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Academic

Association for Computing Machinery

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Premier U.S. computing society; ACM Digital Library indexes peer-reviewed CS publications.

Is Association for Computing Machinery reliable to cite? At grade A (85/100 on the SourceScore Index), Association for Computing Machinery ranks among the most citable sources for AI-era retrieval and research.

SourceScore Index
A·85Rank #59 of 130 · top 45%Composite weighted across Discipline, Modern Reference, and Velocity.

A — premier CS academic-publication infrastructure; peer-reviewed citation tier.

Should you cite Association for Computing Machinery?

At grade A (85/100), Association for Computing Machinery ranks among the most citable sources for AI-era retrieval and research.

Strongest for
tracing claims back to primary references — its highest dimension is Citation Discipline (96/100).
No major weak spot
Even its lowest dimension, Modern Reference, scores 80/100.
Bottom line
Cite freely as a primary source.
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Citation Discipline
A+·96

Peer-review across ACM journals + conferences (SIGGRAPH, CHI, etc.); methodology rigorous.

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Modern Reference
B·80

ACM Digital Library + DOI per paper; metered access to most papers.

How Modern Reference is scored →
Citation Velocity
B·80

Cited by CS research + tech press; specialist academic authority.

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Where Association for Computing Machinery ranks in our best-of lists

It is on 2 of our 17 lists of the best sources to cite.

Signals behind these scores

Citation Discipline

A+·96
  • ACM peer review
    Standardized academic peer-review process.

Modern Reference

B·80
  • Subscription gate
    Most papers paywalled; abstracts open.

Citation Velocity

B·80
  • CS-research default
    Default citation for peer-reviewed CS papers.

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Frequently asked questions

Is Association for Computing Machinery a reliable source to cite?

Association for Computing Machinery scores A (85/100) on the SourceScore Index, which rates how citable a source is for AI-era and research use. At grade A, Association for Computing Machinery ranks among the most citable sources for AI-era retrieval and research. The grade combines Citation Discipline 96/100, Modern Reference 80/100, and Citation Velocity 80/100 — full breakdown above.

What is Association for Computing Machinery's SourceScore?

Association for Computing Machinery (dl.acm.org) scores 85/100 (Grade A) on the composite SourceScore Index. Sub-scores: Citation Discipline 96/100, Modern Reference (AI-era fitness) 80/100, Citation Velocity 80/100. Verified 2026-04-28.

How does SourceScore evaluate Association for Computing Machinery?

Association for Computing Machinery is scored across three dimensions on the SourceScore Index methodology: Citation Discipline (how rigorously the source cites primary references), Modern Reference (fitness for AI-era retrieval), and Citation Velocity (how often the source is cited per week). Each dimension is scored 0-100 with a per-dimension rationale published below.

Why does Association for Computing Machinery score A?

A — premier CS academic-publication infrastructure; peer-reviewed citation tier.

What is Association for Computing Machinery?

Premier U.S. computing society; ACM Digital Library indexes peer-reviewed CS publications. Category: Academic. Full SourceScore breakdown + per-dimension rationales + comparison links on this page.