IEEE Sensors Journal H Troy Nagle EditorinChief Biomedical

IEEE Sensors Journal H. Troy Nagle (Editor-in-Chief) Biomedical Engineering NC State University and UNC Chapel Hill (919) 515 -3578 (919) 513 -3814 (fax) nagle@ncsu. edu Presented to IEEE Sensor Council ADCOM October 28, 2004

State of the IEEE Sensors Journal • • Background Statistics Special issues Future plans

Background • EIC Transition – – Feb. 03: Apr. 03: Jun. 03: Aug. 03: Meeting at Piscataway (SPS & LEOS) Panel of Editors meeting Lumelsky’s last issue Nagle’s first issue – – Aug. 03: Oct. 03: Dec. 03: Feb. 04: Linda Matarazzo replaced Jo-Ellen Snyder Last SPS complete issue SPS & LEOS joint issue LEOS fully responsible • SPS to LEOS Transition

SJ Statistics • Active Editors: 45 • Bimonthly Issues • Page Budgets/Actuals – – – 2001: 2002: 2003: 2004: 2005: 2006: 416 (396 to 436)/400 720 (684 to 756)/720 928 (882 to 974)/888 1, 200 (lowered to 930)/est. 932 976 TBD • Add 44 to 88 pages a year ––> balance growth versus Council income, while maintaining a one-to-two issue backlog of accepted papers.

Associate & Guest Editors Active AEs: Retiring soon: 36 4

AEs per EDIC • • • CHEM – 15 PHEN – 13 SYST – 13 OPTO – 10 INTG – 9 MATR – 9 APPL – 8 MECH – 8 ACT – 7 • • MASS - 7 SIGP – 6 THER – 6 MAGN – 4 MICR – 2 MODL – 2 PACK – 2 COMB – 1

AE Nominees Reg. 1 -6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Ruby Ghosh Ricardo Gutierrez William Hunt Pritpal Singh Bill Tang Kimberly Turner Denise Wilson Darrin Young Orly Yadid-Pecht Istvan Barsony Marina Cole Gerald Gerlach Gabor Harsanyi Erik Heijne Andreas Hierlemann Ralf Lucklum Kofi Makinwa Janos Mizel Krikor Ozanyan Jaques Pistre Paul Regtien Patrick Ruther Lena Sarro Anita Spetz Reg. 9 Reg. 10 Star Huang Shoji Kawahito Hiroaki Suzuki Francis Tay Shanhong Xia

Manuscript Statistics

2003/03 SJ Statistics Period Metric Average (days) Range (days) 1/1/03 – 10/22/03 Time – Submission to 1/1/04 – 10/8/04 Decision 116 107 28 to 251* 1 to 243* Time – Submission to Acceptance 283 254 92 to 763* 47 to 941* Turnaround time by AEs 70 61 8 to 185 0. 3 to 205** 8/1/03 – 10/22/03 Time to Assign AEs 1/1/04 – 10/8/04 4. 3 4. 6 0 to 38 0 to 18. 5 15. 8 17 0 to 56 0 to 175** Time for AEs to invite reviewers *NOTES: * Due to the clearing of old manuscripts from 2001 and early 2002. ** Due in part to novice GEs for three special issues.

What Metrics Are important? • Time from submission to reviewer assignment (Linda + AEs = 2 wks) • Time to first decision (+ Reviewers + AEs = + 5 wks) • Time from Author revision to decision (AEs = 1 wk) • Time from Author files complete to Page Proofs (+ Linda + Pub. Production = 6 wks) • Time from Corrected Page Proofs to Web Posting (+ Pub. Production = 1 week) • Total (14 to 15 weeks plus author delays)

Special Issues • 2003 – Optical Fiber Sensors (Feb. 2003) – Biosensors (Jun. 2003) – SENSORS 2002 (Oct. & Dec. 2003) • 2004 – Microsensor & Microactuators (Aug. 2004) • 2005 – Sensors for Industrial Process Tomography (Apr. 2005) – Sensors for the Prevention of Terrorist Acts (Aug. 2005)

Special Issues • Approval Procedure – Potential Guest editors send a proposal to the EIC – EIC works with potential guest editors to refine the concept – EIC sends proposal to the Editorial Board for review and comments – Feedback is incorporated into the project – If the AEs’ reactions are favorable, the SI is approved and the Call for Papers is posted on the website and published in the Journal – An announcement is sent by e-mail to 10, 000 names on the email list (maintained by John Vig). • Future Plans – Two to three SIs per year

Soliciting Manuscripts • SENSORS 2004, 2005, etc. – Booth to solicit attendees – E-mail invitation in November, reminder in January. • Transducers ‘ 05, ‘ 07, etc. – Booth to solicit attendees • Revisions with Authors – AEs to search their databases • Invited Papers – Conference Keynote Speakers as lead-ins to Special Issues (when appropriate)

Citation Index & Impact Factor • Process – Three consecutive issues mailed on time. – Process of collecting data then begins. – Data gathering process takes two years. • Schedule – Since LEOS joined our team, SJ issue are being mailed on time, and the most recent issues went out early. – Data gathering began in mid 2004. – Process should be completed in 2006.

Proposal for Senior AEs • Description: – An award for excellent service – Limit number to 5 or 6 – Two-year term (renewable once for potential EIC candidates) • Qualifications/Selection Process: – Four years of exemplary service – Nominated by EIC, approved by VP Pubs • Justification: – Most productive AEs are about to retire – need a way to retain their expertise – Establishes a competitive process to generate multiple viable EIC candidates

Summary • Administration Overview – – LEOS support is excellent! Backlog of old manuscripts has been cleared. Our statistical measures are improving. Current highest priorities are 1) soliciting SIs for 2006 and 2007, and 2) recruiting new AEs. • Future Activities – Annual Award for SJ Best Paper (Journal Editorial Board will participate in the process) – Being in the Citation Index is extremely important! – Six issues per year, growing to 200 pages per issue, and beyond. – Develop even closer ties with the IEEE SENSORS conference to ensure a steady stream of high-quality manuscripts. – Two to three Special Issues per year will keep the Journal at the forefront of emerging technologies.