A Message from the Editor-in-Chief: New EDICS Categories for the Transactions

In an effort to recognize the widespread influence of signal processing, as well as the various strong research trends in the field, we have embarked on a revised Editor´s Information Classification Scheme (EDICS) for the TRANSACTIONS. The EDICS are meant to describe, broadly, the areas of interest of the TRANSACTIONS. They also help facilitate the assignment of papers to associate editors and reviewers, who are experts in the topic of each submission. The signal processing fields are dynamic, and thus, the EDICS also are dynamic and should be adjusted regularly in order to reflect and capture the interests of our authors and researchers. The new EDICS for the TRANSACTIONS are the result of an extensive consultation process carried out by the Editor-in-Chief with the various Technical Committees of the IEEE Signal Processing Society, the Publications Board of the Society, and with the Editorial Board of the TRANSACTIONS. In its April 2004 meeting in Boston, MA, the Publications Board of the IEEE Signal Processing Society approved our proposed plan for the new EDICS. The EDICS now comprise 14 broad categories with several sub-EDICS under each category. All sub-EDICS within a category have a consistent theme. A new numbering system is used for the sub-EDICS.