Enhancement of the Publication Process for IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications

Communications has been incredible since its inception in 2001. The journal now receives 1600 plus submissions per year and has become one of the most downloaded journals within IEEE Xplore. However, we should not stop there, and our goal is to continuously enhance the journal and build on its current success. by the journals steering committee. My role is to oversee and monitor the publication process of manuscripts once a manuscript has been accepted. While publication can be a straightforward process mistakes can be made, such as accepted manuscripts getting lost, papers being published as letters, and authors not submitting their materials in a timely fashion. My role is to make certain these events do not occur and are being properly managed and monitored. I will also be " closing the loop " on the publication process to make sure that all accepted manuscripts are published and manuscripts are not held up in the queue unnecessarily. I will also be acting as a single point of contact for all authors once a paper is accepted. If you have any queries on the status of your accepted manuscript you can contact me directly at [email protected]. I have been Area Editor and Editor previously for IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications and before that IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications: Wireless Series (the forerunner to IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications) and understand the author's perspective well. This experience is an advantage when overseeing the publication process. To make certain all aspects of the publication process are well coordinated with the overall journal, I will also be working closely with the Editor-in-Chief, Prof. VK. Bhargava. Finally, as a special request, I would also like to ask all authors with manuscripts accepted before 2009 to check if their manuscripts have been published. If not, please contact me immediately so I can follow up the status of your accepted manuscript. I sincerely hope my role makes the publication process smoother and friendlier and enhances journal quality further. I would also like to sincerely thank Dr. Frankie C.Y. Chi for assisting me as Publication Editor.