IEEEFall2007

[Somewhat weak: Submission would be better with listing of key terms and detailed topics; the summary of popular topics or themes for previous 12 months is helpful, but would be better if covered past 3 years as assigned.]

IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication (TPC)

Publisher: Professional Communication Society (PCS), on behalf of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE), which was established in 1957.

Frequency: Quarterly

Membership: All members of the IEEE are eligible for membership in the Society, and will receive the Transactions as part of said membership. Non-IEEE members are welcome to join PCS on an affiliate basis.

Circulation: Exact numbers are unavailable, however there are currently 370,000 IEEE members in 160 countries. The IEEE has 39 societies and five technical councils, of which the Professional Communication Society is one.

Purpose: "PCS is dedicated to promoting a high level of technical and professional excellence among its members, with special emphasis on the pursuits and activities within its field of interest as defined in Article 2."

Article 2: "The PCS field of interest includes the study, development, improvement, and promotion of effective techniques for preparing, organizing, processing, editing, collecting, conserving, teaching, and disseminating any form of technical information by and to individuals and groups by any method of communication. It also includes technical, scientific, industrial, and other activities that contribute to the techniques and products used in this field."

Content of TPC: 1. Research Papers - the publication of refereed research papers is the primary function of TPC 2. Tutorial Feature Articles - designed to present creative educational approaches grounded in research and best practices within professional communication 3. Teaching Case Feature Articles - designed to present creative educational or training approaches grounded in research and best practices within professional communication 4. Book Reviews

Popular topics or themes appearing in TPC during the previous 12 months: Technology - Electronic surveys Collaborative software tools Open Source software Virtual teams Technology Mediated Learning (TML) Weblogs Portable communications tools E-mail management Multiculturalism/Globalization - Communications in other cultures Discursive strategies Translation needs Outsourcing/Offshoring