Let R be a ring, S a multiplicative subset of R and M a left R-module. We say
M is a weakly S-Artinian module if every descending chain N1 ? N2 ? N3 ? ... of submodules of M is weakly S-stationary, i.e., there exists k ? N such
that for each n ? k, snNk ? Nn for some sn ? S. One aim of this paper is to
study the class of such modules. We show that over an integral domain,
weakly S-Artinian forces S to be R n f0g; whenever S is a saturated
multiplicative set. Also we investigate conditions under which weakly
S-Artinian implies Artinian. In the second part of this paper, we focus on
multiplicative sets with no zero divisors. We show that with such a
multiplicative set, a semiprime ring with weakly S-Artinian on left ideals
and essential left socle is semisimple Artinian. Finally, we close the paper
by showing that over a perfect ring weakly S-Artinian and Artinian are
equivalent.