Editorial January,1963

During the past four years these transactions have grown. We now have more issues, more articles, more letters, and more pages per year. In this growth we have not forsaken quality for quantity--the percentage of manuscripts rejected after review has also increased. Whether the present trend will continue in the future is doubtful. Certainly we cannot expect an indefinite number of original contributions on waveguide filters, parametric amplifiers, and ferrite devices. The theory and techniques in these areas are maturing. Gradually, new subjects and also new authors must take over the pages of future issues. At this time, when editor and editorial board are changed, it is well to look beyond the quantity and quality of our present publication at the basic factors shaping the future of our transactions.