IEEE-TLT Call for Editor-in-Chief Nominations

Dear IEEE Education Society Members,

The IEEE Education Society invites applications for the position of Editor-in-Chief (EiC) for the IEEE Transaction on Learning Technologies (IEEE TLT). This is an electronic publication, currently released on a quarterly basis, covering the scope of “all advances in learning technologies and their applications”. You can view the full TLT Aims & Scope here: http://bit.ly/tltscope

The EiC of IEEE-TLT serves either a three-year term (1 June 2022 to 31 June 2025), renewable once, or a five-year term (1 June 2022 to 31 May 2027), nonrenewable.

The applicant must be an IEEE member in good standing (in the grade of Life Member/Member or above), and a member of the IEEE Education Society (EdSoc).

Applications must be submitted on, or before, Monday, 4 April 2022.

About the Editor-in-Chief of IEEE TLT

The responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to:

• Managing the day-to-day operations of IEEE TLT through Manuscript Central;
• Identifying and appointing editorial board members;
• Selecting competent manuscript reviewers, with the help of editorial board members, and managing timely reviews of manuscripts;
• Monitoring of quality (the Impact Factor) and timeliness of publications;
• Identification of areas that require strengthening, and cooperation with the Society to achieve that goal;
• Actively soliciting high-quality manuscripts from potential authors and, with support from publication staff, and helping these authors get their manuscripts published;
• Managing special-issue proposals and manuscripts in specific areas; and,
• Resolving conflicts or problems as necessary.

Additional responsibilities can be found in Section 2.4 of the IEEE Publication Services and Products Board Operations Manual.

Applicants for Editor-in-Chief of IEEE-TLT

Applicants for the EiC of IEEE TLT position should have strong, relevant experience in roles such as author, reviewer, associate editor, or EiC for a similar journal(s). Key qualities of successful IEEE TLT EiC are: a.) the ability to understand the needs of the engineering education research community; b.) the possession of the requisite administrative skills needed to manage the editorial cycle in a timely fashion; and, c.) the ability to attract respected experts to his/her editorial board and, d.) written and oral proficiency in English.

Application packages are invited (max. nine pages), structured as follows:

1. Relevant personal data (i.e., name, IEEE number, IEEE grade, telephone number, email address and, if employed, a letter from the applicant’s employer indicating support for the EiC activity);
2. Curriculum vitae (CV) of the applicant. The vitae should be supported by a list of significant contributions in peer-reviewed journals and conferences, a statement that indicates the level of reviewing services the applicant has provided to relevant publications, and a statement that defines any administrative work the applicant may have executed for an IEEE (or other) publications;
3. Names and contact information of three (3) people who can comment on the applicant's capability/qualifications to become our Editor-in-Chief;
4. A statement that provides a concise vision and goals for enhancing the quality (e.g., the Impact Factor), visibility, and reputation of the journal;
5. Any other material that would further support the application (one-page maximum included in the nine-page maximum for the nomination package).       

Applications should be submitted on, or before, 4 April 2022 to Arnold Pears (pears@kth.se), IEEE EdSoc Vice President for Publications, with copies to Edmundo Tovar (etovar@fi.upm.es), IEEE EdSoc President; and Madison Musselman (admin@ieeeedusociety.org), the IEEE EdSoc Operations Manager.