Journal profile · Computer Science, Software Engineering
ACM SIGPLAN Notices
ISSN 0362-1340 · eISSN 1558-1160 · ACM · UNITED STATES · Monthly
ACM SIGPLAN Notices: subscription journal; review 2–4 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 378 articles a year.
The latest issue on the journal's website is from September 2018 (Volume 53, Issue 9): the journal may have stopped publishing or moved platform in the last two years. Check its website before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
ACM SIGPLAN Notices is published by ACM. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Parallel Computing and Optimization Techniques, Logic, programming, and type systems and Distributed systems and fault tolerance, together about 40.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Computer Networks and Communications. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The ACM Special Interest Group on Programming Languages explores programming language concepts and tools, focusing on design, implementation, practice, and theory. Its members are programming language developers, educators, implementers, researchers, theoreticians, and users. SIGPLAN sponsors several major annual conferences, including the Symposium on Principles of Programming Languages (POPL), the Symposium on Principles and Practice of Parallel Programming (PPoPP), the Conference on Programming Language Design and Implementation (PLDI), the International Conference on Functional Programming (ICFP), the International Conference on Object-Oriented Programming, Systems, Languages, and Applications (OOPSLA), as well as more than a dozen other events of either smaller size or in-cooperation with other SIGs. The monthly "ACM SIGPLAN Notices" publishes proceedings of selected sponsored events and an annual report on SIGPLAN activities. Members receive discounts on conference registrations and free access to ACM SIGPLAN publications in the ACM Digital Library. SIGPLAN recognizes significant research and service contributions of individuals with a variety of awards, supports current members through the Professional Activities Committee, and encourages future programming language enthusiasts with frequent Programming Languages Mentoring Workshops (PLMW).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Computer Science, Software Engineering
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Parallel Computing and Optimization TechniquesComputer Science18.4%
- Logic, programming, and type systemsComputer Science14.5%
- Distributed systems and fault toleranceComputer Science7.5%
- Software Engineering ResearchComputer Science6%
- Formal Methods in VerificationComputer Science5.8%
- Distributed and Parallel Computing SystemsComputer Science4.6%
- Software Testing and Debugging TechniquesComputer Science4.5%
- Advanced Data Storage TechnologiesComputer Science4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
Indexed in: no record yet.
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.48LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.79LetPub ·
- h-index
- 78LetPub ·
- h-index
- 168OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3,276OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 378LetPub ·
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)
- 2–4 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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- ACM
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Frequency
- Monthly
- ISSN
- 0362-1340
- Electronic ISSN
- 1558-1160
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 53, Issue 9 (September 2018)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about ACM SIGPLAN Notices
How long does peer review take at ACM SIGPLAN Notices?
Authors report an average review time of 2–4 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.
Is ACM SIGPLAN Notices open access, and what is the APC?
ACM SIGPLAN Notices 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: .