Motivation
Software patterns constitute a highly effective means of improving the quality of software engineering, system design and development, and communication among the people building them. Patterns capture the best practices of software design, making them available to all software engineers.

This new LNCS Transactions subline aims to publish papers on patterns and pattern languages as applied to software design, development, and use, throughout all phases of the software life cycle, from requirements and design to implementation, maintenance and evolution. The primary focus of the LNCS Transactions on Pattern Languages of Programming is on patterns, pattern collections, and pattern languages themselves. The journal also includes reviews, survey articles, criticisms of patterns and pattern languages, as well as other research on patterns and pattern languages.


In addition to presenting and discussing patterns, this LNCS journal aims to present material that is validated -- crucial to the application and advancement of both industry and research. In this spirit, the LNCS Transactions on Pattern Languages of Programming focuses on publications that present patterns, research results and industrial studies that are verifiable. Every paper has been reviewed by both patterns experts and domain experts, including researchers and practitioners.

Editors-in-Chief

	James Noble, Victoria University of Wellington, NZ
	Ralph Johnson, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, USA

European Editor

Uwe Zdun, Vienna University of Technology, Austria

North American Editor
Eugene Wallingford, University of Northern Iowa, USA
 

Editorial Board

	Paris Avgeriou, University of Groningen, The Netherlands
	Joe Bergin, Pace University, New York, USA
	Robert Biddle, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada
	Grady Booch, IBM, USA
	Frank Buschmann, Siemens AG, Germany
	Jim Coplien, Nordija, Denmark
	Ward Cunningham, AboutUS, USA
	Jutta Eckstein, Consultant, Germany
	Susan Eisenbach, Imperial College London, UK
	Richard P. Gabriel, IBM research, USA
	Erich Gamma, IBM, Switzerland
	Neil B. Harrison, Utah Valley State College, USA
	Kevlin Henney, Curbralan Ltd, UK
	Doug Lea, SUNY Oswego, USA
	Mary Lynn Manns, University of North Carolina at Asheville, USA
	Michael J. Pont, The University of Leicester, UK
	Lutz Prechelt, Free University Berlin, Germany
	Dirk Riehle, SAP Labs LLC California, USA
	Mary Beth Rosson, Pennsylvania State University, USA
	Andreas Rueping, Consultant, Germany
	Doug Schmidt, Vanderbilt University, TN, USA
	Peter Sommerlad, Institute for Software at HSR Rapperswil, Switzerland
	Jenifer Tidwell, Consultant, USA
	Joseph W. Yoder, Consultant, USA

Aims and Scope

LNCS Transactions on Pattern Languages of Programming publishes:

 

	Patterns and pattern languages
	Reviews and critiques of patterns and pattern languages
	Research on patterns and pattern languages
	Case studies of the use of patterns and pattern languages
	Empirical assessment and evaluation of patterns and pattern languages
	Tool support for patterns and pattern languages

Topics

Authors are encouraged to submit papers on the following topics, though papers on other patterns topics are also welcome:

 

	Patterns in software development generally, including software design, software engineering, and software architecture
	Process patterns for management and development processes
	Patterns for human-computer interaction (user-interface patterns, or novel modes of interaction)
	Patterns for education (ranging from professional training to classroom teaching)
	Patterns for business and organizations
	Modeling patterns, analysis patterns, design patterns
	Patterns for object-oriented design, aspect-oriented design, and software design generally
	Patterns to describe libraries, frameworks, and other reusable software elements
	Patterns for middleware, including distribution, optimization, security, and performance improvement
	Domain specific patterns and technology specific patterns, as well as generic patterns
	Patterns for refactoring and reengineering
	Formal models and type systems for patterns
	Programming environments, software repositories, and programming languages for patterns
	The use of patterns to improve quality attributes such as adaptability, evolvability, reusability and cost-effectiveness

Submission of Manuscripts

Manuscripts should follow LNCS formatting guidelines, and should be submitted as PDF files to tplop@mcs.vuw.ac.nz.

We expect papers submitted for consideration to have been workshopped and reviewed at at least one Hillside Group PLoP conference. When you submit your paper, please identify the most recent conference, year, writers workshop, and the workshop chair where you paper was workshopped.


All queries should be addressed to the above email address.

The Springer Journal Website accompanies this site with information regarding the patterns journal.