The IEEJ Editorial Affairs Committee has carried out a series of studies aimed at improving the current production system for IEEJ Transactions A, B, C, D & E because it imposes a large burden on authors. As a result the Committee has proposed the following policies to the IEEJ Board of Directors and the policies were approved by the Board.
Beginning from Vol. 131, No. 5 we will stop distributing the printed edition of IEEJ Transactions A, B, C, D & E to members of the institute and base our approach on offering the electronic journal edition for viewing on-line (in principle we will abolish the printed edition of IEEJ Transactions A, B, C, D & E).
Regarding IEEJ Transactions A, B, C, D & E, in principle we will abolish reprints of papers, technical notes, and letters submitted on and after October 1, 2010 and we will lower the publishing fee to approximately 65% of its current level.
The process of studying these issues has been as follows.
From May 2006 to January 2007
The Ad Hoc Committee on Editorial Policy studied policies, etc. related to the editing of Transactions of IEEJ and general editing issues in IEEJ, etc., and made a report to the Editorial Affairs Committee recommending that the publishing fee be reduced by promoting a switch to electronic editing and publishing of Transactions of IEEJ
September 2007
- Introduction of an authentication and billing system for the electronic journal edition of the Journal of IEEJ and theIEEJ Transactions A, B, C, D & E
- Commencement of simultaneous publication of the printed edition and the electronic journal edition
June 2008
- Introduction of institutional use service for the Journal of IEEJ and IEEJ Transactions A, B, C, D & E
January 2009
- Commencement of studies by the Editorial Affairs Committee
In the approximately three years since receipt of the report from the Ad Hoc Committee on Editorial Policy, we have used institute announcements in the Journal and the Transactions of IEEJ, the IEEJ web site, e-mail magazines, posters, etc. to promote knowledge and use of the electronic journal edition of IEEJ Transactions A, B, C, D & E. Furthermore, in parallel with these efforts, we did a careful study of the form the Transactions should take after they have been converted into an electronic journal, and arrived at the conclusion that we would be able to reduce the publishing fee for papers, technical notes, and letters (hereinafter referred to as “papers”) submitted on October 1, 2010 or later with the cost savings made by in principle stopping production of the printed edition of IEEJ Transactions A, B, C, D & E and its reprints beginning from Vol. 131, No. 5.
We expect that reducing the burden on authors will encourage them to submit more papers and as a result the Transactions will be further enhanced and research will make progress.
We apologize for any inconvenience and ask for your understanding and cooperation.
How to Obtain the Printed Edition of IEEJ Transactions A, B, C, D & E and Reprints in Future
Even after we have in principle abolished the printed edition of IEEJ Transactions A, B, C, D & E, we will commence the following service beginning with Vol. 131, No. 5 for customers who wish to continue receiving paper media.
For those members who would like an annual subscription for the printed edition of the Transactions, we will establish an annual subscription system for members only. We plan to offer this subscription for 10,800 yen a year per transaction (40% off the list price). The application method will be explained in the Journal of IEEJ and on the IEEJ web site.
For customers who want to purchase only the issue they need of the printed edition of the Transactions, we will commence sales of the printed edition of the Transactions through the IEEJ Electronic Library. The list price is 1,500 yen per issue but members can purchase them for 20% less than the list price. Note that we may set a special list price for issues with more than the standard number of pages, such as special issues, etc.
For customers who want to purchase the printed edition of only the paper they need, we will commence sales of reprints through the IEEJ Electronic Library. The list prices per paper are as follows.
[Paper & Technical Note]
Member: 500 yen Non-member: 700 yen
[Letter]
Member: 300 yen Non-member: 500 yen
The printed editions (including annual subscriptions for the printed edition) and reprints sold through the IEEJ Electronic Library are all printed on demand and all the documents will be printed in black and white.
Sales through the IEEJ Electronic Library are within Japan only. In the case of a purchase from overseas, please order by sending an email, etc. to the institute’s secretariat (an additional shipping charge will be required).
Future Publishing Fee for IEEJ Transactions A, B, C, D & E
Payment of the following publishing fee will be required to have papers submitted on and after October 1, 2010 published in IEEJ Transactions A, B, C, D & E. This does not include reprints. If you need reprints, you will have to purchase them separately.
The publishing fee for papers submitted on and after October 1, 2010 will be as follows.
[Publishing Fee]
from the 1st page to the 6th page: 10,000 yen per page
from the 7th page to the 14th page: 20,000 yen per page
[Example Publishing Fee]
In the case of a 7- page paper: 80,000 yen
In the case that a paper submitted on or before September 30, 2010 is published in Vol. 131, No. 5 or later editions due to circumstances related to the review, etc., the above publishing fee will apply. The publishing fee will be applied to all papers when IEEJ Transactions A, B, C, D & E is converted into an electronic journal, that is, from Vol. 131, No. 5 onwards.
Publishing Fee of IEEJ Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Until now we have kept the publishing fee for IEEJ Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Engineering at half the publishing fee for IEEJ Transactions A, B, C, D & E, but in light of the increasingly strong presence ofIEEJ Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and other factors, we will apply the same publishing fee as for IEEJ Transactions A, B, C, D & E for papers submitted on and after October 1, 2010.
The publishing fee for papers submitted to IEEJ Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Engineering on or before September 30, 2010 will be maintained the current situation.
NOTICE
- The printed editions of the Journal of IEEJ and the IEEJ Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Engineering will continue to be published.
- Prices are exclusive of tax.
- IEEJ Editorial Section mail: edit(at)iee.or.jp (at) –> @