1. Editor’s Report Un-Ku Moon August 12, 2013 Last one!

2. ACTIONS taken during January 1, 2013 – July 1, 2013 Rejected by Editor33 By Associate Editors162 –Accept with revision5930% –Reject95 –Withdrawn8 Average first action delay = 89 days

3. Submitted Reg. papers

4. Published Reg. papers

5. Submitted by Region

6. Delays in published Reg. papers (Manual database – submit to PRINT)

7. Delays in published papers (Reg. Print vs. All Online/Rapid Paper Posting)

8. IEEE Submission-to-Publication ONLINE (Rapid Paper Posting)

9. New Associate Editor(s): -Brian Otis Retiring Associate Editor(s): -Roland Thewes Associate Editor(s)

10. 04-2014 issueVLSI 2013 05-2014 sectionRFIC 2013 07-2014 issueESSCIRC 2013 08-2014 issueCICC 2013 09-2014 sectionBCTM 2013 10-2014 sectionCSICS 2013 -> All on Track Appointed Guest Editors

11. Next Victim EIC… Mike Flynn ScholarOne Launched –All papers directed to S1: July 19 –100% of JSSC to Mike: August 1 JSSC future is looking bright!

12. Michael Flynn, Incoming EiC Aug 13, 2013

13. Un-Ku

15. ScholarOne Began setting up new system in Feb 2013 –Like writing a pdk! Automates handling, recording, reminders –Easier and more efficient for AE’s and authors Special Issue and Regular Issue papers

16. 80+ papers in ScholarOne Aug 10

17. Automated Plagiarism Check Already found real problems!

18. Paper transfer from old system Only 20 papers left in old system Goal: All papers transferred by October