Communications of the ACM
{{Short description|Monthly journal of the Association for Computing Machinery}}
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|abbreviation=Commun. ACM
|editor = Andrew A. Chien
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|frequency = Monthly
| impact = 11.1
| impact-year = 2023
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| publisher = Association for Computing Machinery
| history = 1958–present
|country = United States
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|language = English
|website = https://cacm.acm.org
|ISSN = 0001-0782
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Communications of the ACM (CACM) is the monthly journal of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM).
History
It was established in 1958,{{cite journal |last1=Gotlieb |first1=Calvin C. |title=A time to retrospect and prospect |journal=Communications of the ACM |date=1 January 2008 |volume=51 |issue=1 |pages=26–29 |doi=10.1145/1327452.1327469 |s2cid=40048120 |issn=0001-0782 |doi-access=free }} with Saul Rosen as its first managing editor. It is sent to all ACM members.
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| journal=Communications of the ACM
| volume=56 | issue=1 | pages=11–15
| doi=10.1145/2398356.2398362
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}}[http://history.computer.org/pioneers/rosen.html Rosen's vita] at history.computer.org
Articles are intended for readers with backgrounds in all areas of computer science and information systems. The focus is on the practical implications of advances in information technology and associated management issues; ACM also publishes a variety of more theoretical journals. The magazine straddles the boundary of a science magazine, trade magazine, and a scientific journal. While the content is subject to peer review, the articles published are often summaries of research that may also be published elsewhere. Material published must be accessible and relevant to a broad readership.{{cite web|url=http://www.acm.org/publications |title=Publications |publisher=Association for Computing Machinery |access-date=2011-12-05}}
From 1960 onward, CACM also published algorithms, expressed in ALGOL. The collection of algorithms later became known as the Collected Algorithms of the ACM.{{cite journal |last=Boisvert |first=Ronald F. |title=Mathematical software: past, present, and future |journal=Mathematics and Computers in Simulation |volume=54 |issue=4 |year=2000 |pages=227–241 |doi=10.1016/s0378-4754(00)00185-3|arxiv=cs/0004004 |bibcode=2000cs........4004B |s2cid=15157725 }}
CACM announced a transition to entirely open access in February 2024, as part of ACM's commitment to make all articles open access.
According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2023 impact factor of 11.1.{{cite book |year=2024 |chapter=Communications of the ACM |title=2023 Journal Citation Reports |publisher=Clarivate |edition=Science |series=Web of Science |title-link=Journal Citation Reports}}
See also
References
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External links
- {{Official website}}
{{Association for Computing Machinery}}
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