Communications of the ACM
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September 2015
From Communications of the ACM
The Pros and Cons of the 'PACM' Proposal: Counterpoint
In "Should Conferences Meet Journals and Where?" ACM Publications Board co-chairs Joseph A. Konstan and Jack W. Davidson introduce a proposal that would interweave conference and journal publishing. Here, computer scientist David…
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The Rise of the Robo Notice
Examining the conflicting claims involving the use of automated tools in copyright-related notice-and-takedown procedures.
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Experiments as Research Validation: Have We Gone Too Far?
Reconsidering conference paper reviewers' requirements for experimental evidence.
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Theory Without Experiments: Have We Gone Too Far?
Seeking a better understanding of computing through a mixture of theory and appropriate experimental evidence.