Journal profile · COMPUTER SCIENCE, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-COMPUTER SCIENCE, INFORMATION SYSTEMS
ACM Transactions on Intelligent Systems and Technology
ISSN 2157-6904 · eISSN 2157-6912 · Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) · UNITED STATES
ACM Transactions on Intelligent Systems and Technology: CAS Zone 3 · Computer Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 10.38; hybrid open access; median 298 days to acceptance (90 articles, last 24 months); 177 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
ACM Transactions on Intelligent Systems and Technology is published by Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) and is in Zone 3 of Computer Science in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Topic Modeling, Human Mobility and Location-Based Analysis and Recommender Systems and Techniques, together about 27.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Artificial Intelligence. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
ACM Transactions on Intelligent Systems and Technology (TIST) publishes the highest quality papers on intelligent systems, applicable algorithms and technology with a multi-disciplinary perspective. An intelligent system is one that uses artificial intelligence (AI) techniques to offer important services (e.g., as a component of a larger system) to allow integrated systems to perceive, reason, learn, and act intelligently in the real world.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): COMPUTER SCIENCE, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-COMPUTER SCIENCE, INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Editor-in-chief Huan LiuPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 3 in mainland China (about 9%); most named Hong Kong, China 6, Mainland China 3, Singapore 3, Taiwan, China 2, United Kingdom 2 (33 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Topic ModelingComputer Science9.6%
- Human Mobility and Location-Based AnalysisSocial Sciences9.1%
- Recommender Systems and TechniquesComputer Science9%
- Advanced Graph Neural NetworksComputer Science6.3%
- Privacy-Preserving Technologies in DataComputer Science5.4%
- Complex Network Analysis TechniquesPhysics and Astronomy4.8%
- Traffic Prediction and Management TechniquesEngineering4.8%
- Data Management and AlgorithmsComputer Science4.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Computer Science Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Information Systems | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Computer Science Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Information Systems | Zone 3 |
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, Artificial Intelligence | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Information Systems | 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
- 10.38LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 17.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 2.07LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 3.45LetPub ·
- h-index
- 46LetPub ·
- h-index
- 102OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 797OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 15.06OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 1.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 14.36%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 128LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,551 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 130 | 76 | 83 |
| 2025 | 177 | 69 | 1,653 |
| 2024 | 156 | 73 | 5,236 |
| 2023 | 115 | 98 | 2,267 |
| 2022 | 127 | 40 | 4,553 |
| 2021 | 81 | 11 | 2,186 |
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
298 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 229 days – 414 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 80 days (90 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 410 days
- Sample
- 90 articles with submission and acceptance dates (408 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, Authorship, Peer review
- AI use AEKG4APT: An AI-Enhanced Knowledge Graph for Advanced Persistent Threats with Large Language Model Analysis
Yinghai Zhou,Ziyu Wang,Yunxin Jiang,Bingqi Ma,Rui Wang,Yuan Liu,Yue Zhao,Zhihong Tian August 2026Article No.: 137 pp 1-49 https://doi.org/10.1145/3735645
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship
New ACM Policy on Authorship covering key topics including the use of 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 approved by ACM Publications Board; FAQ covers confidentiality, use of large language models in peer review, conflicts of interest, and other concerns. 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
- ISSN
- 2157-6904
- Electronic ISSN
- 2157-6912
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 17, Issue 6 (December 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about ACM Transactions on Intelligent Systems and Technology
What CAS zone is ACM Transactions on Intelligent Systems and Technology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, ACM Transactions on Intelligent Systems and Technology is in Zone 3 of Computer Science, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence / Computer Science, Information Systems. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 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 Intelligent Systems and Technology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 10.38; CiteScore 17.6, h-index 102.
How long does peer review take at ACM Transactions on Intelligent Systems and Technology?
Based on the dates recorded on 90 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 298 days (interquartile range 229–414 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 Intelligent Systems and Technology based?
Of the 33 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 3 (about 9%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Hong Kong, China (6), Mainland China (3) and Singapore (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index ACM Transactions on Intelligent Systems and Technology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, ACM Transactions on Intelligent Systems and Technology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is ACM Transactions on Intelligent Systems and Technology open access, and what is the APC?
ACM Transactions on Intelligent Systems and Technology 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: .