ACM Transactions on Programming Languages and Systems
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Aims and Scope
The ACM Transactions on Programming Languages and Systems (TOPLAS) is a bimonthly peer-reviewed scientific journal on programming languages published by the Association for Computing Machinery since 1979. The current editor-in-chief is Andrew Myers. Its scope includes programming language design, implementation, and semantics of programming languages, compilers and interpreters, run-time systems, storage allocation and garbage collection, and formal specification, testing, and verification of software. Less
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Journal Specifications
- PublisherASSOC COMPUTING MACHINERY
- LanguageEnglish
- FrequencyQuarterly
- LanguageEnglish
- FrequencyQuarterly
- Publication Start Year1979
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FAQs
Since when has ACM Transactions on Programming Languages and Systems been publishing? 
The ACM Transactions on Programming Languages and Systems has been publishing since 1979 till date.
How frequently is the ACM Transactions on Programming Languages and Systems published?
ACM Transactions on Programming Languages and Systems is published Quarterly.
Who is the publisher of ACM Transactions on Programming Languages and Systems?
The publisher of ACM Transactions on Programming Languages and Systems is ASSOC COMPUTING MACHINERY.
Where can I find a journal's aims and scope of ACM Transactions on Programming Languages and Systems?
For the ACM Transactions on Programming Languages and Systems's Aims and Scope, please refer to the section above on the page.
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What is the eISSN and pISSN number of ACM Transactions on Programming Languages and Systems?
The eISSN number is 1558-4593 and pISSN number is 0164-0925 for ACM Transactions on Programming Languages and Systems.
What is the focus of this journal?
The journal covers a wide range of topics inlcuding Domain-specific language, Machine code, Program behavior, Program transformation, Operational semantics, Distributed algorithm, Static analysis, Calculus.
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