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 My tenure as VP—Publications is coming to an end, making it a good time to reflect on the state of publications in VTS.
IEEE has just completed 5-year reviews of our three main journals—the IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology (TVT), the IEEE Open Journal of Vehicular Technology (OJVT) and the IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine (VTM)— and all three have come out with flying colors. TVT now publishes over 20,000 pages per year, and is the leading journal in its field. Submission-to-publication times have consistently fallen under the leadership of Editor-in-Chief Abbas Jamalipour, whose term as EiC ends this year, and who will succeed me as VP—Publications.
Edward Au, OJVT Editor-in-Chief, has seen submissions quadruple over his time in charge, and we are on course to receive over 1000 articles next year, an astonishing achievement for a new journal. Claudio Casetti, VTM Editor-in-Chief, has implemented new initiatives including electronic distribution to members to complement the printed edition, which has helped raise its impact factor. Richard Yu has overseen a reinvigorated VTS Mobile World that now hits your inbox consistently on the first of the month. Finally, Jie Gao and his team at the VTS Section in IEEE Access has continued to increase submissions, even as OJVT has grown.
I am indebted to all our Editors-in-Chief who work long hours to ensure VTS publications are high quality, relevant and timely. Thank you!
One particular challenge we face, however, is the growth of AI-generated content.
VTS has taken a firmer line than some by banning the use of AI to generate content within an article (see VTS Mobile World, November 2023). Recently we have noticed some article submissions that have obviously used, but not declared, AI to generate the background section.
AI is just as unreliable when reviewing background material as it is when summarizing new research work. Authors submitting to VTS publications are respectfully reminded of our policies, and we will take action against authors who ignore them.
Under IEEE rules, sanctions can include a ban from publishing with IEEE for up to 5 years. Please play fair with our editors, reviewers and readers, and help maintain the quality of our publications.
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