Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction

Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction
Title	Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction
Discipline	Human–Computer Interaction
Abbreviation	PACM HCI
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery
Country	United States
History	2017–present
Frequency	Quarterly

Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction is a peer-reviewed scholarly journal published by the Association for Computing Machinery that focuses on empirical, theoretical, and design-oriented work in Human–Computer Interaction and related areas. The journal publishes themed issues and original research that connect communities such as SIGCHI, SIGGRAPH, ACM Special Interest Group on Accessibility, and practitioners from organizations like Microsoft Research, Google Research, and IBM Research. It serves as a venue aligning with conferences including CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, UIST, CSCW, and ACM Multimedia.

Overview

Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction publishes comprehensive articles, special collections, and extended conference proceedings that bridge communities exemplified by Stanford University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Carnegie Mellon University, University of Cambridge, and University of Oxford. The journal addresses audiences from labs such as MIT Media Lab, Stanford HCI Group, and industry groups at Apple Inc., Amazon (company), and Facebook (now Meta Platforms). Editorial leadership frequently includes academics affiliated with institutions such as University of Washington, Georgia Institute of Technology, and University College London.

History and Development

The journal was launched following editorial and organizational changes within the Association for Computing Machinery publishing portfolio influenced by broader shifts in scholarly publishing at institutions like Elsevier, Springer Nature, and IEEE. Its inception aligns with programmatic directions set by committees at SIGCHI and initiatives from funding agencies such as the National Science Foundation and the European Research Council. Early contributors included researchers from Bell Labs, Xerox PARC, and labs led by figures connected to HCI pioneers and departments at Cornell University and University of California, Berkeley.

Scope and Editorial Process

Scope covers interdisciplinary research spanning methods and systems connected to groups like ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction, IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, and journals published by SAGE Publications. The peer-review workflow is conducted by editorial boards with members from Princeton University, Yale University, Columbia University, University of Toronto, and University of Michigan. The process emphasizes rigorous review comparable to venues such as Nature Human Behaviour and Communications of the ACM, with special issues curated by guest editors from institutions including ETH Zurich and University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Publication and Access Model

Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction follows a publication model instituted by the Association for Computing Machinery that interacts with open access policies from funders like the Wellcome Trust, Horizon Europe, and the U.S. Office of Science and Technology Policy. Distribution channels and subscription arrangements have involved platforms used by JSTOR, Project MUSE, and library consortia such as the Research Libraries Group. Authors often negotiate licenses similar to those seen in agreements with SPARC and regional consortia in collaboration with repositories at arXiv and institutional archives at universities including University of California and University of Edinburgh.

Impact and Reception

The journal has been cited in research from centers at Microsoft Research Redmond, Facebook AI Research, DeepMind, NVIDIA Research, and labs within Siemens and Philips. Its influence is reflected in curricular changes at departments such as New York University and University of Melbourne, and in policy discussions involving agencies like the European Commission and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. Reviews and meta-analyses in venues like ACM Computing Surveys and citations in conference proceedings at CHI and CSCW indicate uptake across academic and industrial communities.

Notable Special Issues and Collections

Special issues have focused on thematic intersections with projects associated with Digital Humanities, Urban Computing, and initiatives such as Smart Cities Challenge. Guest editors and contributors have included scholars affiliated with Oxford Internet Institute, Alan Turing Institute, Max Planck Society, and research groups from Toyota Research Institute and Samsung Research. Collections have addressed topics paralleling events like SIGCHI 50th Anniversary activities and collaborative programs with institutes such as National Institutes of Health.

Indexing and Metrics

Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction is indexed in major bibliographic services that serve institutions like Clarivate, Scopus (Elsevier), and aggregators used by WorldCat and the Directory of Open Access Journals. Citation metrics are reported alongside other ACM titles and compared with impact indicators for journals like Journal of the ACM and ACM Transactions on Graphics in evaluations by research offices at University College London and Imperial College London.

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