# Slightly off topic: I am trying to publish a paper an ACM journal - but no response **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [September 29, 2023, 2:08pm UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/slightly-off-topic-i-am-trying-to-publish-a-paper-an-acm-journal-but-no-response/6581 "2023-09-29T14:08:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Arjen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Arjen](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/u/Arjen)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2023, 2:08pm UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/slightly-off-topic-i-am-trying-to-publish-a-paper-an-acm-journal-but-no-response/6581/1 "2023-09-29T14:08:54Z")
In june (see [Cancelled: Fortran Monthly Call: June 2023 - #3 by gak](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/cancelled-fortran-monthly-call-june-2023/5987/3)) I submitted a paper to Computing in Science and Technology ([Computing in Science & Engineering | IEEE Xplore](https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/RecentIssue.jsp?punumber=5992)), but other than an automatic confirmation that the submission had been received there has been a complete and utter silence from their side. I have sent two e-mails to the editor (or at least some general address for the journal) without any response. Could you give me advice on a possibile alternative journal or on how to contact this journal? (JUst now I did find a more direct email address, so that might be a possibility). For your information: a preprint is available on TechRxiv ([Implementing Mathematics of Arrays in Modern Fortran: Efficiency and Efficacy](https://www.techrxiv.org/articles/preprint/Implementing_Mathematics_of_Arrays_in_Modern_Fortran_Efficiency_and_Efficacy/24058647)). ---
**Author:** ![vmagnin](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/fortran-lang.discourse.group/vmagnin/32/28_2.png) [@vmagnin](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/u/vmagnin)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2023, 2:17pm UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/slightly-off-topic-i-am-trying-to-publish-a-paper-an-acm-journal-but-no-response/6581/2 "2023-09-29T14:17:57Z")
I can see the name and email of the editor of CSE on that page: > **[Computing in Science & Engineering | About Journal | IEEE Xplore](https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/aboutJournal.jsp?punumber=5992)** > > Learn about Computing in Science & Engineering. \\The articles in this journal are peer reviewed in accordance with the requirements set forth in the \ ---
**Author:** ![Arjen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Arjen](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/u/Arjen)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2023, 2:40pm UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/slightly-off-topic-i-am-trying-to-publish-a-paper-an-acm-journal-but-no-response/6581/3 "2023-09-29T14:40:50Z")
Yes, that is the address I sent a message to just now. Previously, I used the one in the confirmation mail, which appears to be a general one. I will see how this turns out. But if this also is a dead end, I will look for an alternative. ---
**Author:** ![conradoat](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/fortran-lang.discourse.group/conradoat/32/1537_2.png) [@conradoat](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/u/conradoat)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2023, 8:18pm UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/slightly-off-topic-i-am-trying-to-publish-a-paper-an-acm-journal-but-no-response/6581/4 "2023-09-29T20:18:56Z")
You can try [https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/journal-of-computational-algebra](https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/journal-of-computational-algebra) ---
**Author:** ![Arjen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Arjen](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/u/Arjen)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2023, 10:57am UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/slightly-off-topic-i-am-trying-to-publish-a-paper-an-acm-journal-but-no-response/6581/5 "2023-10-02T10:57:15Z")
Thanks for the suggestions. I am not active on Twitter or should I say “X” nowadays, so that would be a hurdle. I will wait for a few more days to see if there is some reaction. Otherwise the alternative journal looks quite appealing 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![vmagnin](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/fortran-lang.discourse.group/vmagnin/32/28_2.png) [@vmagnin](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/u/vmagnin)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2023, 11:37am UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/slightly-off-topic-i-am-trying-to-publish-a-paper-an-acm-journal-but-no-response/6581/6 "2023-10-02T11:37:26Z")
> [@Arjen](#): > > Otherwise the alternative journal looks quite appealing 🙂 I was thinking maybe it would be interesting to maintain a list/table (on GitHub?) of journals where we can publish things around computing/Fortran/algorithms… ---
**Author:** ![FortranFan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/96bed5/32.png) [@FortranFan](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/u/FortranFan)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2023, 2:19pm UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/slightly-off-topic-i-am-trying-to-publish-a-paper-an-acm-journal-but-no-response/6581/7 "2023-10-02T14:19:18Z")
> [@Arjen](#): > > … Could you give me advice on a possibile alternative journal … @Arjen, Here are a couple of suggestions: 1. Scientific Programming [Scientific Programming | Hindawi](https://www.hindawi.com/journals/sp/) 2. Lecture Notes in Compure Science [Lecture Notes in Computer Science | Book series home](https://www.springer.com/series/558)