Journal profile · EDUCATION, SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES
ACM Transactions on Computing Education
ISSN 1946-6226 · Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) · UNITED STATES
ACM Transactions on Computing Education: CAS Zone 3 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.83; hybrid open access; median 319 days to acceptance (93 articles, last 24 months); 91 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
ACM Transactions on Computing Education is published by Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) and is in Zone 3 of Education in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Teaching and Learning Programming, Online Learning and Analytics and Gender and Technology in Education, together about 48.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Information Systems. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
ACM Transactions on Computing Education (TOCE, pronounced “tose”) publishes high quality, peer-reviewed research articles on all aspects of computing education of interest to computing education researchers, computing educators, instructional designers, teacher educators, school administrators, policy makers, and other stakeholders.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): EDUCATION, SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES
Editor-in-chief Amy J. KoPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 1, United Kingdom 1, Germany 1, Italy 1, Canada 1 (14 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Teaching and Learning ProgrammingComputer Science30.1%
- Online Learning and AnalyticsComputer Science9.7%
- Gender and Technology in EducationSocial Sciences8.5%
- Innovative Teaching and Learning MethodsPsychology6.5%
- Educational Games and GamificationPsychology6.2%
- Software Engineering Techniques and PracticesComputer Science5%
- Software Engineering ResearchComputer Science4.9%
- Child Development and Digital TechnologySocial Sciences3.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Education Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Education, Scientific Disciplines | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Education Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Education, Scientific Disciplines | Zone 3 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Engineering Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Education, Scientific Disciplines | 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
- 3.83LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 8.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.02LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.34LetPub ·
- h-index
- 24LetPub ·
- h-index
- 71OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 350OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.49OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 18.75%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 51LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 685 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 73 | 34 | 14 |
| 2025 | 91 | 49 | 266 |
| 2024 | 42 | 24 | 438 |
| 2023 | 44 | 37 | 791 |
| 2022 | 55 | 22 | 1,472 |
| 2021 | 49 | 21 | 1,199 |
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
319 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 195 days – 484 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 76 days (93 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 385 days
- Sample
- 93 articles with submission and acceptance dates (185 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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Peer review
- Authorship
New ACM Policy on Authorship covering key topics including the use of generative AI tools. Model summary
ACM has a new Policy on Authorship, covering a range of key topics, including the use of generative AI tools.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
ACM updated its Peer Review Policy, with an FAQ covering confidentiality, use of large language models in peer review, conflicts of interest, and other concerns. Model summary
ACM is pleased to announce that its Publications Board has approved an updated Peer Review Policy.
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
- 1946-6226
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 26, Issue 4 (December 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about ACM Transactions on Computing Education
What CAS zone is ACM Transactions on Computing Education in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, ACM Transactions on Computing Education is in Zone 3 of Education, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Education, Scientific Disciplines. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Education. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of ACM Transactions on Computing Education?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.83; CiteScore 8.9, h-index 71.
How long does peer review take at ACM Transactions on Computing Education?
Based on the dates recorded on 93 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 319 days (interquartile range 195–484 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.
Where are the editorial board members of ACM Transactions on Computing Education based?
Of the 14 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (1), United Kingdom (1) and Germany (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index ACM Transactions on Computing Education?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, ACM Transactions on Computing Education is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is ACM Transactions on Computing Education open access, and what is the APC?
ACM Transactions on Computing Education 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, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .