Bylaws
Approved 20 September 2007
600.0 PUBLICATIONS ACTIVITIES.
601. Authority.
The Society shall have the right to publish or to sponsor such publications as are recommended by the Society's Publications Board and approved by the Board of Governors, the IEEE Technical Activities Board, and the IEEE Publications Board.
602. Oversight.
The Society Publications Board shall:
develop policies and plans for the Society's publications;
review publication budgets and make recommendations to the Vice President-Publications, and the Vice President-Finance;
represent the Society regarding all publications, plans, policies and procedures involving the IEEE and other organizations, in accordance with these Bylaws and the rules and procedures of the IEEE;
review all proposals for new publications and make recommendations to the Board of Governors;
insure that the high quality of the Society's publications is maintained.
The following committees and boards shall be responsible to the Publications Board:
Editorial Board, IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON SIGNAL PROCESSING
Editorial Board, IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON AUDIO, SPEECH, AND
LANGUAGE PROCESSING
Editorial Board, IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON IMAGE PROCESSING
Editorial Board, IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INFORMATION FORENSICS
AND SECURITY
Editorial Board, IEEE SIGNAL PROCESSING LETTERS
Editorial Board, IEEE SIGNAL PROCESSING MAGAZINE
Editorial Board, IEEE INSIDE SIGNAL PROCESSING E-NEWSLETTER.
603. Publication Management.
Editor-in-Chief. Each of the publications of the Society shall be managed by an Editor-in-Chief who shall be appointed by the Vice President-Publications, in consultation with the relevant Technical Committee and with the consent of the Executive Committee. The Editor-in-Chief shall serve for three years, non-renewable. The Editor-in-Chief shall be responsible for implementing the publication. He/she shall chair the Editorial Board for the publication and also serve as a member of the Society's Publications Board.
Editor-in-Chief Nomination Procedures.
Nomination. The Vice President-Publications shall solicit, from the retiring Editor-in-Chief, the Editorial Board of the Journal, the relevant Technical Committee(s), and from the Publications Board, nominations for the Editor-in-Chief for the succeeding term. Such solicitation shall occur no later than one year prior to the conclusion of the current Editor-in-Chief’s term. The Vice President-Publications shall also consider nominations submitted by other volunteers of the Society, as well as self-nominations.
Nominations for the Editor-in-Chief shall be restricted to individuals who have previously served as associate editor on an IEEE publication, and who are members in good standing of IEEE and of the Society. It is strongly recommended that a slate of at least two names be brought forward for each position coming vacant.
Willingness to Serve. The Vice President-Publications shall obtain, in writing, from each individual who has received a nomination, a written assurance of willingness and ability to serve if elected.
Individuals who agree to be nominated shall be required to provide a brief biography and a statement of candidacy. These shall be circulated to the Executive Committee by the Vice President-Publications, via e-mail, at least two weeks before the meeting at which the slate of names will be discussed.
The Executive Committee will review the candidates biographies and statements of candidacy and shall provide to the Vice President-Publications, at the meeting, their endorsement of the preferred candidate, along with any additional comments. Should the Executive Committee not endorse any of the nominees, the Vice President-Publications shall provide at least two new nominations within one month of the meeting. An e-mail ballot of the Executive Committee shall then be conducted by the Executive Director and the results reported within 15 days.
Upon endorsement of a nominee by the Executive Committee, the Editor-in-Chief will then be appointed by the Vice President-Publications. The Vice President-Publications will notify all candidates of the final decision. Once the candidates have been notified, the Vice President-Publications will notify the Publications Board and the SPS Publications Office on the outcome of the appointment process.
Managing Editor. A Managing Editor shall be selected for each of the Society's publications and shall serve for an indefinite period, subject to mutual agreement between the IEEE Transactions/Journals Department, which employs the managing editors, and the Society.
In the event the Society shall employ an independent contractor as Managing Editor, any compensation shall be recommended to the Executive Committee by the Vice President-Publications.
Associate Editor. Associate Editors for the publications shall be appointed by the Editors-in-Chief and, shall have an initial term of no more than three years. After their initial term, Associate Editors may be extended up to one additional year for exemplary service. During their formal terms, associate editors shall be voting members of the Editorial Board for the publication to which they were appointed. It shall be understood that, regardless of the formal term of service, Associate Editors shall serve until their workload has been completed; however, voting membership on the Editorial Board shall be for the formal term only. Associate Editors may serve more than one term; however, such terms shall not be consecutive and shall have a minimum break of two years between service.
The Editor-in-Chief shall also have the right to terminate the terms of Associate Editors. Appeals by Associate Editors of such action by the Editor-in-Chief shall be to the Signal Processing Society Vice President-Publications, who shall have final authority in the matter.
The role of the Associate Editor is to manage manuscripts through the peer review process, as specifically stated in the Society's Guide for Associate Editors, and to contribute, as a member of the Editorial Board, to maintaining the health and quality of the publication.
Editorial Board. Each of the publications of the Society shall be guided by an Editorial Board, which shall be chaired by the Editor-in-Chief and which shall comprise the associate editors for the publications having active, unexpired terms. The Society's Executive Director shall serve ex-officio, without vote.
It shall be the responsibility of the Editorial Board to insure that the publication maintains the highest quality while adhering to the publication rules and procedures of both the Society and the IEEE consonant with these bylaws, the Policy and Procedures, and the Guide for Associate Editors.
Editorial Expense. Editorial expense shall be subject to review and approval by the Vice President-Publications, and the Vice President-Finance.
604. Manuscript Management.
Manuscript processing for submissions to all Society periodicals shall be accomplished via a common online manuscript environment database system, as designated by the Society for manuscript management.