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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hello everyone,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The editorial board of IEEE Annals of the History of Computing was recently informed by Lars Heide, its editor-in-chief, that the journal has an unusual opportunity to provide rapid publication to its authors. Several projected special issues have run into trouble, with the result that the queue of accepted articles for regular issues has been drawn down faster than expected. So an article well enough developed to receive an “accept with minor revisions” on the initial round of reviewing might be published by the end of this year if submitted in the near future. In the past Annals authors often had to wait for a year or more after acceptance, so this provides a real benefit for those eager to get work published for hiring, promotion, or research assessment deadlines. Although Annals will not loosen its editorial standards, one might plausibly expect that under the circumstances its editors will be assiduous in sending reminders to reviewers and in expediting their own work on submissions. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The content of Annals has become increasingly diverse over the past decade, including more work related to social history, gender, business history, etc. However one of Annals’ enduring traditions has been to publish well researched technical histories, often written by computer specialists with an amateur interest in history, as well as articles by Ph.D. historians. Both go through peer review.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Annals is a very well established journal, now in its 36<sup>th</sup> year of continuous publication. Being a publication of the IEEE Computer Society ensures widespread availability of articles via the IEEE CS and IEEE digital libraries. It is included in many indexes, including those produced by ISI and the ACM. The print edition reaches a core audience of historians of information technology and IEEE members with an avocational interest in matters historical, and there is also a nicely presented electronic version of each issue. The review process generally provides helpful and detailed feedback from experts on the history of information technology. IIRC the acceptance rate has been around 50% which is low enough to provide some quality control but not so low as to intimidate potential authors. After acceptance Annals still has real copyeditors and layout people who will make sure your article reads and looks its best. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Since 2001 I have had 10 peer reviewed articles accepted by Annals. According to Google Scholar the first three of these to be published have now accumulated 33, 31, and 38 citations respectively – respectable numbers for history papers. Interested scholars have also made contact with me after the publication of many of those articles. Annals has thus proven itself to me as an effective way of reaching audiences interested in the history of information technology.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>You may also hear directly from an Annals board member familiar with your work. If you do, please take their invitation seriously – he or she would not be approaching you unless your work was suitable for the journal and could have a real impact if published there. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Author guidelines are at <a href="http://www.computer.org/portal/web/peerreviewmagazines/annals">http://www.computer.org/portal/web/peerreviewmagazines/annals</a>. As that page mentions, you can reach Lars Heide at <span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><a href="mailto:heide.lpf@cbs.dk">heide.lpf@cbs.dk</a> </span>if you have questions about how your work might be fit. The Annals website is at <a href="http://www.computer.org/portal/web/computingnow/annals">http://www.computer.org/portal/web/computingnow/annals</a>. All back issues are available online via the IEEE digital libraries, so looking though a recent volume would give a good idea of the range of work Annals publishes.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Best wishes,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><br>Tom<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>