Journal profile · Computer Science, Software Engineering
ACM Transactions on Database Systems
ISSN 0362-5915 · eISSN 1557-4644 · Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) · UNITED STATES · Quarterly · Founded 1976
ACM Transactions on Database Systems: CAS Zone 2 · Computer Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.48; hybrid open access; median 364 days to acceptance (46 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 33 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
ACM Transactions on Database Systems is published by Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) and is in Zone 2 of Computer Science in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Advanced Database Systems and Queries, Data Management and Algorithms and Distributed systems and fault tolerance, together about 52.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Computer Networks and Communications and Artificial Intelligence. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Heavily used in both academic and corporate R&D settings, ACM Transactions on Database Systems (TODS) is a key publication for computer scientists working in data abstraction, data modeling, and designing data management systems. Topics include storage and retrieval, transaction management, distributed and federated databases, semantics of data, intelligent databases, and operations and algorithms relating to these areas. In this rapidly changing field, TODS provides insights into the thoughts of the best minds in database R&D.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Computer Science, Software Engineering
Editor-in-chief Yufei TaoPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Advanced Database Systems and QueriesComputer Science24.5%
- Data Management and AlgorithmsComputer Science19.1%
- Distributed systems and fault toleranceComputer Science8.9%
- Semantic Web and OntologiesComputer Science8.3%
- Advanced Data Storage TechnologiesComputer Science5.3%
- Algorithms and Data CompressionComputer Science4.9%
- Data Quality and ManagementDecision Sciences3.2%
- Logic, Reasoning, and KnowledgeComputer Science2.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Computer Science Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Software Engineering | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Information Systems | Zone 2 |
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 4 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Software Engineering | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Computer Science Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Information Systems | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Software Engineering | Zone 2 |
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
- 1.48LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.72LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.3LetPub ·
- h-index
- 76LetPub ·
- h-index
- 169OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 902OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.58OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 37.21%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 16LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,192 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 9 | 1 |
| 2025 | 33 | 31 | 30 |
| 2024 | 17 | 9 | 64 |
| 2023 | 11 | 11 | 65 |
| 2022 | 19 | 9 | 215 |
| 2021 | 15 | 3 | 306 |
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
364 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 288 days – 487 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 96 days (46 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 482 days
- Sample
- 46 articles with submission and acceptance dates (50 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".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- over 12 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
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
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1976
- ISSN
- 0362-5915
- Electronic ISSN
- 1557-4644
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 51, 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 Database Systems
What CAS zone is ACM Transactions on Database Systems in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, ACM Transactions on Database Systems is in Zone 2 of Computer Science, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Computer Science, Software Engineering / 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 Transactions on Database Systems?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.48; CiteScore 4.5, h-index 169.
How long does peer review take at ACM Transactions on Database Systems?
Based on the dates recorded on 46 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 364 days (interquartile range 288–487 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 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 Transactions on Database Systems?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, ACM Transactions on Database Systems is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is ACM Transactions on Database Systems open access, and what is the APC?
ACM Transactions on Database Systems 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .