本國際期刊面向對并行處理和/或分布式計算有特殊興趣的研究人員、工程師、教育工作者、管理人員、程序員和計算機用戶。《并行和分布式計算雜志》發表了關于并行和/或分布式計算系統的理論、設計、評估和使用的原始研究論文和及時評論文章。該期刊還特定了關于這些主題的專刊；同樣涵蓋了從設計到使用我們的目標系統的全部內容。研究領域包括：?并行/分布式計算理論?并行算法及其實現?創新的計算機架構?共享內存多處理器?點對點系統?分布式傳感器網絡?普適計算?光學計算?軟件工具和環境?語言、編譯器和操作系統?容錯計算?應用程序和性能分析?生物信息學?網絡信任和安全?并行編程?網格計算

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