ImpaQ Ecosystem•Clarivate, Scopus & CORE Data
Clarivate WoS 2024 / 2025 Data
IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q2Scopus Q1SCImago #7,118Hybrid

ACM Transactions on Privacy and Security

Acronym:tops
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Abbreviation (ISO):ACM TRANS. PRIVACY SECUR
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Identifier (ISSN):2471-2566(Print)/2471-2574(Online)
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Publisher:Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Clarivate IF (2026)
4↑ +1.2
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q2
WoS SCIEJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for ACM Transactions on Privacy and Security

WoS Q2
02460.4420181.7120191.9720201.9120212.7220222.32023320242.8202542026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):4
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
0.783
#7,118

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
36

36 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ2
Self-Citation Rate3.3%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
31articles/year
25.36% Gold OA•100% Original Research

Aims & Scope

ACM Transactions on Privacy and Security (TOPS) (formerly known as TISSEC) publishes high-quality research results in the fields of information and system security and privacy. Studies addressing all aspects of these fields are welcomed, ranging from technologies, to systems and applications, to the crafting of policies.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Computer ScienceOperating SystemsProgramming LanguagesMathematicsPolitical ScienceLawEngineeringArtificial IntelligenceBiologyPhilosophyWorld Wide Web & InternetStatisticsEconomicsGeographyAlgorithmsPhysicsHistory

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSCIE2026

COMPUTER SCIENCE, INFORMATION SYSTEMS

Q2
Rank105/266
IndexSCIE
JCISCIE2026

COMPUTER SCIENCE, INFORMATION SYSTEMS

Q2
Rank73/266
IndexSCIE

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
2026Latest
IF4
Articles / Year33
Total Citations9
2025
IF2.8
Articles / Year50
Total Citations144
2024
IF3
Articles / Year38
Total Citations315
2023
IF2.3
Articles / Year39
Total Citations478
2022
IF2.717
Articles / Year51
Total Citations909

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #7,118Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2016-2025
Scopus Broad Areas:Computer ScienceEngineering
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
0.783

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
4.39

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,260 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations557
3-Year Documents128
Citable Documents128

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate19.2%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Computer Science (miscellaneous)Q1
Safety, Risk, Reliability and QualityQ1
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 3.3%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
3区 (Zone 3)Computer Science
Minor Category (Specific Field):
3区COMPUTER SCIENCE, INFORMATION SYSTEMS
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

ACM Transactions on Privacy and Security (acronym: tops, abbr: ACM TRANS. PRIVACY SECUR, ISSN: 2471-2566) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Computer Science, published by Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) in United States. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 4.00, ranking in quartile Q2 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.783 (Q1), an H-index of 36.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 31 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,260 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Open Access Model
Hybrid
Publisher
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed
Editorial Address
2 PENN PLAZA, STE 701, NEW YORK, USA, NY, 10121-0701

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Database Updated: 2026-09-28