Recognizing the need for quicker access to research, two IEEE Computer Society journals will transition to a new publishing model starting with their 2011 issues.
IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (TVCG; http://www.computer.org/ tvcg) and IEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing (TDSC) (http://www.computer.org/tdsc) will adopt the new OnlinePLUS+ publication model beginning with 2011 issues. TVCG, which will become a monthly journal in 2011, publishes research on subjects related to computer graphics and visualization techniques, systems, software, hardware, and user interface issues. TDSC, which will now be a bimonthly journal in 2011, publishes archival research results focusing on foundations, methodologies, and mechanisms that support the achievement - through design, modeling, and evaluation - of systems and networks that are dependable and secure to the desired degree without compromising performance.
The OnlinePLUS+ publication model will give subscribers three ways to receive journal content for a lower price than traditional print: Online Access, interactive disk, and a book of article abstracts.
"We are entering a new era of scholarly publication that will raise the standards for publishing new ideas," said Vice President of Publications David Alan Grier. "This new format will give scholars a better opportunity to review and test the concepts in the articles. It will also give readers a much clearer presentation of new technologies and new ideas." The new model will speed up publication of research - and access to that research.