Journal profile · COMPUTER SCIENCE, HARDWARE & ARCHITECTURE-COMPUTER SCIENCE, SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
ACM Transactions on Storage
ISSN 1553-3077 · eISSN 1553-3093 · Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) · UNITED STATES
ACM Transactions on Storage: CAS Zone 3 · Computer Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.51; hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 251 days to acceptance (83 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 49 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
ACM Transactions on Storage 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 Data Storage Technologies, Caching and Content Delivery and Parallel Computing and Optimization Techniques, together about 59.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Computer Networks and Communications. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
ACM Transactions on Storage (TOS) is the premier journal for publishing advancements in data storage research and practice. Storage systems, from small IoT devices and handhelds to massive geo-distributed clouds, are critical to managing the world's data and drive advances in computing. Storage is a broad, evolving, and multidisciplinary field and designing, developing, and deploying storage systems …
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): COMPUTER SCIENCE, HARDWARE & ARCHITECTURE-COMPUTER SCIENCE, SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
Editor-in-chief Erez ZadokPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 8%); most named Hong Kong, China 3, Taiwan, China 2, Israel 2, Mainland China 1, United States 1 (13 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Advanced Data Storage TechnologiesComputer Science32.2%
- Caching and Content DeliveryComputer Science15.6%
- Parallel Computing and Optimization TechniquesComputer Science11.5%
- Cloud Computing and Resource ManagementComputer Science9%
- Distributed systems and fault toleranceComputer Science7.8%
- Cloud Data Security SolutionsComputer Science3.7%
- Distributed and Parallel Computing SystemsComputer Science3.7%
- Peer-to-Peer Network TechnologiesComputer Science2.8%
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, Software Engineering | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Hardware & Architecture | 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, Hardware & Architecture | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Software Engineering | 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, Hardware & Architecture | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Software Engineering | 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
- 3.51LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.73LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.2LetPub ·
- h-index
- 36LetPub ·
- h-index
- 63OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 283OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.54OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 29.47%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 36LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 631 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 43 | 41 | 6 |
| 2025 | 49 | 30 | 100 |
| 2024 | 31 | 21 | 206 |
| 2023 | 35 | 34 | 337 |
| 2022 | 46 | 11 | 592 |
| 2021 | 32 | 6 | 754 |
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
251 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 179 days – 335 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 163 days (83 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 417 days
- Sample
- 83 articles with submission and acceptance dates (103 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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 websiteAI use, Authorship, Peer review
- AI use Mooncake: A KVCache-centric Disaggregated Architecture for LLM Serving
Ruoyu Qin,Zheming Li,Weiran He,Jialei Cui,Heyi Tang,Feng Ren, + 7 August 2026Article No.: 37 pp 1-38 https://doi.org/10.1145/3773772
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship
ACM has a new Policy on Authorship covering key topics including the use of generative AI tools. 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
ACM has updated its Peer Review Policy, with an FAQ addressing confidentiality, use of large language models in peer review, conflicts of interest, and other concerns. 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
- ISSN
- 1553-3077
- Electronic ISSN
- 1553-3093
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 22, Issue 4 (November 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about ACM Transactions on Storage
What CAS zone is ACM Transactions on Storage in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, ACM Transactions on Storage is in Zone 3 of Computer Science, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Computer Science, Software Engineering / 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 Storage?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.51; CiteScore 5.9, h-index 63.
How long does peer review take at ACM Transactions on Storage?
Based on the dates recorded on 83 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 251 days (interquartile range 179–335 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.
Where are the editorial board members of ACM Transactions on Storage based?
Of the 13 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 8%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Hong Kong, China (3), Taiwan, China (2) and Israel (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index ACM Transactions on Storage?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, ACM Transactions on Storage is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is ACM Transactions on Storage open access, and what is the APC?
ACM Transactions on Storage is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
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: .