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CCF Transactions on High Performance Computing
ISSN 2524-4922 · eISSN 2524-4930 · Springer Nature
CCF Transactions on High Performance Computing: CAS Zone 4 · Computer Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.4 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,090; median 129 days to acceptance (81 articles, last 24 months); 59 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
CCF Transactions on High Performance Computing is published by Springer Nature 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 Parallel Computing and Optimization Techniques, Advanced Data Storage Technologies and Distributed and Parallel Computing Systems, together about 42.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Computer Networks and Communications. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
CCF Transactions on High Performance Computing (CCF THPC) is dedicated to publishing rigorously peer-reviewed, high-quality articles covering all aspects of supercomputing and high performance computing (HPC). Bringing together insights on, innovations in and implementations of HPC, the journal serves as an academic publication and communication platform and welcomes contributions from researchers, professionals, and industrial practitioners. The journal publishes original research and review articles on all aspects of high performance computing from design, service, and theory, to its practical use and applications. In addition, it addresses interdisciplinary topics like operating systems, networking and software engineering. This journal is published on behalf of the China Computer Federation (CCF) and is supported by the CCF technical committee on High Performance Computing, and CCF technical committee on Computer Architectures and Information Storage Technology.Specific topics of interest include, but are not limited to:1) Architectures and related processorsProcessor architecture (multicore, GPU, custom logic), Novel computer architecture, Reconfigurable architecture, Special purpose architecture, Processor micro-architecture, Memory hierarchy, Cache coherence and memory consistency model2) Supercomputing systemsHardware/software co-design, Communication middleware,Resilience and reliability technologies, Interconnection, Languages and compilers,Power-efficient, energy-efficient systems/tools, Performance and energy efficiency/benchmarks,System cooling, Large-scale system management,Scalable and broadly applicable high performance algorithm/optimization3) StorageParallel I/O, High-performance file systems,Solid state storage technologies and systems (e.g., flash, byte-addressable NVM), Parallel storage system, Memory-only storage systems, Reliability, availability, and fault tolerance, I/O performance tuning4) Related applications of HPCParallel algorithms, models, frameworks Implementation,HPC applications in atmospheric, materials, astrophysics, biology, AIs, and so on
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Pavan Balaji ArgonnePublisher website
Editorial board by country: 47 in mainland China (about 66%); most named Mainland China 47, United States 15, Japan 2, Spain 2, Australia 1 (71 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Parallel Computing and Optimization TechniquesComputer Science20.9%
- Advanced Data Storage TechnologiesComputer Science11.5%
- Distributed and Parallel Computing SystemsComputer Science10.2%
- Cloud Computing and Resource ManagementComputer Science9.4%
- Interconnection Networks and SystemsComputer Science5.2%
- Advanced Neural Network ApplicationsComputer Science5%
- Advanced Memory and Neural ComputingEngineering3.2%
- Matrix Theory and AlgorithmsComputer Science3.2%
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, Hardware & Architecture | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Information Systems | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Theory & Methods | 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, Hardware & Architecture | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Information Systems | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Theory & Methods | 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
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexINSPECDBLPPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, ACM Digital Library, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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 (publisher) 2025
- 1.4Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.33LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher)
- 4.3Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.97LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher)
- 0.33Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 17OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 41OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.28OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 13.93%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 59LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 57,600Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 278 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 19 | 6 | 3 |
| 2025 | 59 | 8 | 32 |
| 2024 | 30 | 13 | 103 |
| 2023 | 39 | 6 | 225 |
| 2022 | 47 | 10 | 503 |
| 2021 | 29 | 6 | 222 |
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
129 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 87 days – 196 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 66 days (81 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 210 days
- Sample
- 81 articles with submission and acceptance dates (85 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
- Submission to first decision
- 20 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer review, Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,090 / EUR 2,490 / GBP 2,190 | — | — |
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)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Reference style
- Author–date
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Open access, Peer review
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Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship principles
These guidelines describe authorship principles and good authorship practices to which prospective authors should adhere to. Authorship clarified The Journal and Publisher assume all authors agreed with the content and that all gave explicit consent to submit and that they obtained consent from the responsible authorities at the institute/organization where the work has been carried out, before th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosures and declarations
All authors are requested to include information regarding sources of funding, financial or non-financial interests, study-specific approval by the appropriate ethics committee for research involving humans and/or animals, informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved animals (as appropriate). The decision whether such …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in CCF Transactions on High Performance Computing, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Single-blind peer review
Single-blind peer review Model summary
This journal follows a single-blind reviewing procedure. This journal also publishes special/guest-edited issues. The peer review process for these articles is the same as the peer review process of the journal in general. Additionally, if a guest editor authors an article in their issue/collection, they will not handle the peer review process. Back to top
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
- Springer Nature
- ISSN
- 2524-4922
- Electronic ISSN
- 2524-4930
- Society / sponsor
- China Computer Federation
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 8, Issue 4 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about CCF Transactions on High Performance Computing
What CAS zone is CCF Transactions on High Performance Computing in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, CCF Transactions on High Performance Computing is in Zone 4 of Computer Science, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Computer Science, Hardware & Architecture / Computer Science, Information Systems / Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications / Computer Science, Theory & Methods. 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.
What is the impact factor of CCF Transactions on High Performance Computing?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.4 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 4.3, h-index 17.
How long does peer review take at CCF Transactions on High Performance Computing?
Based on the dates recorded on 81 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 129 days (interquartile range 87–196 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of CCF Transactions on High Performance Computing?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Reference style: Author–date; Suggested reviewers: Optional. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of CCF Transactions on High Performance Computing based?
Of the 71 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 47 (about 66%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (47), United States (15) and Japan (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index CCF Transactions on High Performance Computing?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, CCF Transactions on High Performance Computing is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, INSPEC and DBLP; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is CCF Transactions on High Performance Computing open access, and what is the APC?
CCF Transactions on High Performance Computing is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,090.
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: .