Message from ISS President
2023 President
2023 President of the Information and Systems Society
The Information and Systems Society (ISS) is the largest society in the field of wide range of technologies, including information processing technology, computers, communications and humans, and integration of these technologies, from fundamental study to applied research. In 2023, the Society will continue a trial to improve the journal impact and its internationalization, while seeking new technical committees activities in the era of after-Corona and bring its knowledge into General conferences and FIT. The Society also takes on the challenge of new measures such as corporate collaboration and mentorship WGs.
(1) Transactions
The journal is the final result of our research and we will continue to strive to improve both quality and quantity. In the English journal (ED), all articles have been open access since January 2020, and a comparison of various indices between 2021 and 2016 shows that the number of accesses has increased by approximately nine times, the CiteScore value of Scopus has increased from 0.8 to 1.6, and the impact factor has increased from 0.41 to 0.56, all of which are beginning to show the effects of open access. In addition to continuing high-quality peer review and shortening the peer review period, the Japanese journal D will continue to consider co-activation with technical committee activities and activation of contributions from students and junior members.
(2) Study groups
The ISS currently has 27 research committees (including special research committees), which organize research meetings specializing in various technical fields and provide opportunities for highly specialized research presentations and the formation of human networks. The image of research meetings in the after-corona era, which combines the advantages of both local and online meetings, has become apparent. On the other hand, issues such as increased operating costs and the need to strike a balance between online and on-site meetings are also becoming apparent. We will continue to explore new ways of organizing research meetings, as well as tackle challenges such as cooperation with general Conference, corporate collaboration, and publicity.
(3) General Conference and FIT
The FIT in 2022 was held as a completely hybrid event, with 559 applications, an increase of 10% from the previous FIT, which may indicate one direction for the conference in the with Corona and after Corona era. The student poster session at the General Conference was also very successful, and we will continue to provide services to the junior generation and to stimulate their research activities.
(4) Internationalization
Internationalization has become important for the Society as a whole, but there has been a decrease in the number of overseas members and a decrease in the number of submissions to the English journals. To cope with this, we will consider services that contribute to both domestic and overseas members, conclude Sister Society Agreements with other societies, and promote international conferences and workshops. The organization is being expanded from June 2022 to support the organization of international conferences, top international conferences, MOUs and the use of cooperation rights.
(5) Mentorship WG
The Mentorship WG was established in the previous year to support mentorship activities for students and young researchers with the aim of getting their papers accepted for top international conferences and international journals. Under the Future Planning Committee, the WG will share information on several mentorship activities that have been carried out so far and investigate specific support items for the ISS, such as subsidies for travel and participation expenses, and has started supporting mentorship program from 2023.
As described above, the ISS is committed to implementing measures that enable our members to enjoy the benefits of our membership services and to facilitate research and technological development. We would like to hear your views and look forward to your continued support and cooperation.