The International Journal of Patterns (http://www.ijop.org)

 Is looking forward to e-publish papers on the theory, practice, and teaching of software patterns, the topology of patterns, the system of knowledge maps, stable analysis, design, architectural patterns, and the building systems of patterns.

This journal is specially, devoted to the documentation, evaluation, and assessment of the topology of patterns.  The International Journal of Patterns (IJOP) is an on-line, peer-reviewed publication, published four times in the year by vrlSoft, Inc. This e journal is designed specially for the use of patterns experts, software engineering researchers, practitioners, educators and software developers in the field of software patterns and pattern languages or knowledge maps.

Patterns are immensely useful for sharing design experience in the analysis, design, or architectures of any domain knowledge, and also for describing and redefining knowledge in any other business domains. The important mission of IJOP is to provide its readers with timely, qualitative, well-written, and interesting state-of-the-art papers and special features (columns, book reviews, software reviews) that deal with every aspect of software patterns, both theoretical and practical in nature. Topics in the e journal will include the science of patterns, analysis, design patterns, architectural patterns, process patterns, systems of patterns, and pattern languages. The journal will also cover the topology of patterns or knowledge maps, stable analysis, design, architectural patterns, and testing of patterns, enduring process patterns, and will offer case studies. The columns, both guest and regular, will be written and composed by recognized specialists and experts in the field of software patterns.  The IJOP will be a quarterly journal.