ACM: Press Release, August 16, 2006

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ACM JOURNALS RANK HIGH IN SURVEY OF TECHNICAL RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

Journals in Software Engineering, Information Systems Garner First and Second Place

New York, NY, August 16, 2006 - In a new survey of the world's most highly cited, peer-reviewed technology publications, several of ACM's journals ranked first or second in their respective computing disciplines. In addition, Communications of the ACM had the third highest citation count across four key computing categories: Software Engineering, Information Systems, Hardware and Architecture, and Theory and Methods. The 2005 Journal Citations Reports, published by Thomson Scientific and released in June 2006, present statistical data that provides a systematic, objective way to evaluate the world's leading journals and their influence in the global research community.

In the Software Engineering field, two publications - ACM Transactions on Graphics and ACM Transaction on Software Engineering and Methodology - were ranked first and second, respectively. ACM Transactions on Information Systems achieved second place in the Information Systems category. In the Theory and Methods field, ACM Computing Surveys was the top-rated journal.

"These impressive rankings reflect the high standards that distinguish ACM's scholarly journals in the computing field," said Stuart Feldman, president of ACM. "ACM's journals provide original research and firsthand perspectives from the world's leading thinkers which is critical for the technical community to sustain innovation and advances in information technology."

The ratings were issued by Thomson Scientific's Institute for Scientific Information (ISI). They measure an "impact factor," defined as the frequency with which the average article in a journal has been cited in a particular year. The ISI Impact Factor rating for 2005 is a ratio between the number of citations in 2005 in a given journal and the journal's total citations for 2003 and 2004.

Highlights from the 2005 Journal Citation Report:

Software Engineering:

Six ACM journals are ranked in the top 15, out of 79 journals indexed.

Information Systems:

Two ACM journals ranked among the top 10, out of 83 journals indexed.

Hardware and Architecture:

Three ACM journals are ranked among the top 30, out of 44 journals indexed.

Theory and Methods:

Four ACM journals are ranked in the top 15, out of 71 journals in indexed.

In addition, across all four categories, Communications of the ACM had the third highest citation count for calendar year 2005, with a total of 8,222.

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ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery http://www.acm.org, is an educational and scientific society uniting the world's computing educators, researchers and professionals to inspire dialogue, share resources and address the field's challenges. ACM strengthens the profession's collective voice through strong leadership, promotion of the highest standards, and recognition of technical excellence. ACM supports the professional growth of its members by providing opportunities for life-long learning, career development, and professional networking.

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