The Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers
(IEICE) is actively involved in the publishing of submitted
manuscripts. However, one effect of these activities has been the
steady increase in the journal's publishing costs, a situation that
is putting a strain on our financial conditions. To avoid this vicious
circle, in which the more actively we publish the greater our
financial burden grows, our General Assembly of this May approved a
change, effective April 2006, away from distribution of IEICE
Transactions in the conventional journal format to furnishing the
rights to access online versions. Also endorsed were revisions in the
related regulations.
Accompanying this change, the online editions, which had been
available free of charge, shift to a fee-based system
under which only members have access the main texts of
contributed manuscripts (access to the titles, author names and
abstracts continue to be available to non-members as well). Under
the present system, one version of the journal format IEICE
Transactions has been included in the annual charge. From here on,
access to the online editions of our affiliated Societies continues
to be provided at the same annual charge (an exception to
this will be ELEX, which continues to be disclosed without charge
to help raise its recognition).
Under the existing system, passwords are used to gain access to the
main text of the manuscripts. With the new system, the passwords used
to date are no longer accepted, with new passwords to be
issued. We request the understanding and support of our members in
this decision, with the new passwords scheduled to be sent to you
through the regular mail service in March 2006.
The journal format, meanwhile, is sold at an optional price based
on consideration of the costs involved. Preferential treatment is
given to members wishing to receive journal versions in addition to
the online edition, with the journal type to be sold as described
below (the following information is an example of an Overseas Member;
details on prices for other members are shown on our website).
1. For affiliated Societies, the online edition is included in the
annual charge. The journal version is available at 4,000 yen for one
publication, and 10,000 yen for a second publication. (For the same
publication, this offer is limited to one copy, with the price from
the second copy on to be the same as the regular market
price.)
2. For additional Societies, access to that Society's online edition
continues to be available for 3,500 yen (500 yen for the Society
registration fee and 3,000 yen for the online access fee). The journal
version is available at 4,000 yen for one publication, and 10,000 yen
for a second publication. (In the same way, for the same journal this
offer is limited to one copy, with the price from the second copy on
to be the same as the regular market price.)
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