Scope
ACM Computing Surveys publishes comprehensive review articles and tutorials covering all areas of computer science, including algorithms, systems, theory, artificial intelligence, networking, security, and software engineering. The journal focuses on synthesizing the state of the art in established and emerging subfields, providing accessible surveys that consolidate scattered literature into structured, citation-rich references for researchers and practitioners.
What it costs to publish
Reported: Open access (varies by conditions): USD 1,450
Charges differ by publication route. Subscription is not open access; the APC does not include every possible extra charge.
USD 1,450
Source-linked report, not independently confirmed. Research notes (English): Fully OA from 2026-01-01. 2026 temporary subsidy for ACM journal articles not covered by ACM Open when no named co-author is an ACM or SIG member. List price cited on the same page is 1800 USD. ISSN 0360-0300, EISSN 1557-7341. Author guidelines classify CSUR as an ACM journal.
Basis / unit: article 2026 subsidized no acm or sig member coauthor. Tax terms (source language): not stated
USD 950
Source-linked report, not independently confirmed. Research notes (English): 2026 subsidy when at least one named co-author is an ACM or SIG member. List price cited is 1300 USD. A 50 percent geographic discount, when it applies, is applied to the subsidized rate.
Basis / unit: article 2026 subsidized with acm or sig member coauthor. Tax terms (source language): not stated
CAPES · ACM (Brazil)
An agreement exists. It is not automatic coverage.
Check before submitting: eligibility depends on your institution, the corresponding author and the article type.
APC, page charges, over-length, S2O: what each one means
- APC
- Article processing charge: a fee per article to publish it open access. It is not the whole cost.
- Page charges
- A fee per printed or typeset page. It can apply with or without an APC.
- Over-length
- Pages beyond a length limit, billed at a different rate. Each page pays one rate, never both.
- S2O
- Subscribe to Open: subscribers keep the journal free to read, decided year by year. Page charges can still apply.
- Agreement
- A deal between an institution or country and a publisher that may cover the APC. Never automatic.
No funds to pay?
Research checked: 2026-10-13Waivers and funding: eligibility is not guaranteed.
- Source-linked policyResearch notes (English), not independently confirmed: Automatic 100 percent geographic waiver for authors from countries covered by ACM agreements with EIFL and Research4Life, for APC-eligible journal articles not covered by ACM Open. Country lists are on the ACM waiver-countries page; personal eligibility is not inferred here. Automatic; authors take no extra step. Automatic. The APC. Articles covered by ACM Open are handled by the agreement instead.Publisher policy ↗
- Source-linked policyResearch notes (English), not independently confirmed: Authors based in World Bank lower-middle-income countries receive 50 percent off the applicable subsidized APC unless a 100 percent geographic waiver already applies. Automatic. Automatic. Half of the applicable 2026 subsidized APC. Does not stack on top of a 100 percent geographic waiver.Publisher policy ↗
- Source-linked policyResearch notes (English), not independently confirmed: Financial hardship waiver for authors not covered by ACM Open or a geographic waiver. Genuine inability to pay must be shown. Graduate-student or unaffiliated status alone is unlikely to qualify. Papers with a for-profit co-author are ineligible. Papers with multiple co-authors from Tier 1-5 institutions are unlikely to qualify. Only after acceptance, inside ACM's waiver system. Pre-acceptance questions can be sent to the address linked on the policy page; that address was obfuscated in the HTML retrieved. ACM financial-hardship system after acceptance. ACM will not grant waivers outside the system. The APC, if approved. Not guaranteed. For-profit co-authors excluded. Not available before acceptance except as a question.Publisher policy ↗
Read the publisher terms before submitting. Source-linked research is not a personal quotation or confirmed eligibility.