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ACM Transactions on Computing for Healthcare
ISSN 2691-1957 · eISSN 2637-8051 · Association for Computing Machinery
ACM Transactions on Computing for Healthcare: CAS Zone 3 · Computer Science (2026 Xinrui edition); hybrid open access; median 300 days to acceptance (100 articles, last 24 months); 67 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
ACM Transactions on Computing for Healthcare is published by Association for Computing Machinery and is classed under Computer Science in the CAS Journal Ranking. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Machine Learning in Healthcare, Digital Mental Health Interventions and Context-Aware Activity Recognition Systems, together about 26.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
ACM Transactions on Computing for Healthcare (HEALTH) is a multi-disciplinary journal for the publication of high-quality original research papers, survey papers, and challenge papers that have scientific and technological results pertaining to how computing is improving healthcare. This journal is multidisciplinary, intersecting CS, ECE, mechanical engineering, bio-medical engineering, behavioral and social science, psychology, and the … (More)
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Gang ZhouPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Hong Kong, China 2, Switzerland 2, Taiwan, China 1, United States 1, United Kingdom 1 (12 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Machine Learning in HealthcareComputer Science11.8%
- Digital Mental Health InterventionsPsychology8.5%
- Context-Aware Activity Recognition SystemsComputer Science6.1%
- Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and EducationMedicine5.9%
- Topic ModelingComputer Science5.5%
- Non-Invasive Vital Sign MonitoringEngineering5.3%
- Mobile Health and mHealth ApplicationsHealth Professions5.3%
- Innovative Human-Technology InteractionComputer Science4.3%
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)Computer Science Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Medical Informatics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- 18.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.71LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 3.04LetPub ·
- h-index
- 29OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 101OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.07OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 27.45%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 53LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 372 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 123 | 40 | 81 |
| 2025 | 67 | 32 | 274 |
| 2024 | 41 | 21 | 354 |
| 2023 | 22 | 21 | 366 |
| 2022 | 40 | 17 | 896 |
| 2021 | 45 | 16 | 3,230 |
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
300 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 240 days – 436 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 95 days (100 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 425 days
- Sample
- 100 articles with submission and acceptance dates (98 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 websiteAI use
- AI use Evaluating an LLM-Powered Chatbot for Cognitive Restructuring: Insights from Users and Mental Health Professionals
Yinzhou Wang,Yimeng Wang,Ye Xiao,Liabette Escamilla,Bianca Augustine, + 3 August 2026Article No.: 74 pp 1-32 https://doi.org/10.1145/3820038
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
- ISSN
- 2691-1957
- Electronic ISSN
- 2637-8051
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 7, Issue 4 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about ACM Transactions on Computing for Healthcare
What CAS zone is ACM Transactions on Computing for Healthcare in?
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.
How long does peer review take at ACM Transactions on Computing for Healthcare?
Based on the dates recorded on 100 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 300 days (interquartile range 240–436 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 for Healthcare based?
Of the 12 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Hong Kong, China (2), Switzerland (2) and Taiwan, China (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index ACM Transactions on Computing for Healthcare?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, ACM Transactions on Computing for Healthcare is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is ACM Transactions on Computing for Healthcare open access, and what is the APC?
ACM Transactions on Computing for Healthcare 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: .