More issues

During the last two vears the number of papers published by the G-AC has increased to the point where the size of a single Transactions is becoming unwieldy to process. For example, the July, 1966, issue has 300 pages, the size of some textbooks. Consequently, it is essentially impossible to edit the text for the printer, obtain corrected galley proofs from authors, make page proofs, print, assemble, and distribute an issue of such a size within a scheduled time of three months. Smaller-sized issues are easier to process on a regular schedule. even if there are more of them. than it is to publish few large issues, especially if there are thirty or more other technical publications which must be produced by the same editorial staff as is the case at IEEE headquarters. In addition to simplifying the difficulties of selecting and publishing Transactions papers, the new procedures should produce smaller issues and hopefully reduce the task of reading and absorbing material which appears rather formidable in an oversized issue.