In Praise of JESTPE Associate Editors—Part IV

Adefining component that makes the Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics (JESTPE) a predominant publication in the field of power electronics is our past and current associate editors. Although they are largely hidden and unheard until papers they recommend for publication appear in print, the efforts of our associate editors are extremely important in producing the JESTPE for the readers. The tasks of an associate editor include reading the submissions, finding competent reviewers, reading the comments from the reviewers, and making recommendations to the assigned editors, all of which are to be accomplished in a timely manner. In some cases, associate editors expend lots of time contacting busy reviewers to submit their comments, making recommendations, and addressing rejected paper complaints from the authors.