Foreword

 

The Landmark Papers line is a dedicated series of invited contributions authored by, or written in tribute to, researchers whose work has left a lasting mark on Computer Science in Brazil and beyond. Rather than reporting a single new result, these papers look at the field with the perspective that only time and stature afford: they revisit foundational ideas, trace the trajectory of a research area, and connect its past to the questions that remain open today.

 

Scope. Contributions in this line take the form of landmark retrospectives, authoritative surveys, and commemorative essays with a clear intellectual contribution. Typical pieces revisit a body of work that shaped a discipline, reflect on how a research agenda evolved over decades, or celebrate a scientific milestone while offering the reader a substantive, well-grounded synthesis. The unifying criterion is depth and lasting value, not novelty for its own sake.

 

Format and editorial flow. Papers in this line are published as invited papers and are by invitation of the Editors-in-Chief only, there is no open call. Each manuscript follows a dedicated editorial flow: instead of the traditional peer-review process, it undergoes direct editorial assessment by the co-Editors-in-Chief, who are responsible for ensuring the scope, tone, and scholarly quality of every contribution. Each piece is published under the Landmark Papers seal within the JBCS collections.

 

Purpose. With this line, JBCS seeks to strengthen the institutional memory of the field, to link the journal to the history of computing in Brazil, and to build an editorial signature of distinction, a space where the community's most influential voices can reflect on where the field has been and where it is going.

 

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