Electronic Colloquium on Computational Complexity
Encyclopedia
The Electronic Colloquium on Computational Complexity (ECCC) is an electronic archive of research papers in computational complexity theory
, a branch of computer science
.
The intention of the ECCC is to provide a fast publication service intermediate in its level of peer review
between preprint servers such as authors' web sites or arXiv
(which release papers with little or no delay and filtering) and journals (which subject papers to a heavy editing process but, in computer science, may take months or years to publish a paper). Papers submitted to ECCC are screened by a board of experts, who review the submissions to ensure that they are on-topic, novel, interesting, and written according to the standards of the field. Any panelist may accept or reject any of the submissions; if no decision is made within two months, the submission is automatically rejected.
In order to ensure the long-term stability of the archive, its contents are backed up by electronic media that are sent to multiple libraries and to the ECCC board members and by printouts that are stored in multiple locations.
Works in the ECCC remain the copyright of the authors, who may request their removal at any time.
The ECCC was founded in 1994 at the University of Trier
in Trier, Germany. In 2004 its founding editor Christoph Meinel
moved to the Hasso Plattner Institute
at the University of Potsdam
and moved some of the ECCC offices with him to Potsdam. The ECCC maintains mirrored web sites at both Trier and Potsdam.
After the first ten years of the project, it had accepted more than 900 papers, and had nearly 500 registered users.
Computational complexity theory
Computational complexity theory is a branch of the theory of computation in theoretical computer science and mathematics that focuses on classifying computational problems according to their inherent difficulty, and relating those classes to each other...
, a branch of computer science
Computer science
Computer science or computing science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems...
.
The intention of the ECCC is to provide a fast publication service intermediate in its level of peer review
Peer review
Peer review is a process of self-regulation by a profession or a process of evaluation involving qualified individuals within the relevant field. Peer review methods are employed to maintain standards, improve performance and provide credibility...
between preprint servers such as authors' web sites or arXiv
ArXiv
The arXiv |Chi]], χ) is an archive for electronic preprints of scientific papers in the fields of mathematics, physics, astronomy, computer science, quantitative biology, statistics, and quantitative finance which can be accessed online. In many fields of mathematics and physics, almost all...
(which release papers with little or no delay and filtering) and journals (which subject papers to a heavy editing process but, in computer science, may take months or years to publish a paper). Papers submitted to ECCC are screened by a board of experts, who review the submissions to ensure that they are on-topic, novel, interesting, and written according to the standards of the field. Any panelist may accept or reject any of the submissions; if no decision is made within two months, the submission is automatically rejected.
In order to ensure the long-term stability of the archive, its contents are backed up by electronic media that are sent to multiple libraries and to the ECCC board members and by printouts that are stored in multiple locations.
Works in the ECCC remain the copyright of the authors, who may request their removal at any time.
The ECCC was founded in 1994 at the University of Trier
University of Trier
The University of Trier , in the German city of Trier, was founded in 1473. Closed in 1798 by order of the then French administration in Trier, the university was re-established in 1970 after a hiatus of some 172 years. The new university campus is located on top of the Tarforst heights, an urban...
in Trier, Germany. In 2004 its founding editor Christoph Meinel
Christoph Meinel
Univ.-Prof. Dr. sc. nat. Christoph Meinel is a German scientist and university professor of computer sciences. He is president and CEO of the Hasso Plattner Institute for IT Systems Engineering at the University of Potsdam , which is ranked a top university department in computer sciences in...
moved to the Hasso Plattner Institute
Hasso Plattner Institute
The Hasso Plattner Institute ', or HPI, is a German information technology college, affiliated to the University of Potsdam and located in Potsdam-Babelsberg near Berlin. It was founded in 1998 and is the first, and still the only, entirely privately-funded college in Germany...
at the University of Potsdam
University of Potsdam
The University of Potsdam is a German university, situated across four campuses in Potsdam, Brandenburg, including the New Palace of Sanssouci and the Park Babelsberg.- Profile :...
and moved some of the ECCC offices with him to Potsdam. The ECCC maintains mirrored web sites at both Trier and Potsdam.
After the first ten years of the project, it had accepted more than 900 papers, and had nearly 500 registered users.