Journal profile · Computer Science, Software Engineering
SIGMOD RECORD
ISSN 0163-5808 · Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) · UNITED STATES · Quarterly · Founded 1976
SIGMOD RECORD: CAS Zone 4 · Computer Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.6; subscription journal; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 42 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
SIGMOD RECORD is published by Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) 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 Advanced Database Systems and Queries, Data Management and Algorithms and Semantic Web and Ontologies, together about 46.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Computer Networks and Communications. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The SIGMOD Record is a quarterly publication of the Special Interest Group on Management of Data (SIGMOD) of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). SIGMOD is dedicated to the study, development, and application of database and information technology. Toward this goal, the SIGMOD Record publishes articles, reports, and interviews to cover the most recent development in the SIGMOD community.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Computer Science, Software Engineering
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Advanced Database Systems and QueriesComputer Science23.7%
- Data Management and AlgorithmsComputer Science14.3%
- Semantic Web and OntologiesComputer Science8.4%
- Distributed systems and fault toleranceComputer Science7.1%
- Advanced Data Storage TechnologiesComputer Science4.9%
- Scientific Computing and Data ManagementDecision Sciences4%
- Data Quality and ManagementDecision Sciences3.7%
- Distributed and Parallel Computing SystemsComputer Science3.5%
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, Information Systems | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Software Engineering | 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, Information Systems | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Software Engineering | Zone 4 |
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 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Software Engineering | 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
- 1.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.63LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.91LetPub ·
- h-index
- 132LetPub ·
- h-index
- 174OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,361OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.14OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 4.84%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 17LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,242 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 32 | 6 | 7 |
| 2025 | 42 | 39 | 53 |
| 2024 | 33 | 29 | 62 |
| 2023 | 57 | 49 | 277 |
| 2022 | 50 | 4 | 418 |
| 2021 | 38 | 7 | 214 |
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
- 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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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 accepted4
- articlesSIGMOD Record solicits contributions of articles, technical notes, reports, and proposals for special editionsLength not stated
- proposals for special editionsSIGMOD Record solicits contributions of articles, technical notes, reports, and proposals for special editionsLength not stated
- reportsSIGMOD Record solicits contributions of articles, technical notes, reports, and proposals for special editionsLength not stated
- technical notesSIGMOD Record solicits contributions of articles, technical notes, reports, and proposals for special editionsLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship
- Authorship
Articles must not include ACM categories, terms, or keywords. Model summary
The article must not include any ACM categories, terms, or keywords.
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
- Founded
- 1976
- ISSN
- 0163-5808
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about SIGMOD RECORD
What CAS zone is SIGMOD RECORD in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, SIGMOD RECORD is in Zone 4 of Computer Science, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Computer Science, Information Systems / Computer Science, Software Engineering. 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 SIGMOD RECORD?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.6; CiteScore 3.3, h-index 174.
How long does peer review take at SIGMOD RECORD?
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 SIGMOD RECORD?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, SIGMOD RECORD is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is SIGMOD RECORD open access, and what is the APC?
SIGMOD RECORD is a subscription 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: .