A Message to the Computing Community About ACM's Transition to Full Open Access
ACM is pleased to share an important milestone for the computing field. As of January 2026, all ACM publications and related artifacts in the ACM Digital Library have been made open access. This change reflects the long-standing and growing call across the global computing community for research to be more accessible, more discoverable, and more reusable. This transition is the result of extensive dialogue with authors, SIG leaders, editorial boards, libraries, and research institutions worldwide. ACM is grateful for the community’s consistent advocacy for openness and its commitment to ensuring that computing knowledge is shared widely.
ACM Is Now Fully Open Access
As of January 1, 2026, all ACM Publications (including ACM journals, ACM and ICPS conference proceedings, and ACM magazines) are Open Access (OA). This transition ensures that all articles will be free to read – maximizing global impact and visibility.
ACM Digital Library
ACM Books
ACM Books is a series of scholarly research monographs and graduate-level texts, authored by computer scientists and practitioners at the forefront of computing technology.
