Abstract :
Effective January, 1964, the IEEE will publish two monthly periodicals. One will be a totally new publication titled IEEE SPECTRUM, which will be distributed to all members, except student members. Its primary editorial mission will be to present technical articles of high professional quality, written tob e meaningful to a wide audience. The subject matter will cover the entire spectrum of electrical and electronics engineering. Special emphasis will be placed on the clarity of the articles - both staff written and contributed by leading authorities in the field - to ensure that members can grasp and keep abreast of important technical developments outside their own particular fields of specialization. The IEEE SPECTRUM will include review, tutorial, and application papers; occasional theoretical papers of outstanding significance; news of the profession and of the Institute; letters to the editor; abstracts; book reviews and other departments. A second monthlyp eriodical, PROCEEDINGS OF THE IEEE, will be available to members and nonmembers on a subscription basis. A continuation of the present publication of that title, but expanded to embrace all fields served by the IEEE, the PROCEEDINGS will be a research-oriented journal for advanced papers of broad and lasting significance. It will provide an avenue for the electrical and electronics engineering field. Special issues will be published from time to time to lay a foundation for the development of newly emerging fields. In addition to the periodicals announced today, the Institute will continue to publish the IEEE TRANSACTIONS in each of a number of specialized fields, now totalling 33, that are served by IEEE Professional Technical Groups and Technical Committees. The IEEE STUDENT JOURNAL will continue to be published for 27,000 student members. Also, there will be special publications devoted to convention and conference papers.
