本國(guó)際期刊面向?qū)Σ⑿刑幚砗?或分布式計(jì)算有特殊興趣的研究人員、工程師、教育工作者、管理人員、程序員和計(jì)算機(jī)用戶。《并行和分布式計(jì)算雜志》發(fā)表了關(guān)于并行和/或分布式計(jì)算系統(tǒng)的理論、設(shè)計(jì)、評(píng)估和使用的原始研究論文和及時(shí)評(píng)論文章。該期刊還特定了關(guān)于這些主題的專刊；同樣涵蓋了從設(shè)計(jì)到使用我們的目標(biāo)系統(tǒng)的全部?jī)?nèi)容。研究領(lǐng)域包括：?并行/分布式計(jì)算理論?并行算法及其實(shí)現(xiàn)?創(chuàng)新的計(jì)算機(jī)架構(gòu)?共享內(nèi)存多處理器?點(diǎn)對(duì)點(diǎn)系統(tǒng)?分布式傳感器網(wǎng)絡(luò)?普適計(jì)算?光學(xué)計(jì)算?軟件工具和環(huán)境?語(yǔ)言、編譯器和操作系統(tǒng)?容錯(cuò)計(jì)算?應(yīng)用程序和性能分析?生物信息學(xué)?網(wǎng)絡(luò)信任和安全?并行編程?網(wǎng)格計(jì)算

This international journal is directed to researchers, engineers, educators, managers, programmers, and users of computers who have particular interests in parallel processing and/or distributed computing.The Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing publishes original research papers and timely review articles on the theory, design, evaluation, and use of parallel and/or distributed computing systems. The journal also features special issues on these topics; again covering the full range from the design to the use of our targeted systems.Research Areas Include:? Theory of parallel/distributed computing ? Parallel algorithms and their implementation ? Innovative computer architectures ? Shared-memory multiprocessors ? Peer-to-peer systems ? Distributed sensor networks ? Pervasive computing ? Optical computing ? Software tools and environments ? Languages, compilers, and operating systems ? Fault-tolerant computing ? Applications and performance analysis ? Bioinformatics ? Cyber trust and security ? Parallel programming ? Grid computing