Proceedings of the ACM on Programming Languages Journal Citation Rate 2026

ISSN 2475-1421 Association for Computing Machinery US

Q2 Quartile Open Access Established Impact

About Proceedings of the ACM on Programming Languages
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Proceedings of the ACM on Programming Languages (PAPL) is a peer-reviewed academic journal, published by Association for Computing Machinery in US, catalogued under ISSN 2475-1421. As of 2026, it has a 2023 2-Year Citation Rate (OpenAlex) of 2.42 (Q2 quartile) — the average number of citations its recent articles received over a two-year window, computed from OpenAlex open citation data, not the Clarivate (JCR) Impact Factor. It is fully open access.

Proceedings of the ACM on Programming Languages Citation Rate 2026 — In Context

Proceedings of the ACM on Programming Languages has a 2023 2-Year Citation Rate (OpenAlex) of 2.42, placing it in the Q2 quartile. This is the average number of citations the journal's recent articles received over a two-year window, computed from OpenAlex open citation data — not the Clarivate (JCR) Journal Impact Factor.

As a fully open-access publication, Proceedings of the ACM on Programming Languages makes all articles freely available to readers.

Researchers looking to publish in Proceedings of the ACM on Programming Languages should review the journal's submission tips and verify the latest indexing status against Scopus, DOAJ, and Web of Science using our indexing tracker. To compare Proceedings of the ACM on Programming Languages against similar journals in the field, use our journal comparison tool.

ISSN (Print) 2475-1421
Publisher Association for Computing Machinery
Country United States
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Proceedings of the ACM on Programming Languages is published by Association for Computing Machinery and based in United States. It publishes on an open-access basis.

Its most recent citation rate stands at 2.423.

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Proceedings of the ACM on Programming Languages does not hold a Clarivate (JCR) Impact Factor on JournalsHub. Its 2-year citation rate, computed from OpenAlex open citation data, is 2.423 — an open proxy for citation impact, not the licensed JCR Impact Factor.

Yes, Proceedings of the ACM on Programming Languages is an open access journal.

Proceedings of the ACM on Programming Languages is published by Association for Computing Machinery.

Proceedings of the ACM on Programming Languages shows strong legitimacy signals: it is indexed in DOAJ. Indexing in recognised databases such as Scopus and DOAJ is a reliable indicator of a peer-reviewed, non-predatory journal, because predatory titles are typically excluded from them. Always confirm the journal's scope and editorial board fit your work before submitting.

The ISSN of Proceedings of the ACM on Programming Languages is 2475-1421.

Proceedings of the ACM on Programming Languages sits in the Q2 quartile based on its latest impact factor of 2.42, ranked across all journals in our database.
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2-Year Citation Rate (OpenAlex) · 2023
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2023 2.423 2-Year Mean Citedness (OpenAlex)

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