Transactions

This issue's Transactions section is the second installment (of two) of papers that arose from the UK CREATOR project: New Research Models and Processes for the Creative Industries. (See Leonardo Vol. 43, No. 1 for the first installment.) CREATOR is a joint EPSRC/AHRC/ESRC Digital Economies research cluster fostering collaborative research in creative organizations led from Nottingham University. See: <gow.epsrc.ac.uk/ViewGrant.aspx?GrantRef=EP/G002088/1>.

Transactions publishes short refereed papers. It provides a fast track to publishing key new results, ideas and developments in practice. This format is particularly valuable to young researchers and, in particular, Ph.D. students in the later part of their studies. Practicing artists are encouraged to report on new work and new concepts through Transactions.

Papers are solicited matching the stated aims and scope of Leonardo, but restricted to two pages of published material. A fast referee process is employed in which the result is restricted to "accept" or "reject."

Papers should be submitted electronically in final camera ready form at <www.leonardo-transactions.com>, where formatting instructions and a template may be found. Once a paper has been accepted in Transactions, authors will be offered the opportunity to provide mulitmedia supplementary material for posting on the MIT Press web site.

Associated with Transactions is an open electronic database of new work, Research Announcements. This moderated web site makes submitted Transactions papers available, with the author's agreement, from the date of receipt by the editor. Other announcements of research results and new practice may also be included.

Transactions welcomes submissions concerning topics listed in the journal's current "Calls for Papers" (see <leonardo.info/isast/spec.projects/spec.projects.html>). In addition, Transactions calls for papers in the following areas:

• • The integration of practice and theory in art-led research

• • Contributions to science and technology from art practice

• • Scientific methods used within art practice.

Special thanks to our Transactions reviewers: Paul Brown, Computer Arts Society; Dave Bur-raston, Creativity and Cognition Studios; Linda Candy, University of Technology, Sydney; Sean Cubitt, University of Melbourne; Ross Gibson, University of Technology, Sydney; Sue Gollifer, University of Brighton; Janis Jeffries, Goldsmiths College, University of London; Mary Lou Maher, National Science Foundation, USA; Lev Manovich, University of California, San Diego; Eduardo Miranda, University of Plymouth; Bonnie Mitchell, Bowling Green State University; Kumiyo Nakakoji, University of Tokyo; Frieder Nake, University of Bremen; Jack Ox, University of New Mexico; Doug Riecken, IBM; Cynthia Beth Rubin, Rhode Island School of Design; Stephen Scrivener, Chelsea College of Art and Design; Jeffrey Shaw, University of New South Wales; Mike Stubbs, FACT Liverpool.

Transactions staff: Managing Editor: Sarah Moss.