Editorial [Early access articles in IEEE Xplore]

The Editor-in-Chief reports a list of articles (including all types of contributions published in the JOURNAL) that have been published on IEEE Xplore as Early Access papers in the last three months. To remind you, Early Access enables publication of papers that are accepted in the review process when final approval is given by the Editor-in-Chief. Thus, the paper is available in an electronic archive in advance of its appearance in a regular issue of the JOURNAL. Unfortunately, the delay can be several months, so Early Access provides a distinct benefit for authors and readers alike. However, there are still some problems that offset the general benefit, notably there is not widespread dissemination of the publication event on the archive. We are continuing to work with IEEE to improve the system and reduce the delays. The list of Early Access papers published during the time since the January issue is given.