Journal profile · COMPUTER SCIENCE, INFORMATION SYSTEMS
ACM Transactions on Modeling and Performance Evaluation of Computing Systems
ISSN 2376-3639 · eISSN 2376-3647 · ACM
ACM Transactions on Modeling and Performance Evaluation of Computing Systems: CAS Zone 4 · Computer Science (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; median 249 days to acceptance (27 articles, last 24 months); 10 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
ACM Transactions on Modeling and Performance Evaluation of Computing 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 Cloud Computing and Resource Management, Caching and Content Delivery and Advanced Data Storage Technologies, together about 31% of its articles. Its main subfields are Computer Networks and Communications. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
ACM Transactions on Modeling and Performance Evaluation of Computing Systems (ToMPECS) is a quarterly peer-reviewed journal that publishes refereed articles on all aspects of the modeling, analysis, and performance evaluation of computing and communication systems.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): COMPUTER SCIENCE, INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Editor-in-chief Zhili ZhangPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cloud Computing and Resource ManagementComputer Science13.4%
- Caching and Content DeliveryComputer Science9.4%
- Advanced Data Storage TechnologiesComputer Science8.3%
- Advanced Queuing Theory AnalysisBusiness, Management and Accounting7.8%
- Parallel Computing and Optimization TechniquesComputer Science6.4%
- Distributed systems and fault toleranceComputer Science5.1%
- IoT and Edge/Fog ComputingComputer Science4%
- Software System Performance and ReliabilityComputer Science4%
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 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Information Systems | Zone 4 |
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
- 2.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.32LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.03LetPub ·
- h-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 44OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.38OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 32.56%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 16LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 199 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 9 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 7 | 17 |
| 2024 | 18 | 16 | 70 |
| 2023 | 13 | 12 | 87 |
| 2022 | 10 | 4 | 67 |
| 2021 | 16 | 10 | 110 |
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
249 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 199 days – 291 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 84 days (27 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 324 days
- Sample
- 27 articles with submission and acceptance dates (29 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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- ACM
- ISSN
- 2376-3639
- Electronic ISSN
- 2376-3647
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 11, 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 Modeling and Performance Evaluation of Computing Systems
What CAS zone is ACM Transactions on Modeling and Performance Evaluation of Computing Systems in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, ACM Transactions on Modeling and Performance Evaluation of Computing 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 4 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 Modeling and Performance Evaluation of Computing Systems?
Based on the dates recorded on 27 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 249 days (interquartile range 199–291 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.
Which databases index ACM Transactions on Modeling and Performance Evaluation of Computing Systems?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, ACM Transactions on Modeling and Performance Evaluation of Computing Systems is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is ACM Transactions on Modeling and Performance Evaluation of Computing Systems open access, and what is the APC?
ACM Transactions on Modeling and Performance Evaluation of Computing 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: .