Editorial of the founder EiC “Summing up 2020”

Wiley's Internet Technology Letters was born to provide an answer contemporary scientists always rushing behind topics that evolve more rapidly than ever before. Indeed, in the context of technologies, new paradigms replace old ones year by and, some cases, month month. Today's cutting edge topics, including 6G and quantum communications, could be replaced shortly with a wave technologies are just around corner. Clearly, such pace, researchers often do not have chance publish their discoveries as full papers because time it takes write manuscript, conduct review process, pass through production stage makes contents articles stale they published. One current strategy for address this constraint is thus turn pre-print platforms arXiv, but these peer review. Aiming both rapid publication rigourous review, (ITL) launched 2017. ITL aims achieve fast dissemination state-of-the-art results Engineering area, expectation rounds last less 5 weeks. In fact, on average, 2020, we delivered first decision authors within 26 days. Following bootstrapping process mid-2017, published issue January 2018, subsequent issues every 2 months since then. Time sped but, luckily, all Editors Editorial Board worked together helped advertising presence journal inviting colleagues contribute. This facilitated staff, which supported material. At end 18 planned 2018-2020, already received many submissions during 2021. Furthermore, indexed Web Science Core Collection much earlier expected. official recognition provided us opportunity strengthen quality articles. All achievements mostly due who trusted initiative editors been fully aligned mission journal. A lot credit goes anonymous reviewers were also very quick providing evaluations, staff made possible sustain initiative. Special Issues contributing significantly growth our journal: 2020 166 Issue letters respect 17 previous year! one order magnitude young something can happen if only entire team devotes its energy same target: continuos improvement line attitude, expect implement Transparent Peer Review further ameliorate move step ITL. Finally remark worst years millennium, Technologies allowed workers students over globe carry activities safely remotely aspect motivates energies promising venue will contribute shaping most powerful technology nowadays: Internet.