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<em class="">TPDS</em> continues to be one of the healthiest <em class="">IEEE Transactions.</em> A total of 987 submissions (666 original) were received in 2019. Over 606 submissions were received in 2019. Submissions are processed efficiently, while maintaining
a rigorous evaluation process for excellent research of the highest quality. <a href="https://www.computer.org/digital-library/journals/td/tpds-highlights-and-updates" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);" class=""><strong class="">Learn
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Reproducibility is at the core of solid scientific and technical research. The ability to repeat the research that is produced is a key approach for confirming the validity of a new scientific discovery. The <em class="">TPDS</em> Reproducibility Initiative
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The <em class="">TPDS</em> reproducibility initiative invites authors willing to submit supplemental papers that present their experiences in replicating published results using the artifacts and/or evaluations or experiences with published artifacts. These
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<em class="">IEEE TPDS</em><font color="#707070" class=""> Awards for Editorial Excellence, established on 2019, recognizes exceptional contributions by members of the <em class="">TPDS</em> Editorial Board. The award is awarded based on factors such as the
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<font color="#707070" class="">The winners of the 2020 IEEE TPDS Award for Editorial Excellence:</font>
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<li class="">Shuibing He, Zhejiang University, China</li><li class=""><span style="font-size: medium;" class="">Dimitrios S. Nikolopoulos, Virginia Tech., USA</span></li><li class="">Yun Yang, Swinburne University, Australia</li><li class="">Weikuan Yu, Florida State University, USA</li><li class="">Jidong Zhai, Tsinghua University, China</li><li class="">Jianfeng Zhan, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China</li></ul>
<p class="">The winners of the inaugural 2019 <em class="">IEEE TPDS</em> Award for Editorial Excellence: </p>
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<li class="">Pavan Balaji, Argonne National Laboratory, USA</li><li class="">Anne Benoit, LIP, ENS Lyon, France</li><li class="">Alba Cristina Magalhaes Alves de Melo, University of Brasilia, Brazil</li><li class="">Bingsheng He, National University of Singapore, Singapore</li><li class="">Radu Prodan, Institute of Information Technology, University of Klagenfurt, Austria</li></ul>
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We are seeing rapid and often dramatic changes in the research and technology landscapes in our field, and <em class="">TPDS</em> needs to respond to this dynamic and rapidly evolving publication landscape. <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);" class=""><strong class=""><a href="https://www.computer.org/csdl/journal/td/write-for-us/104310?title=Special%20Sections&periodical=IEEE%20Transactions%20on%20Parallel%20%26%20Distributed%20Systems" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line: none;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);" class="">Learn
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now open. Deadline 1 July.)</span></a></li><li class="">Parallel and Distributed Computing and Post-Moore Technologies</li><li class="">Parallel and Distributed Computing Techniques for Carbon-Neutral Computing</li></ul>
<p class="">We welcome your suggestions for other possible focus areas. Each special section will have a call for papers, and the expected time from paper submission to online publication is six months.</p>
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