Journal profile · COMPUTER SCIENCE, HARDWARE & ARCHITECTURE
ACM Transactions on Reconfigurable Technology and Systems
ISSN 1936-7406 · eISSN 1936-7414 · Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) · UNITED STATES · Founded 2008
ACM Transactions on Reconfigurable Technology and Systems: CAS Zone 3 · Computer Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.81; hybrid open access; median 178 days to acceptance (79 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 55 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
ACM Transactions on Reconfigurable Technology and Systems 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 Embedded Systems Design Techniques, Parallel Computing and Optimization Techniques and Interconnection Networks and Systems, together about 41.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Hardware and Architecture and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Inspired by the broad agenda of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), ACM Journal on Computing and Sustainable Societies (JCSS) aims to publish significant and original research from a broad array of computer and information sciences, social sciences, environmental sciences, and engineering fields that support the growth of sustainable societies worldwide, especially including under-represented and marginalized communities. JCSS aims to explicitly promote interdisciplinary research work including new methodologies, systems, techniques, applications, behavioral, qualitative, and quantitative studies that addresses key societal challenges including sustainability, gender equality, health, education, poverty, accessibility, conservation, climate change, energy, infrastructure and economic growth, among others. We also welcome research on the ethics of technology, especially from a critical perspective, that explores limitations and concerns with technology-led solutions for sustainable societies.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): COMPUTER SCIENCE, HARDWARE & ARCHITECTURE
Editor-in-chief Sunandan Chakraborty MelissaPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Embedded Systems Design TechniquesComputer Science16.4%
- Parallel Computing and Optimization TechniquesComputer Science15.3%
- Interconnection Networks and SystemsComputer Science9.9%
- VLSI and FPGA Design TechniquesEngineering7.1%
- VLSI and Analog Circuit TestingComputer Science6.5%
- Low-power high-performance VLSI designEngineering6%
- Physical Unclonable Functions (PUFs) and Hardware SecurityComputer Science3.9%
- Advanced Neural Network ApplicationsComputer Science3.7%
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, Hardware & Architecture | Zone 2 |
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, Hardware & Architecture | 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, Hardware & Architecture | 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
- 2.81LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.74LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.32LetPub ·
- h-index
- 23LetPub ·
- h-index
- 46OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 250OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 25%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 54LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 730 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 50 | 26 | 21 |
| 2025 | 55 | 31 | 116 |
| 2024 | 54 | 36 | 340 |
| 2023 | 58 | 51 | 520 |
| 2022 | 60 | 24 | 1,016 |
| 2021 | 41 | 13 | 489 |
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
178 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 135 days – 225 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 80 days (79 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 267 days
- Sample
- 79 articles with submission and acceptance dates (142 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
- Founded
- 2008
- ISSN
- 1936-7406
- Electronic ISSN
- 1936-7414
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about ACM Transactions on Reconfigurable Technology and Systems
What CAS zone is ACM Transactions on Reconfigurable Technology and Systems in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, ACM Transactions on Reconfigurable Technology and Systems is in Zone 3 of Computer Science, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Computer Science, Hardware & Architecture. 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 Reconfigurable Technology and Systems?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.81; CiteScore 6.8, h-index 46.
How long does peer review take at ACM Transactions on Reconfigurable Technology and Systems?
Based on the dates recorded on 79 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 178 days (interquartile range 135–225 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 Reconfigurable Technology and Systems?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, ACM Transactions on Reconfigurable Technology and Systems is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is ACM Transactions on Reconfigurable Technology and Systems open access, and what is the APC?
ACM Transactions on Reconfigurable Technology and 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .