The ''Journal of the ACM'' is a
peer-reviewed
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scientific journal
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Content
Articles in scientific journals are mostly written by active scientists such ...
covering
computer science
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in general, especially theoretical aspects. It is an official journal of the
Association for Computing Machinery
The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) is a US-based international learned society for computing. It was founded in 1947 and is the world's largest scientific and educational computing society. The ACM is a non-profit professional member ...
. Its current
editor-in-chief
An editor-in-chief (EIC), also known as lead editor or chief editor, is a publication's editorial leader who has final responsibility for its operations and policies.
The highest-ranking editor of a publication may also be titled editor, managing ...
is
Venkatesan Guruswami.
The journal was established in 1954 and "computer scientists universally hold the ''Journal of the ACM'' in high esteem".
See also
* ''
Communications of the ACM
''Communications of the ACM'' is the monthly journal of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). It was established in 1958, with Saul Rosen as its first managing editor. It is sent to all ACM members.
Articles are intended for readers with ...
''
References
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Publications established in 1954
Computer science journals
Association for Computing Machinery academic journals
Bimonthly journals
English-language journals
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