Technical professional organisation IEEE has announced that it is continuing to develop its strategy on open access publishing. The IEEE Board of Directors recently approved the creation of a rapid-publication, open access mega journal spanning all IEEE fields of interest. Several other topical open access journals are also planned as part of this phase of the rollout.
Dr. Michael Pecht, founder and director of the Center for Advanced Life Cycle Engineering at the University of Maryland, has been named the journal’s first editor-in-chief. A Fellow of IEEE, ASME, and SAE, Pecht was formerly editor of IEEE Transactions on Reliability for eight years as well as an associate editor of IEEE Transactions on Components, Packaging, and Manufacturing Technology. He also has served on the editorial advisory board of the IEEE Spectrum magazine.
Pecht will spend the next several months assembling an editorial advisory board and developing guidelines and procedures for prospective authors to follow.
The new megajournal, the hybrid option, and other forthcoming specialised open access titles are part of IEEE’s efforts to provide authors with alternatives to traditional publishing.
