- 1943-5819
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about ACM SIGCOMM Computer Communication Review
What CAS zone is ACM SIGCOMM Computer Communication Review in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, ACM SIGCOMM Computer Communication Review is in Zone 4 of Computer Science, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Computer Science, Information Systems. 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 SIGCOMM Computer Communication Review?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.42; CiteScore 6.8, h-index 228.
How long does peer review take at ACM SIGCOMM Computer Communication Review?
Authors report an average review time of 4–8 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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 SIGCOMM Computer Communication Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, ACM SIGCOMM Computer Communication Review is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is ACM SIGCOMM Computer Communication Review open access, and what is the APC?
ACM SIGCOMM Computer Communication Review is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .