Journal profile · COMPUTER SCIENCE, INFORMATION SYSTEMS
ACM Transactions on Management Information Systems
ISSN 2158-656X · eISSN 2158-6578 · ACM
ACM Transactions on Management Information Systems: CAS Zone 4 · Computer Science (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; median 313 days to acceptance (39 articles, last 24 months); 24 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
ACM Transactions on Management Information Systems is published by 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 Big Data and Business Intelligence, Business Process Modeling and Analysis and Topic Modeling, together about 19.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
ACM Transactions on Management Information Systems (TMIS) is a scholarly quarterly journal of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) that focuses on publishing high quality information systems research. TMIS welcomes innovative work on the design, development, assessment, and management of information technology and systems within organizations, businesses, and societies. TMIS also welcomes submissions on a full range of MIS and information technology related areas and strongly encourages submissions with technical and technological ingredients, such as algorithmic, analytical modeling, design science, and system-oriented research, as well as submissions in emerging multidisciplinary MIS research topics that may span several traditional academic disciplines.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): COMPUTER SCIENCE, INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Editor-in-chief Heng XuPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 9%); most named Singapore 3, Hong Kong, China 2, Taiwan, China 2, Mainland China 1, United States 1 (11 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Big Data and Business IntelligenceBusiness, Management and Accounting7.4%
- Business Process Modeling and AnalysisBusiness, Management and Accounting6.5%
- Topic ModelingComputer Science5.2%
- Digital Marketing and Social MediaSocial Sciences5%
- Knowledge Management and SharingSocial Sciences5%
- Sentiment Analysis and Opinion MiningComputer Science4.8%
- Complex Network Analysis TechniquesPhysics and Astronomy4.6%
- Network Security and Intrusion DetectionComputer Science4.6%
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, 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 |
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
- 10.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.91LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.36LetPub ·
- h-index
- 50OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 218OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 7.26OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 23.46%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 34LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 423 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 11 | 0 |
| 2025 | 24 | 16 | 98 |
| 2024 | 30 | 18 | 396 |
| 2023 | 19 | 16 | 288 |
| 2022 | 46 | 12 | 983 |
| 2021 | 48 | 13 | 858 |
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
313 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 196 days – 377 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 92 days (39 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 418 days
- Sample
- 39 articles with submission and acceptance dates (56 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 websiteAuthorship, Peer review
- Authorship
New Policy on Authorship 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 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
- ACM
- ISSN
- 2158-656X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2158-6578
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 17, Issue 3 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about ACM Transactions on Management Information Systems
What CAS zone is ACM Transactions on Management Information Systems in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, ACM Transactions on Management Information Systems is in Zone 4 of Computer Science, and in Zone 4 of the minor category 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.
How long does peer review take at ACM Transactions on Management Information Systems?
Based on the dates recorded on 39 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 313 days (interquartile range 196–377 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 Management Information Systems based?
Of the 11 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 9%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Singapore (3), Hong Kong, China (2) and Taiwan, China (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index ACM Transactions on Management Information Systems?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, ACM Transactions on Management Information Systems is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is ACM Transactions on Management Information Systems open access, and what is the APC?
ACM Transactions on Management Information 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: .