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This study analyzes the contemporary trends in periodicals published by ACM and IEEE, focusing on the qualitative patterns that emerge from recent titles. It highlights a notable shift towards open access publication and a growing emphasis on AI-related topics within ACM's offerings. The findings reveal significant thematic overlaps among periodicals within each association, indicating a convergence in research focus that reflects broader trends in the computing and electrical engineering fields.
The shift towards open access and AI-centric publications in ACM and IEEE signals a transformative moment in how research is disseminated and prioritized in computing.
ACM and IEEE are the two premier associations on computing and electrical/electronics engineering which publish and organize the great majority of periodicals and conferences, respectively, serving these disciplines. Science is a constantly evolving process, and these publication fora are expected to follow the trends. In this article, we focus on the periodicals published by the two associations and seek to detect and/or confirm any contemporary science trends as these are reflected to the periodical titles established recently. Our study is rather qualitative than quantitative, aiming at revealing patterns immediately comprehensible and validatable by the reader. Among the most notable patterns, we see a growing preference of both associations for the open access mode of publication; we also observe ACM's orientation toward AI-focused periodicals, and most importantly, a significant theme overlap among periodicals of the same association and this is valid for both ACM and IEEE.