Established in 2004, Theory of Computing (ToC) is a diamond open access journal dedicated to the widest dissemination of research papers in theoretical computer science. All content is freely available without any charge to readers, authors, or their institutions. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author, in accordance with the Budapest Open Access Initiative definition of open access. Authors retain copyright under a Creative Commons license.
The scientific content of ToC is guaranteed by a world-class editorial board and a rigorous single-blind peer review process. The journal is endorsed by ACM SIGACT, the leading global organization of researchers in theoretical computer science. It is indexed by Scopus, the Web of Science, and DBLP, among others.
The Department of Computer Science of The University of Chicago provides the main server. Articles are posted on the arXiv, guaranteeing indefinite preservation and periodic adaptation to new software technologies.
Through our volunteer work, we aim to provide the community with a diamond open access journal of the highest scientific quality, offering an alternative to commercial and society-owned journals.
The Editors