''IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation'' is a bimonthly
peer-reviewed scientific journal published by the
IEEE Computational Intelligence Society. It covers
evolutionary computation and related areas including nature-inspired algorithms, population-based methods, and
optimization
Mathematical optimization (alternatively spelled ''optimisation'') or mathematical programming is the selection of a best element, with regard to some criterion, from some set of available alternatives. It is generally divided into two subfi ...
where selection and variation are integral, and hybrid systems where these paradigms are combined. The
editor-in-chief
An editor-in-chief (EIC), also known as lead editor or chief editor, is a publication's editorial leader who has final responsibility for its operations and policies.
The highest-ranking editor of a publication may also be titled editor, managing ...
is Carlos A. Coello Coello (
CINVESTAV
The Center for Research and Advanced Studies of the National Polytechnic Institute (in Spanish: ''Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional'' or simply as ''CINVESTAV-IPN'') is a Mexican non-governmental ...
). According to the ''
Journal Citation Reports
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'', the journal has a 2021
impact factor
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of 16.497.
The journal was established in 1997 by the IEEE Neural Networks Council, with
David B. Fogel as founding editor-in-chief (1997-2002). Other editors-in-chief have included Xin Yao (2003-2008), Garrison Greenwood (2009-2014) and Kay Chen Tan (2015-2020).
References
External links
*{{Official website, https://cis.ieee.org/publications/t-evolutionary-computation
Transactions on Evolutionary Computation
Computer science journals
Bimonthly journals
English-language journals
Publications established in 1997