Expansion of the J-EDS Editorial Board

Anyone, anytime, anywhere is the hallmark of OPEN ACCESS publications. This philosophy is serving us well as the IEEE Journal of Electron Devices Society (J-EDS) continues to grow. On January 1st 2013, when J-EDS was launched

, I had written to you introducing the five editors constituting the founding editorial board of the nascent J-EDS. At that time, I had also stated that the board will be expanded as the manuscript submission rate climbs. At this time, the editorial board is being doubled in size by adding five additional members. These professionals are established senior researchers in the field of electron devices and widely respected in their areas of specialty. They have been handpicked to reflect the J-EDS editorial culture of proactively helping authors publish their best work in the journal. As mentioned in my January 2013 editorial

, “In a sense, the editor is to assume a supportive role in helping the author improve the quality of the manuscript rather than simply passing a judgment.”