Journal profile · Computer Science, Software Engineering
ACM Transactions on Internet Technology
ISSN 1533-5399 · eISSN 1557-6051 · Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) · UNITED STATES · Quarterly
ACM Transactions on Internet Technology: CAS Zone 3 · Computer Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.35; hybrid open access; median 270 days to acceptance (88 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 43 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
ACM Transactions on Internet 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 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing, Blockchain Technology Applications and Security and Caching and Content Delivery, together about 24.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Computer Networks and Communications, Information Systems and Artificial Intelligence. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
ACM Transactions on Internet Technology (TOIT) brings together many computing disciplines including computer software engineering, computer programming languages, middleware, database management, security, knowledge discovery and data mining, networking and distributed systems, communications, performance and scalability etc. TOIT will cover the results and roles of the individual disciplines and the relationships among them.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Computer Science, Software Engineering
Editor-in-chief Jaideep S. VaidyaPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- IoT and Edge/Fog ComputingComputer Science10.8%
- Blockchain Technology Applications and SecurityComputer Science6.8%
- Caching and Content DeliveryComputer Science6.6%
- Privacy-Preserving Technologies in DataComputer Science6.3%
- Cloud Computing and Resource ManagementComputer Science5%
- Network Security and Intrusion DetectionComputer Science5%
- Internet Traffic Analysis and Secure E-votingComputer Science4.6%
- Cryptography and Data SecurityComputer Science4.5%
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, Software Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Information Systems | Zone 4 |
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 3 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Software Engineering | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Computer Science Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Information Systems | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Software Engineering | Zone 3 |
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
- 4.35LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 12.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.04LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.32LetPub ·
- h-index
- 46LetPub ·
- h-index
- 86OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 534OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.58OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 20.72%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 26LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 959 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 41 | 35 | 18 |
| 2025 | 43 | 35 | 144 |
| 2024 | 46 | 25 | 433 |
| 2023 | 32 | 29 | 347 |
| 2022 | 85 | 34 | 1,783 |
| 2021 | 145 | 32 | 3,823 |
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
270 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 177 days – 383 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 82 days (88 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 367 days
- Sample
- 88 articles with submission and acceptance dates (102 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
- ISSN
- 1533-5399
- Electronic ISSN
- 1557-6051
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 26, Issue 3 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about ACM Transactions on Internet Technology
What CAS zone is ACM Transactions on Internet Technology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, ACM Transactions on Internet Technology is in Zone 3 of Computer Science, and in Zone 3 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 Internet Technology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.35; CiteScore 12.7, h-index 86.
How long does peer review take at ACM Transactions on Internet Technology?
Based on the dates recorded on 88 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 270 days (interquartile range 177–383 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 Internet Technology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, ACM Transactions on Internet Technology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is ACM Transactions on Internet Technology open access, and what is the APC?
ACM Transactions on Internet 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .