Journal profile · Computer Science, Theory & Methods
ACM Transactions on Multimedia Computing Communications and Applications
ISSN 1551-6857 · eISSN 1551-6865 · Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) · UNITED STATES · Quarterly
ACM Transactions on Multimedia Computing Communications and Applications: CAS Zone 3 · Computer Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 5.21; hybrid open access; median 228 days to acceptance (86 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 347 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
ACM Transactions on Multimedia Computing Communications and Applications 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 Advanced Image and Video Retrieval Techniques, Multimodal Machine Learning Applications and Human Pose and Action Recognition, together about 24.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
ACM Transactions on Multimedia Computing, Communications, and Applications (TOMM) focuses on multimedia computing (I/O devices, OS, storage systems, streaming media middleware, continuous media representations, media coding, media processing, etc.), multimedia communications (real-time protocols, end-to-end streaming media, resource allocation, multicast protocols, etc.), and multimedia applications (databases, distributed collaboration, video conferencing, 3D virtual environments, etc.).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Computer Science, Theory & Methods
Editor-in-chief Abdulmotaleb El Saddik GetPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Advanced Image and Video Retrieval TechniquesComputer Science9.2%
- Multimodal Machine Learning ApplicationsComputer Science8.3%
- Human Pose and Action RecognitionComputer Science6.6%
- Image and Video Quality AssessmentComputer Science5.9%
- Video Analysis and SummarizationComputer Science5.6%
- Video Surveillance and Tracking MethodsComputer Science5.2%
- Domain Adaptation and Few-Shot LearningComputer Science4.6%
- Generative Adversarial Networks and Image SynthesisComputer 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, Theory & Methods | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Information Systems | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Software Engineering | 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, Information Systems | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Software Engineering | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Theory & Methods | Zone 2 |
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 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Theory & Methods | 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
- 5.21LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 9.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.93LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.29LetPub ·
- h-index
- 38LetPub ·
- h-index
- 88OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,143OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.98OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 17.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 5.98%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 342LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,615 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 261 | 134 | 163 |
| 2025 | 347 | 60 | 1,743 |
| 2024 | 356 | 122 | 2,897 |
| 2023 | 213 | 156 | 3,159 |
| 2022 | 331 | 65 | 7,731 |
| 2021 | 135 | 15 | 3,953 |
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
228 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 188 days – 324 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 62 days (86 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 309 days
- Sample
- 86 articles with submission and acceptance dates (830 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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted1
- research-articleresearch-articleLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review
- Peer review
Peer Review Policy updated 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
- 1551-6857
- Electronic ISSN
- 1551-6865
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 22, Issue 9 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about ACM Transactions on Multimedia Computing Communications and Applications
What CAS zone is ACM Transactions on Multimedia Computing Communications and Applications in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, ACM Transactions on Multimedia Computing Communications and Applications is in Zone 3 of Computer Science, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Computer Science, Theory & Methods / Computer Science, Information Systems / Computer Science, Software Engineering. 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 Multimedia Computing Communications and Applications?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 5.21; CiteScore 9.2, h-index 88.
How long does peer review take at ACM Transactions on Multimedia Computing Communications and Applications?
Based on the dates recorded on 86 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 228 days (interquartile range 188–324 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 Multimedia Computing Communications and Applications?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, ACM Transactions on Multimedia Computing Communications and Applications is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is ACM Transactions on Multimedia Computing Communications and Applications open access, and what is the APC?
ACM Transactions on Multimedia Computing Communications and Applications 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: .