Journal profile · Computer Science-General Computer Science
ACM Transactions on Privacy and Security
ISSN 2471-2566 · eISSN 2471-2574 · Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) · United States
ACM Transactions on Privacy and Security: CAS Zone 3 · Computer Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.88; hybrid open access; median 253 days to acceptance (91 articles, last 24 months); 50 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
ACM Transactions on Privacy and Security 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 Malware Detection Techniques, Network Security and Intrusion Detection and Privacy-Preserving Technologies in Data, together about 32.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Artificial Intelligence and Information Systems. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
ACM Transactions on Privacy and Security (TOPS) (formerly known as TISSEC) publishes high-quality research results in the fields of information and system security and privacy. Studies addressing all aspects of these fields are welcomed, ranging from technologies, to systems and applications, to the crafting of policies.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Computer Science-General Computer Science
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Advanced Malware Detection TechniquesComputer Science15.8%
- Network Security and Intrusion DetectionComputer Science8.9%
- Privacy-Preserving Technologies in DataComputer Science7.8%
- Security and Verification in ComputingComputer Science7.6%
- Cryptography and Data SecurityComputer Science7.4%
- User Authentication and Security SystemsComputer Science6.4%
- Adversarial Robustness in Machine LearningComputer Science6.2%
- Internet Traffic Analysis and Secure E-votingComputer Science5.3%
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, Information Systems | Zone 3 |
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)Computer Science Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | 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
- 3.88LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.78LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.39LetPub ·
- h-index
- 1LetPub ·
- h-index
- 41OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 157OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.97OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 25.36%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 55LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 360 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 33 | 31 | 11 |
| 2025 | 50 | 42 | 149 |
| 2024 | 38 | 14 | 320 |
| 2023 | 39 | 37 | 478 |
| 2022 | 51 | 27 | 912 |
| 2021 | 32 | 15 | 762 |
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
253 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 199 days – 379 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 63 days (91 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 331 days
- Sample
- 91 articles with submission and acceptance dates (101 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
- Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2471-2566
- Electronic ISSN
- 2471-2574
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about ACM Transactions on Privacy and Security
What CAS zone is ACM Transactions on Privacy and Security in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, ACM Transactions on Privacy and Security is in Zone 3 of Computer Science, and in Zone 3 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.
What is the impact factor of ACM Transactions on Privacy and Security?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.88; CiteScore 7.1, h-index 41.
How long does peer review take at ACM Transactions on Privacy and Security?
Based on the dates recorded on 91 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 253 days (interquartile range 199–379 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 Privacy and Security?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, ACM Transactions on Privacy and Security is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is ACM Transactions on Privacy and Security open access, and what is the APC?
ACM Transactions on Privacy and Security 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; 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: .