ACM Transactions on Computer Systems

Aims & Scope

ACM Transactions on Computer Systems (TOCS) presents research and development results on the design, implementation, analysis, evaluation, and use of computer systems and systems software.

The term "computer systems" is interpreted broadly and includes operating systems, systems architecture and hardware, distributed systems, optimizing compilers, and the interaction between systems and computer networks.

Articles appearing in TOCS will tend either to present new techniques and concepts, or to report on experiences and experiments with actual systems.

Insights useful to system designers, builders, and users will be emphasized.

TOCS publishes research and technical papers, both short and long.

It includes technical correspondence to permit commentary on technical topics and on previously published papers.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.8
2024	2.00

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	9113

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	82

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.633

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Computer Science, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Bigtable

  Citation: 2079

  Authors: Fay, Jeffrey, Sanjay, Wilson C., Deborah A., Mike, Tushar, Andrew, Robert E.

• The part-time parliament

  Citation: 1812

  Authors: Leslie

• Practical byzantine fault tolerance and proactive recovery

  Citation: 1763

  Authors: Miguel, Barbara

• Distributed snapshots

  Citation: 1696

  Authors: K. Mani, Leslie

• A logic of authentication

  Citation: 1683

  Authors: Michael, Martin, Roger

• The click modular router

  Citation: 1619

  Authors: Eddie, Robert, Benjie, John, M. Frans

• End-to-end arguments in system design

  Citation: 1187

  Authors: J. H., D. P., D. D.

• Implementing remote procedure calls

  Citation: 1084

  Authors: Andrew D., Bruce Jay

• Eraser

  Citation: 1032

  Authors: Stefan, Michael, Greg, Patrick, Thomas

• TaintDroid

  Citation: 1002

  Authors: William, Peter, Seungyeop, Vasant, Byung-Gon, Landon P., Jaeyeon, Patrick, Anmol N.

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