IEEE的文章大体分为3类,letter,magazine,journal/transaction.
稍微研究了一下ieee Transaction, Journal, Letter 的区别,仅供参考
1 仅从目标来说, Transaction, Journal, Letter 仅仅是名称不同而已
以 IEEE协会的出版物为例
The mission of IEEE Transactions, Journals, and Letters is to provide archival publications that are of lasting value to the engineering community. These periodicals provide the profession with content that has been peer-reviewed and published with the objective of creating an historical account of progress in the field.
兩個重點, 1. 是為了提供一個保存有長久價值的知識的出版品
2 但是如果要更細分這三種出版品的話, 先以 IEEE Power Electronics Letters 和
IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics 為例說明 Letter 和 Transaction的不同,
IEEE Power Electronics Letters
IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics
可以看到的是, Letter 的內容通常是 Short Paper, 有即時性的,
而 Transaction 收錄的內容則沒有這個在時間上的特性.
3 至於 Journal 的內容, 是屬於比較雜的.
Journal 所收錄的內容介於 Transaction 及 Letter 間,可收錄 Short Paper 也可收錄 Regular Paper.
以 IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics 為例,
IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics is published monthly.It comprises original contributions, both regular papers and letters, in the broad field of the science and technology of quantum electronics of either a device-, subject-, or system-oriented nature. IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Field of Interest Lasers, optical devices, optical fibers and associated lightwave technology and their application in systems and subsystems, in which the quantum electronic devices are key elements. The Society is concerned with the research,development, design, manufacture, and applications of materials, devices and systems, and with the various scientific and technological activities which contribute to the useful expansion of the field of quantum electronics and applications.
除了 IEEE, 在資訊科學領域另一個重量級學會 ACM, 對於命名一個 New Publication 則有下列建議
在選擇名字時還要考慮到他的型態
另外, 在文章中有這麼一句話,
這裡說明了 Transaction 必須經過 Refereeing 才可以
如果有人對其他形式的 publication 如 magazine, newsletter, proceeding 有興趣
IEEE 的 IEEE Policy 6.6 倒是有一些描述可供參考.