Dear all,
ACM and IEEE cover a variety of reputed “Transactions” (SCI), and they use the term “Transactions” (i.e., IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems) instead of “Journal” (i.e., IEEE Journal of Fuzzy Systems).
Could you please clarify the difference between “Transactions” and “Journal”?
Thanks
Hi,
The transactions are the collection of conference papers in certain disciplines. A journal is a collection of papers, on a specific subject or related subjects in a disciplinary domain. The transaction papers are accepted following a screening committee decision, but only the the conference paper with the highest quality are accepted later by a relevant journal (after appearing in the transaction)..
Transactions are publicly presented then printed. Journal articles are not publicly presented, just printed.
I agree with what has been said above, but in the context of ACM/IEEE the different definitions (transactions vs. journals) are merely historical. In practice, they are all journals. Transactions are expected to be broader in scope compared to journals, but again, that is historical. In the case of the ACM/IEEE there is no difference between transactions and journals other than the name.
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