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ACM SIGACT News is a peer-reviewed journal published by ACM, covering Computability, Logic, AI Algorithms, Complexity and Algorithms in Graphs, Distributed systems and fault tolerance.

PublisherACM
Reference styleNumbered (ACM)
Numbered — [1], [2] in the text
[1] Ada Smith, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. A representative article title. ACM SIGACT News 12, 3, Article 45 (2023).

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Publishes research inComputability, Logic, AI Algorithms Complexity and Algorithms in Graphs Distributed systems and fault tolerance Optimization and Search Problems Algorithms and Data Compression
ISSN0163-5700
Citation impact (2-yr)0.16
h-index72
i10-index274
Total citations28,002
Top institutions publishing hereUniversity of Rochester
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Papers published in ACM SIGACT News per year

75
2014
59
2015
56
2016
54
2017
56
2018
49
2019
45
2020
48
2021
33
2022
31
2023
23
2024
22
2025

Citation impact of ACM SIGACT News by publication year

114
2014
142
2015
253
2016
218
2017
162
2018
95
2019
82
2020
29
2021
23
2022
25
2023
6
2024
3
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in ACM SIGACT News

Approximation Algorithms for NP-Hard Problems

Dorit S. Hochba · 1 Jun 1997

Approximation algorithms have developed in response to the impossibility of solving a great variety of important optimization problems. Too frequently, when attempting to get a solution for a problem, one is confronted with the fact that the problem is NP-hard. This, in the words of Garey and Johnson, means "I can't find an efficient algorithm,…

3,140 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Introduction to the Theory of Computation

Michael Sipser · 1 Mar 1996

"Michael Sipser's philosophy in writing this book is simple: make the subject interesting and relevant, and the students will learn. His emphasis on unifying computer science theory - rather than offering a collection of low-level details - sets the book apart, as do his intuitive explanations. Throughout the book, Sipser - a noted authority on…

2,828 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Brewer's conjecture and the feasibility of consistent, available, partition-tolerant web services

Seth Gilbert, Nancy Lynch · 1 Jun 2002

When designing distributed web services, there are three properties that are commonly desired: consistency, availability, and partition tolerance. It is impossible to achieve all three. In this note, we prove this conjecture in the asynchronous network model, and then discuss solutions to this dilemma in the partially synchronous model.

1,700 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Conjugate coding

Stephen Wiesner · 1 Jan 1983

article Conjugate coding Share on Author: Stephen Wiesner Columbia University, New York, N.Y. Columbia University, New York, N.Y.View Profile Authors Info & Claims ACM SIGACT NewsVolume 15Issue 1Winter-Spring 1983 pp 78–88https://doi.org/10.1145/1008908.1008920Online:01 January 1983Publication History 753citation4,598DownloadsMetricsTotal Citations753Total Downloads4,598Last 12 Months464Last 6 weeks47 Get Citation AlertsNew Citation Alert added!This alert has been successfully added and will be…

1,488 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Elements of the Theory of Computation

Harry R. Lewis, Christos H. Papadimitriou · 1 Sep 1998

This book is an introduction, on the undergraduate level, to the classical and contemporary theor y of computation . The topics covered are, in a few words, the theory of automata and formal languages, computability by Turing machines and recursive functions, uncomputability, computationa l complexity, and mathematical logic . The treatment is mathematical but the…

ACM SIGACT News template — frequently asked questions

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What reference style does ACM SIGACT News use?
ACM SIGACT News uses Numbered (ACM) references, shown as numbered [1], [2] markers in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: [1] Ada Smith, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. A representative article title. ACM SIGACT News 12, 3, Article 45 (2023).
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