Hi, I would like to invite you to submit articles for a special issue of IEEE Software on "Developing Scientific Software". The call for articles is below, and also at: http://www.computer.org/portal/site/software/menuitem.538c87f5131e262449 55a4108bcd45f3/index.jsp?&pName=software_level1&path=software/content&fi le=cfp2.xml&xsl=article.xsl&
I should mention that as a guest editor I can recommend an article to the editorial board, but cannot guarantee publication! regards, Chris ____________________________________________ Chris Morris [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: +44 1925 603689 Fax: +44 1925 603825 Mobile: 07921-717915 http://www.pims-lims.org/ Daresbury Lab, Daresbury, Warrington, UK, WA4 4AD Call for Articles Developing Scientific Software Publication date: July/August 2008 Submission deadline: 9 January 2008 IEEE Software seeks submissions for a special issue on the topic of scientific software development. Many of the recent advances in science have been dependent on software, such as that embedded in instruments or simulating complex or physically unsafe situations or facilitating collaboration among a dispersed scientific community. Because of the complex nature of the science underlying the software, much scientific software is written either by scientists themselves or by multi-disciplinary teams of software engineers and scientists. In the former case, scientists face the challenge of knowing little about software engineering beyond coding (they thus fall into the category of 'professional end-user developers'); in the latter, the multi-disciplinary teams face the challenges of clashing cultures (science and software development) and communication. The aim of this issue is to explore the particular challenges facing scientific software development and the ways by which these challenges might be addressed. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to * Case studies of scientific software development * Analyses, grounded in practice, of the * * particular characteristics of, and problems facing, scientists as professional end-user developers * particular characteristics of scientific software development * the particular characteristics of, and problems facing, multi-disciplinary development teams comprising software engineers and scientists. * Discussions of tools, techniques, strategies specifically designed to support scientific software development. * Discussion of how tools, techniques and strategies commonly deployed by software engineers might be usefully deployed, perhaps with some modification, by professional end-user developers. We are particularly interested in papers grounded in practice. Manuscripts must not exceed 5,400 words including figures and tables, which count for 200 words each. Submissions in excess of these limits may be rejected without refereeing. The articles we deem within the theme's scope will be peer-reviewed and are subject to editing for magazine style, clarity, organization, and space. We reserve the right to edit the title of all submissions. For author guidelines and submission details, please visit our Author Center <http://www.computer.org/software/author.htm> or contact the publications coordinator <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> . Submit your article via the Computer Society's Electronic Submission System <https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/cs-ieee> by 9 January 2008. Only Postscript or PDF files can be submitted for review. Specify that you are submitting it for the "Developing Scientific Software" special issue. For more information, contact the Guest Editors: Judith Segal <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> The Open University Chris Morris <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Daresbury Lab
