''The Computer Journal'' is a

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covering

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and

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. Established in 1958, it is one of the oldest computer science research journals. It is published by

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on behalf of BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT. The authors of the best paper in each annual volume receive the Wilkes Award from BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT.

Editors-in-chief

The following people have been

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: * 1958–1969 Eric N. Mutch * 1969–1992 Peter Hammersley * 1993–2000 C. J. van Rijsbergen * 2000–2008 Fionn Murtagh * 2008–2012 Erol Gelenbe * 2012–2016 Fionn Murtagh * 2016–2020 Steve Furber * 2021–present Tom Crick

References

External links

Official website

History of the journal

Wilkes Award
British Computer Society Computer science in the United Kingdom Computer science journals English-language journals Oxford University Press academic journals Academic journals established in 1958 1958 establishments in England Academic journals associated with learned and professional societies 8 times per year journals {{compu-journal-stub