Journal profile · Computer Science, Software Engineering
ACM Transactions on Design Automation of Electronic Systems
ISSN 1084-4309 · eISSN 1557-7309 · Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) · UNITED STATES · Quarterly
ACM Transactions on Design Automation of Electronic Systems: CAS Zone 4 · Computer Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.56; hybrid open access; median 193 days to acceptance (103 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 168 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
ACM Transactions on Design Automation of Electronic Systems 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 Parallel Computing and Optimization Techniques, Embedded Systems Design Techniques and VLSI and FPGA Design Techniques, together about 33.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Hardware and Architecture and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
TODAES is a premier ACM journal in design and automation of electronic systems. It publishes innovative work documenting significant research and development advances on the specification, design, analysis, simulation, testing, and evaluation of electronic systems, emphasizing a computer science/engineering orientation. Design automation for machine learning/AI and machine learning/AI for design automation are very much welcomed.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Computer Science, Software Engineering
Editor-in-chief Jiang HuPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Parallel Computing and Optimization TechniquesComputer Science11.4%
- Embedded Systems Design TechniquesComputer Science11.1%
- VLSI and FPGA Design TechniquesEngineering11.1%
- VLSI and Analog Circuit TestingComputer Science10.5%
- Low-power high-performance VLSI designEngineering10.2%
- Interconnection Networks and SystemsComputer Science7.1%
- Integrated Circuits and Semiconductor Failure AnalysisEngineering4.1%
- Physical Unclonable Functions (PUFs) and Hardware SecurityComputer Science3.5%
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, Hardware & Architecture | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Software Engineering | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Computer Science Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Hardware & Architecture | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Software Engineering | Zone 4 |
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, Hardware & Architecture | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Software Engineering | 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
- 2.56LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.65LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.11LetPub ·
- h-index
- 48LetPub ·
- h-index
- 68OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 672OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.87OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 20%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 124LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,884 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 152 | 120 | 27 |
| 2025 | 168 | 131 | 496 |
| 2024 | 95 | 43 | 666 |
| 2023 | 90 | 80 | 654 |
| 2022 | 91 | 33 | 1,124 |
| 2021 | 55 | 11 | 862 |
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
193 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 153 days – 239 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 58 days (103 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 281 days
- Sample
- 103 articles with submission and acceptance dates (349 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)
- 6–12 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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Peer review
- AI use Enhancing Large Language Models for Hardware Verification: A Novel SystemVerilog Assertion Dataset
Anand Menon,Samit Miftah,Shamik Kundu,Souvik Kundu,Amisha Srivastava,Arnab Raha,Gaberiel Sonnenschien,Suvadeep Banerjee,Deepak Mathaikutty,Kanad Basu June 2026Article No.: 125 pp 1-35 https://doi.org/10.1145/3764934
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship
New Policy on Authorship covering generative AI tools. Model summary
New ACM Policy on Authorship 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
Updated Peer Review Policy announced. Model summary
ACM Updates Its Peer Review Policy 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
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 1084-4309
- Electronic ISSN
- 1557-7309
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 31, Issue 6 (November 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about ACM Transactions on Design Automation of Electronic Systems
What CAS zone is ACM Transactions on Design Automation of Electronic Systems in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, ACM Transactions on Design Automation of Electronic Systems is in Zone 4 of Computer Science, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Computer Science, Hardware & Architecture / Computer Science, Software Engineering. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 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 Design Automation of Electronic Systems?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.56; CiteScore 4.9, h-index 68.
How long does peer review take at ACM Transactions on Design Automation of Electronic Systems?
Based on the dates recorded on 103 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 193 days (interquartile range 153–239 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 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 Design Automation of Electronic Systems?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, ACM Transactions on Design Automation of Electronic Systems is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is ACM Transactions on Design Automation of Electronic Systems open access, and what is the APC?
ACM Transactions on Design Automation of Electronic 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .