Discipline History of computing Edited by Nathan Ensmenger | Language English Publisher IEEE | |
Former names Annals of the History of Computing Abbreviated title (ISO 4) IEEE Ann. Hist. Comput. | ||
The IEEE Annals of the History of Computing is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal published by the IEEE Computer Society. It covers the history of computing, computer science, and computer hardware. It was founded in 1979 by the AFIPS, in particular by Saul Rosen, who was an editor until his death in 1991.
The journal publishes scholarly articles, interviews and memoirs by computer pioneers, and news and events in the field. It was established in July 1979 as Annals of the History of Computing, with Bernard Galler as editor-in-chief. The journal became an IEEE publication in 1992, as was retitled to IEEE Annals of the History of Computing. The 2013 impact factor was 0.524. The current editor is Nathan Ensmenger at Indiana University School of Informatics.